Infection Control Today: Features/Columns

Hand Hygiene Monitoring Technology: Advice for Product Evaluation and Purchasing

Infection Control Today invited manufacturers of automated hand hygiene monitoring systems to provide information that will assist infection preventionists in evaluating and purchasing these technologies. ...More

Yesterday

Posted in Articles, Hand Hygiene

Sterility of Antiseptic Skin Prep Products: FDA Hearing Stirs Debate

In light of a number of high-profile recalls of contaminated alcohol prep products in the last several years, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a hearing recently to receive expert testimony and public comment on how to address microbial contamination of these ...More

2 weeks ago

Posted in Articles, Hand Hygiene

Implementing Infection Prevention is Everybody's Responsibility

Infection prevention and control (IP&C), as a discipline grounded in implementation science, must simultaneously incorporate research, innovation and experience from academia, industry, and clinical practice to best serve the needs of the patient. As the Association for ...More

3 weeks ago

Posted in Articles, Policies and Practice

IPs Sharpen Critical Thinking Skills as They Evaluate the Evidence Behind Common Interventions

Infection preventionists are helping to determine which practices make it to the bedside, a critical component of this diffusion of evidence is called implementation science. A recent study revealed that there is general agreement among hospital-based IPs in regard to which ...More

3 weeks ago

Posted in Articles, Policies and Practice

The How's and Why's of Infection Prevention Principles in the GI/Endoscopy Unit

The risk of infection should never be cause for concern, and—as healthcare professionals – we must maintain the public trust by providing safe, high-quality care through evidence-based infection prevention standards, processes and practice. Human error can be mitigated ...More

May 16, 2013

Posted in Articles, Disinfection & Sterilization

Nancy Delisio, RN, had a “frightening” phone call from a nurse who was trying to insert a PICC line. “The line wasn’t threading correctly, so she was calling us,” says Delisio, a nurse educator with the Infusion Nurses Society (INS). “What was she doing inserting the line, ...More

May 16, 2013

Posted in Articles, PPE & Standard Precautions

Improper Reprocessing Targeted as One of Healthcare's Most Dangerous Hazards

In October 2011, more than 275 participants convened at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in Silver Spring, Md., for a multidisciplinary Medical Device Reprocessing Summit sponsored by the FDA in collaboration with the Association for the Advancement of ...More

April 30, 2013

Posted in Articles, Disinfection & Sterilization

IAHCSMM's CS Technician Certification Legislative Efforts Gain Momentum

The International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management (IAHCSMM) has long been an outspoken advocate of state certification of central service (CS) professionals. Certification and continuing education credits keep technicians up-to-date on ...More

April 30, 2013

Posted in Articles, Disinfection & Sterilization

Organizational Culture Should Support Patient, Healthcare Worker Safety

The symbiotic relationship between patient safety and healthcare worker safety and the need for institutional championship of a safety of culture are the focus of a recent monograph released by the Joint Commission in late 2012. The document, "Improving Patient and Worker ...More

April 8, 2013

Posted in Articles, Policies and Practice

Six Steps to Educating Patients About Infection Control

Educating and empowering patients to actively participate in their care helps reduce a patient's risk of hospital acquired infections. Creating an open dialogue, however, can be a challenge in today's healthcare. So how can hospitals improve their patient education programs ...More

April 8, 2013

Posted in Articles, Hand Hygiene, Policies and Practice

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