Infection Prevention

Access to "Infection Prevention" is free, but you must be a registered member of Infection Control Today to download this content. Please register below. There's no cost, and it takes only a few minutes.

If you have already registered with Infection Control Today, please Sign In

E-mail

Create Password (max 10 alphanumeric chars)

Re-enter Password

First Name

Last Name

Office Phone

Job Title

Other Job Title

Type of Business

Other Type of Business

Company

Address 1

Country

State

City

Zip Code

Facility Size:

Third Party Opt-In, check this box to receive selected third-party e-mail messages from our vendors (these messages are screened for relevance)

For details about the use of the information, please read the VIRGO Privacy Statement.

Infection Prevention Immersion Center

Surface, hand and skin antisepsis is critical to the prevention and control of healthcare-acquired infections. This immersion center is designed to provide the latest information, tools, resources and guidance for evidence-based infection prevention practices in healthcare facilities.

ICT Picks

HAI Prevention and Environmental Hygiene: The Changing Landscape of Healthcare Delivery
This report addresses the criticality of surface disinfection and environmental hygiene — a cornerstone of infection prevention and control — but it is just one part of the bigger picture of HAI prevention. It is essential that infection preventionists recognize and understand the changing landscape of healthcare delivery that requires healthcare facilities to meet new financial incentives to avoid HAIs and other conditions that impact patient outcomes. Click here to download.
Improved Hand and Environmental Hygiene Efforts Boost Hospital's Culture of Safety
In this OnSite brief, we share the success story of Carteret General Hospital, in Morehead City, N.C., which boosted its surface disinfection and hand hygiene efforts thanks to a comprehensive program from PDI. In the throes of an eight-week norovirus outbreak, infection preventionists Elaine Crittenton, RN, and Katherine Steele, RN, quickly came to realize the immense benefits of using surface disinfection and hand hygiene solutions. Click here to download.
Best Practices for Trends in Infection Prevention and Control
HAIs are a major public health concern in the United States, with the CDC estimating that 1.7 million people develop HAIs each year. Patients who experience HAIs have longer hospital stays, utilize more healthcare resources and are at greater risk for readmission and death. Click here to download.

Webinars

Proper Use of Healthcare Disinfectants: The Implications Associated with Off-Label Use of Disinfectants
Learn more about the proper use of healthcare disinfectants and the implications associated with off-label use. The featured speaker on this topic is Hudson Garrett, PhD, MSN, MPH, FNP, CSRN, VA-BC and Senior Director of Clinical Affairs for PDI Healthcare. Click here to view.

This course is eligible for 1.0 contact hour of continuing education.
Demystifying the Disinfectant Label: A Step-By-Step Approach for Success
Every day Infection Preventionists (IPs), Environmental Services Professionals, and other healthcare personnel face significant challenges due to evolving technology, healthcare reform and, of course, time constraints. Monitoring and selecting healthcare products that are continually released, updated and retired from the marketplace adds to these challenges. Surface disinfectant products are no exception. Click here to view.

This course is eligible for 1.0 contact hour of continuing education.

Digital Issues

Electronic Surveillance Systems for Infection Prevention and Control
Electronic Surveillance Systems for Infection Prevention and Control: Surveillance is the cornerstone to any successful infection control and prevention (ICP) program. At a minimum, it includes data mining for unusual microbes or clusters of pathogens, reporting public health diseases, and identifying targeted healthcare-associated infections (HAIs).

Click here to download.

Whitepapers

The Long-Term Care Infection Prevention Role in Promoting Quality Care and Reducing Hospitalizations
This Whitepaper explores the role of infection prevention in promoting quality care and reducing hospitalizations in the long-term care environment. Click here to download.

Eligible for 1.0 hour(s) of continuing education
Collaboration of Infection Prevention and Environmental Services
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. Click here to download.

Eligible for 1.0 contact hour of continuing education.
Beyond the Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) Bundles
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). Click here to download.

Eligible for 1.0 contact hour of continuing education.
A Collaborative Approach to Targeting Zero Healthcare-Associated Infections: A Focus on Hand Hygiene and Environmental Hygiene: A Patient Safety Perspective
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 Whitepaper reviews how hand hygiene and surface hygiene can help reduce the transmission of pathogens. Click here to download.

Eligible for 1.0 contact hour of continuing education.

Slide Shows and Image Galleries

Resource Center

About The Underwriter

PDI helps reduce preventable infections, helps control healthcare costs, and ultimately helps save lives by delivering a broad range of evidence-based, market leading environmental hygiene and patient care solutions. Our expertise in making a difference in the community and healthcare environments extends throughout the United States and Worldwide.