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Aseptic Technique

Medline Offers Free Online Courses on Aseptic Techniques

As flu season starts to send more patients to hospitals, preventing the spread of further infection is top of mind for healthcare professionals around the country. To help reduce the spread of infection by sharing important information and training, Medline Industries, Inc. ...More
October 17, 2011
Posted in News, Hand Hygiene
School Prepares Future Nurses for the OR Environment, Emphasizes Aseptic Technique

The Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing (FPB) at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) will introduce mandatory perioperative nursing content to its undergraduate curriculum this fall and will become one of the first schools to do so. The newly designed courses in acute ...More
August 2, 2011
Posted in News, Policies and Practice
Breaches in the OR: The Perioperative and Infection Prevention Challenge

ICT presents its 2011 survey results highlighting common infection control-related breaches in the operating room. ...More
March 10, 2011
Posted in Articles
Slide Show: Infection Prevention Breaches in the OR

ICT conducted its second annual survey to determine the major breaches of infection prevention and control in the operating room. ...More
March 10, 2011
Posted in Galleries
Making a Difference in Infection Prevention

A seasoned infection preventionist discusses issues that weigh on her mind. ...More
July 7, 2010
Posted in Articles
Breaks in Aseptic Technique Require Review of OR Basics

As an infection preventionist, do you know what’s happening in your hospital’s operating rooms (ORs) related to infection prevention and control practices? To get an idea of how well recommended practices are being implemented in the surgical suites across the ...More
February 24, 2010
Posted in Articles, Disinfection & Sterilization, Hand Hygiene, PPE & Standard Precautions
Transplant Tourism Poses Infection Problems, Ethical Dilemma for U.S. Doctors

A recent case study by doctors at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York examined the ethical issues posed by transplant tourism, an offshoot of medical tourism, which focuses solely on transplantation surgery. Many American transplant professionals frown on the practice of ...More
January 26, 2010
Posted in News
The Midline Intravenous Catheter: Meeting the Challenges of Patient Safety and Cost Control

The last decade of evolution in the efforts to reduce healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs) has seen a multitude of new initiatives and requirements that address, among other issues, the elimination of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs). Organizations ...More
September 24, 2009
Posted in Articles
Perforated Surgical Gloves Associated With Surgical Site Infection Risk

Surgical gloves that develop holes or leaks during a procedure appear to increase the risk of infection at the surgical site among patients who are not given antibiotics beforehand, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of Surgery.Despite substantial efforts ...More
June 15, 2009
Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
OSAP to Hold Infection Control Boot Camp

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The Organization for Safety & Asepsis Procedures (OSAP) will hold its sixth annual Infection Control Boot Camp, co-sponsored by OSAP and the U.S. Federal Services, Jan. 22-25, 2007 in Atlanta. The program is geared to federal services dentists, ...More
April 25, 2006
Posted in News