PITC Plan of Action (POA) Tool

This tool is designed to be used during ACF training to assist departments to incorporate PITC activities into their standard of care procedures.

The tool guides participants to work through the following ten activities:

1. On which department do you want to focus this PITC POA?
2. Describe the current status of PITC in your department.
3. Choose a leader/focal person to be responsible for your plan of action.
4. Choose a responsible contact person from your department.
5. Develop a testing roster.
6. Make a standard operating procedure and/or flowchart to describe patient flow.
7. List the tools needed to accomplish your plan of action.
8. Develop goals and reporting methods.
9. List other ideas that you may be able to implement at a later date.
10. Make a reporting plan to track your progress.