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Device Related Infection Prevention Practice (DRIPP)

Overview

Device-Related Infection Prevention Practice, also known as DRIPP, exists to promote and spread best practices to reduce infections caused by medical devices like urinary catheters and intravascular devices, ultimately improving patient outcomes.

DRIPP (Device-Related Infection Prevention Practice) is an improvement collaborative between the Infection Prevention Society (IPS), British Association of Urological Nurses (BAUN), Association for Continence Professionals (ACP), Association for Safe Aseptic Practice (ASAP), National Infusion and Vascular Access Society (NIVAS) and the National Nurses Nutrition Group (NNNG).

It is supported by an educational grant from BD.

The DRIPP website

On the DRIPP website you will be able to:

  • Download all the DRIPP resources (see more below)
  • Meet the team behind the initiative.
  • Learn about upcoming events and watch recordings of past sessions.
  • Contact the DRIPP team for more information.
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DRIPP Resources

On the DRIPP website you’ll also be able to download resources, have an opportunity to provide comments on draft resources and access cases studies, including: 

  • Urinary Catheter Quick Reference Guide
  • Urinary Catheter Discharge Pathway
  • Alternatives to urinary catheters
  • Urinary Catheter Care Bundle
  • Vascular Access Device (DRIPP) Pathway
  • VAD Surveillance Guide
  • VAD Complications Guide
  • VAD High Impact Interventions/Care Bundles
  • High Impact Intervention/Care Bundles Implementation Guide
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