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A Collaborative Innovative Approach to Hand Hygiene: Tackling Contaminated Hands of Healthcare Providers and Patients

Posted 2 weeks ago in Whitepaper This Whitepaper describes how a multi-specialty chain of outpatient clinics in a large acute-care hospital system instituted a comprehensive environmental hygiene program consisting of disinfection of all high-touch surfaces with a disinfectant wipe between all patient visits. It also describes how ...More MORE INFO

Hand Hygiene Compliance Measurement

Posted 3 weeks ago in Whitepaper For the purposes of this Whitepaper, compliance can be defined as leveraging technology, products and clinical interventions to drive sustained improvements in hand hygiene compliance, thereby reducing the incidence of HAIs, reducing the cost of healthcare and improving patient outcomes. These ...More MORE INFO

The Long-Term Care Infection Prevention Role in Promoting Quality Care and Reducing Hospitalizations

Posted April 24, 2013 in Whitepaper This Whitepaper explores the role of infection prevention in promoting quality care and reducing hospitalizations in the long-term care environment. There are a number of processes and infection prevention program assessments that may be able to decrease re-hospitalizations, and this whitepaper ...More MORE INFO

Why Sterility Matters

Posted March 19, 2013 in Whitepaper This Whitepaper addresses recent outbreaks associated with contaminated unit-of-use alcohol and povodine-iodine skin prep products. Author Kim LaFreniere, PhD, clinical affairs associate research fellow for Aplicare, explains how contamination of antiseptic drug products may occur either during ...More MORE INFO

Collaboration of Infection Prevention and Environmental Services

Posted October 31, 2012 in Whitepaper This Whitepaper from PDI explores a team approach to the elimination of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) through the collaboration of infection prevention and environmental services professionals. Rigorous cleaning and disinfection of the healthcare environment is a critical intervention. ...More MORE INFO

Doing Everything: Multimodal Intervention to Prevent Healthcare‐Associated Infections

Posted October 22, 2012 in Whitepaper This Whitepaper explores how a comprehensive approach to infection prevention and control can prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Multimodal interventions include a dedicated infection control team, risk assessment, active surveillance, isolation precautions, hand hygiene, ...More MORE INFO

Business Case for the Use of Antimicrobial Copper Surfaces to Reduce Infectious Bacteria in Healthcare Environments

Posted October 22, 2012 in Whitepaper This Whitepaper reviews the benefits of antimicrobial copper in high-touch objects and surfaces in the healthcare environment to reduce the bacterial burden and help prevent cross-transmission of pathogens. It also guides practitioners in how to make a solid business case for the use of ...More MORE INFO

Outbreak Preparedness and Control

Posted October 22, 2012 in Whitepaper This Whitepaper describes how ICNet worked with the infection prevention team at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, Canada to assist them in implementing a system that would enhance their existing infection prevention surveillance and data analysis practices, as well as ensure continued ...More MORE INFO

Surgical Instrumentation: Eliminating Chaos

Posted October 19, 2012 in Whitepaper Individuals considering or in need of surgery, regardless of procedure type, often ask which surgeon, hospital, or method is the best to ensure the greatest results; but do they ever consider the other associated risks? In light of the complexity of surgical instrument maintenance, we present a ...More MORE INFO

The Relationship Between Application Volume and Antimicrobial Efficacy of Alcohol-Based Hand Rubs

Posted October 10, 2012 in Whitepaper This Whitepaper explores the factors that affect the antimicrobial efficacy of alcohol-based handrubs (ABHRs), including application volume. It is critical to remember that ABHR total formulation, not alcohol concentration or product format is the key determinant of product efficacy. Learn why ABHR ...More MORE INFO

Beyond the Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) Bundles

Posted August 21, 2012 in Whitepaper This Whitepaper from PDI explores the causes of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) and provides evidence-based strategies for elimination of this common healthcare-acquired infection (HAI). Eligible for 1.0 contact hour(s) of continuing education ...More MORE INFO

Infection Xpert: A Patient Safety Initiative

Posted August 20, 2012 in Whitepaper Focused attention to eliminating HAIs can reduce them dramatically, asserts the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). And surveillance for indicators and risk factors of HAIs is the cornerstone of an effective infection prevention program, according to the Association for Professionals ...More MORE INFO

Soft Surface Bacterial Contamination: Considerations for a Complete Infection Prevention Program

Posted July 31, 2012 in Whitepaper Soft surface textiles, like other environmental surfaces, play an important role in the transmission of bacteria in the healthcare setting. They have been proven to act as “fomites” where organisms can grow and multiply. Even though they constitute 90 percent of the patient healthcare environment, ...More MORE INFO

A Collaborative Approach to Targeting Zero Healthcare-Associated Infections: A Focus on Hand Hygiene and Environmental Hygiene: A Patient Safety Perspective

Posted June 29, 2012 in Whitepaper In healthcare settings, the majority of healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs) occur as a result of the contaminated hands of the healthcare provider or patient; the contaminated environmental surfaces that are common in a variety of healthcare settings; or the contaminated skin of the patient. This ...More MORE INFO

Hand Hygiene: The Role of the Patient

Posted May 30, 2012 in Whitepaper In the practice of infection control, there has been little debate on the value of healthcare workers (HCWs) cleaning their hands as an effort to decrease healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). This Whitepaper will examine the potential role of the patient in preventing the spread of HAIs. Review ...More MORE INFO

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