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Bill Eikost

Bill Eikost founded Infection Control Today in 1997, and has been involved in mass media since 1986--the last 18 years in healthcare publishing. He received his start in healthcare with Sheldon I. Dorenfest Associates in 1988. Bill spent more than a decade working in the music industry as an international journalist, manager and handled public relations for a number of international acts. Bill received his bachelor of arts degree from DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois.

10/10/2011

Sterile or Not Sterile, That is the Question

An article, "New recall of alcohol wipes raises larger questions: Dump non-sterile products?" appeared this morning on MSNBC and caught my attention.
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03/28/2011

Embracing Online Learning

As a PC owner, I recently did something I thought I would never do... go to the "dark side." ...
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02/23/2011

Coming Clean on Laundry Issues

We are about to publish an exclusive report, Healthcare Textiles: Laundry Science and Infection Prevention, that will explore the science of healthcare textile laundering and issues related to the prevention of cross-contamination.
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02/01/2011

Hearkening Back to 1979

Remember when you didn’t have minute-to-minute access to the Internet, news and weather? ...
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01/17/2011

Driving Home the Message of Infection Prevention, Literally

A couple of years back, I blogged about anagrams. I enjoy giving my mind a work out first thing in the morning by reading license plates.
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06/25/2010

Boston Med

While summer television leaves much to be desired, the new documentary Boston Med seems to be the exception.
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06/15/2010

Have You Heard The News?

ICT has officially launched our online chat form, ICTalk. It has been a long time in the making, and something many of our readers said they wanted.ICTalk is for you, the infection prevention community. We hope you will be able share problems and solutions with others in the industry, while in turn coming up with answers to your pressing needs.Stop by and see what we are all about. You can find ...
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04/20/2010

The Human Experience

I was looking for something to do last weekend, so I decided to go to a movie. For those of you that know me well, this shouldn’t come as a surprise. I like movies so much that if given the option of living in a movie house, it would be hard to say no. There is a documentary that has been generating a buzz called, “The Human Experience.” This was the film I chose to ...
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04/16/2010

Are Health Insurers Cashing in on Fast Food?

"A new study finds that companies selling health and life insurance invest nearly $2 billion in fast food restaurants, Scientific American reports." I found this to be an interesting opening sentence in a news item posted to U.S. News & World Report's Health Buzz. It caught my attention.The fast food industry has exploded in the last decade plus. Even the words "Super Size" are now ...
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03/24/2010

Support Your Colleagues

If you get a chance, stop by and thank those in the GI department for their hard work as today is GI Nurses and Associates Day.  If you missed the opportunity, stop by anyway, I am sure they would appreciate the pat on the back, as would you.
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