Infection Control Practitioners

  • Survey Finds Facilities Not Implementing CAUTI Prevention Guidelines
    Only 40 percent of infection preventionists indicated that more than three-quarters of the nurses at their facility were applying the CDC's CAUTI prevention guidelines, and less than half reported that their facilities were conducting annual education and training on ...More
    July 12, 2010
    Posted in News
  • Making a Difference in Infection Prevention
    A seasoned infection preventionist discusses issues that weigh on her mind. ...More
    July 7, 2010
    Posted in Articles
  • Infection Prevention's Global Perspective: A Q&A with Cathryn Murphy
    ICT spoke with Cathryn Louise Murphy, RN, PhD, CIC, the 2010 president of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC). Murphy, who is managing director of Infection Control Plus, an independent, international infection control consulting ...More
    July 2, 2010
    Posted in Articles
  • APIC Introduces Guide to Elimination of Infections in Hemodialysis
    In an effort to establish universally accepted best practices for protecting patients undergoing hemodialysis, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) has published a Guide to the Elimination of Infections in Hemodialysis. Following ...More
    June 16, 2010
    Posted in News
  • Product Evaluation for Infection Prevention
    ICT asked Jan Creidenberg, vice president of global marketing for infection prevention at CareFusion, for his perspective on product evaluation, the economics of infection prevention, and more. Q: What suggestions can you offer infection preventionists in terms of smart ...More
    May 24, 2010
    Posted in Articles
  • Groups Respond to Report on Quality and HAIs
    The following statement was issued by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) in response to the Agency for Healthcare ...More
    April 19, 2010
    Posted in News
  • APIC Honors Denise Murphy with Carole DeMille Achievement Award
    Denise M. Murphy, RN, MPH, CIC, of Newton Square, Pa. has been named the 2010 recipient of the prestigious Carole DeMille Achievement Award by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC). The award, which will be presented at the APIC 37th ...More
    March 15, 2010
    Posted in News
  • OR Doors are Open for Collaboration
    An operating room nurse is not an infection preventionist and of course, the reverse is also true. But when these professionals come together with their respective experience and knowledge, when they collaborate and share responsibility for the care of every patient, the ...More
    February 24, 2010
    Posted in Articles
  • APIC Announces Heroes of Infection Prevention
    The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) announces its 12 recipients of the 2010 “Heroes of Infection Prevention” Award. The recipients include individuals and groups who have worked tirelessly to prevent infections and ...More
    February 24, 2010
    Posted in News
  • Infection Prevention Consulting: Do You Have What it Takes?
    It’s a brave new world for infection preventionists who leave the healthcare institution setting to become independent consultants. We asked a few infection prevention consultants for their thoughts on this kind of career evolution; they are: Gail Bennett, RN, MSN, ...More
    February 15, 2010
    Posted in Articles
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