• Infection Control Today - 02/2002: Microbe of the Month
    Microbe of the Month By Roger P. Freeman, DDS NP, AOM, CAP, URI, HAP, IPD, APD, VAP...whoa! Sounds like a serious outbreak of polyacronymuria. How 'bout I let you arrange the alphabet, while I do my most excellent colonizing, infecting, resisting thing! In many of the ...More
    February 1, 2002
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  • February References
    February References "Reprocessing Update," by Kelly M. Pyrek, page 28. 1. US General Accounting Office, Report to Congressional Requesters. Single-use medical devices: Little available evidence of harm from reuse but oversight warranted. June 2000. ...More
    February 1, 2002
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  • Infection Control Today - 02/2002: The NYC Healthcare Heroes
    The NYC Healthcare Heroes By Mary Olivera, BA, MS Most of us have memories of a historic event and can describe exactly where we were and what we were doing when it happened. One event most of us will have forever in our memory is where we were when we first heard of the ...More
    February 1, 2002
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  • Taking Stock of Your Department
    Taking Stock of Your Department By Bryant C. Broder, CSPDT, ACSP Inventory. The word has been around since 1523. Perhaps more powerful than it sounds, the word "inventory" can make CEOs cringe at the thought of the investment! Our good friends at Merriam Webster ...More
    February 1, 2002
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  • Disinfecting Those Digits is Critical to Good Handwashing
    Disinfecting Those Digits is Critical to Good Handwashing By Nancy B. Bjerke, BSN, RN, MPH, CIC Objectives: 1. Differentiate handwashing strategies based on the workflow principle of dirty to cleanest. 2. Identify appropriate FDA-cleared antiseptics for use by healthcare ...More
    February 1, 2002
    Posted in Articles, Environmental Hygiene, Hand Hygiene, PPE & Standard Precautions
  • Infection Control Today - 02/2002: Medical Device Reprocessing
    Infection Control Today magazine's 2002 virtual roundtable on medical device reprocessing ClearMedical 1776 136th Place N.E. Bellevue, WA 98005 (425) 401-1414 www.clearmedical.com Infection Control Today: What is the reasonable margin of safety that patients and healthcare ...More
    February 1, 2002
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  • Infection Control Today - 02/2002: Medical Device Reprocessing
    Infection Control Today magazine's 2002 virtual roundtable on medical device reprocessing We asked three leading third-party reprocessors to answer seven questions on the issue of medical device reprocessing. Here are their answers: Alliance Medical Corporation ClearMedical ...More
    February 1, 2002
    Posted in Articles, Disinfection & Sterilization
  • Avoiding Healthcare's Hazards:
    Avoiding Healthcare's Hazards: An Occupational Health Update By John Furman, PhD, MSN, CIC Healthcare organizations are constantly challenged to provide a safe environment for those to whom they deliver care and for healthcare personnel. Since 1983, when the Centers for ...More
    February 1, 2002
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  • Juggling Patients, Physicians, Pathogens
    Juggling Patients, Physicians, Pathogens The View Within a Bustling Phoenix OR By Kelli M. Donley A handwashing station lines the hallway within the circular OR at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Phoenix. Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center looms over central ...More
    February 1, 2002
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  • Infection Control Today - 02/2002: Combating Legionella Bacteria
    Combating Legionella Bacteria Don't Let These "Swimmers" Sink Your Facility's Infection Control Program By Kelly M. Pyrek Editor's Note: This new department will appear quarterly in Infection Control Today, and is dedicated to informing facilities' staff members ...More
    February 1, 2002
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