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Sharps Safety Sharps Safety and OSHA Compliance: Staying on the Right Side of the Law Despite legislation, regulation and stepped-up oversight and education campaigns by public and private sectors, needlesticks and other sharps-related injuries persist, although with variance in the [...] Choosing the Best Design for Intravenous Needleless Connectors to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Bloodstream Infections Infection Preventionists, Manufacturers Cope With Needleless Connectors Issue in Wake of FDA's Concerns More... Sponsored by	General Infection Prevention Outbreak Investigation: New Study Provides Glimpse into National Experience How often are outbreak investigations being conducted at U.S. hospitals? Fairly frequently, according to a group of researchers who also sought to examine the various triggers for investigations, the [...] Infection Prevention in the Operating Room: Survey Reveals Practice Breaches NHSN Reporting: A Q&A with Linda R. Greene, RN, MPS, CIC More...
Disinfection and Sterilization Medical Device Reprocessing Challenges: A Q&A with ECRI Institute's Chris Lavanchy Chris Lavanchy, engineering director of the Health Devices Group at ECRI Institute, has extensive experience working with sterile processing departments and provides his insights regarding the [...] Understanding the Physiology of Healthcare Pathogens for Environmental Disinfection FDA, AAMI Examine Medical Device Reprocessing Issues More...	Environmental Hygiene Asking the Right Questions Guides Solutions to Improving Cleanliness If we look at the current state of environmental hygiene, what we need to ask ourselves is, “Why is cleanliness still such a problem?” In the past, hospitals have measured cleanliness using patient [...] Immediate-Use Steam Sterilization: Best Practices Making Sense of Disinfectant Labels: A Step-By-Step Approach More... Sponsored by
Hand Hygiene, Skin Prep and Skin Integrity Uncovering the Mystery of Type IV Allergies Imagine a nurse, let’s call her Jill, who faces multiple scrub-ins everyday as part of her operating room (OR) role. She struggles with a rash on her hands and wrists that just won’t go away, causing [...] Hand Hygiene Monitoring Goes High-Tech Clostridium difficile: The Newest Superbug Beats Out MRSA More...	Personal Protective Equipment OSHA Explores Infectious Exposure Issues The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is continuing to examine occupational exposure to infectious agents in healthcare settings, and members of the infection prevention and [...] Addressing the Challenges of PPE Non-Compliance Back to Basics: The PPE Primer More... Sponsored by

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