A report by a senior infection prevention analyst at the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority provides five basic infection control best practices for ASCs. The report, “Strategies to Fully Implement ...
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After three long pandemic years, the time is now for hospital clinicians to refocus efforts on infection control and prevention, said Aaron E. Glatt, MD, chair of medicine, chief of infectious disease ...
On the heels of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services emphasizing the importance of using enhanced barrier precautions when caring for certain nursing home residents, infection control ...
New technologies tend to dominate headlines in modern medicine, but infection-control experts warn that basic, overlooked safeguards are increasingly becoming weak links in patient safety — ...
Each year more than 1.7 million patients in the United States acquire infections while in healthcare facilities. Refreshing basic steps for hand hygiene is crucial for the survival of the healthcare ...
Infection control and antimicrobial stewardship in nursing homes go hand in hand. And yet, the two are often treated as ...
The Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP) has opened registration for its 2016 Boot Camp: Infection Control Basic Training. The course will feature experts in infection prevention and ...
While holidays are normally a time of gathering, it’s best to limit holiday celebrations to those who live together and spend the day with the people in your household. Wear a mask Wearing a mask that ...
Tripler Army Medical Center — Tripler Army Medical Center’s Infection Prevention and Control team is at the forefront of patient safety and quality of care, focusing on disease prevention within the ...
As a 40-year-old who lives with cystic fibrosis (CF), Zachary Schulz, PhD, EdS, MPH, is said to be among the reputed “last generation” of patients — those born before the advent of drugs that target ...