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APIC Calls for 'Heroes of Infection Prevention' Nominations

Twelve infection preventionists who have improved the health and well-being of patients, healthcare workers, and the public will be honored as Heroes of Infection Prevention by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) later this year. ...More
3 days ago
Posted in News, Policies and Practice
Survey of Infection Preventionists Reveals Education Needs

We conducted a survey of ICT readers to better understand the education needs of infection preventionists. ...More
December 14, 2011
Posted in Articles, Policies and Practice
Ask the Experts: Infection Prevention

Experts in infection prevention address key issues, including program resourcing, HAI prevention and MDRO management. ...More
June 17, 2011
Posted in Galleries
Infection Preventionists Play a Role in Implementation Science

Knowing that research drives practice, which then impacts patient outcomes, the infection prevention and healthcare epidemiology is striving to improve its embrace of implementation science (defined by Eccles and Mittman as "the scientific study of methods to promote the ...More
June 16, 2011
Posted in Articles
2011 Who's Who in Infection Prevention

ICT presents profiles of outstanding infection preventionists, as nominated by ICT readers, for the 2011 Who's Who in Infection. ...More
June 13, 2011
Posted in Galleries
Hospitals Must Assess Competencies of its Infection Preventionists

While Joint Commission standards require hospitals to identify those responsible for infection prevention and control programs, it’s up to the organization to determine staffing and skill mix based on hospital goals. ...More
March 18, 2011
Posted in Articles
Professional Development for the Infection Preventionist

ICT spoke with Karen M. Anderson, MT, CLS, MPHc, CIC, infection preventionist at California Pacific Medical Center and chair of APIC’s Education Committee. Q: What do you think are the gaps in knowledge or skill sets in today’s younger infection preventionists? A. They may ...More
February 7, 2011
Posted in Articles
Nominations Open for ICT's 2011 Who's Who in Infection Prevention

Infection Control Today magazine invites members of the infection prevention and control community to submit nominations for ICT’s 2011 Who’s Who in Infection Prevention issue, designed to salute outstanding individuals who are working hard to advance the infection ...More
January 10, 2011
Posted in Blog
Year in Review: Professional Development for Infection Preventionists

With 2010 coming to a close quickly, ICT presents the top news items and articles relating to professional development for infection preventionists, ranked in order of popularity based on Web clicks by ICT readers. ...More
December 27, 2010
Posted in News
Share Your Opinion, Win a Gift Card

More than 1,800 infection preventionists from all walks of life have joined ICTalk, which is ICT's online community designed to facilitate dialogue about infection prevention and control-related issues. And now, members have the opportunity to win a gift card. ...More
December 9, 2010
Posted in Blog