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Slide Show: 2012 Who's Who in Infection Prevention

Infection Control Today presents the 2012 Who's Who in Infection Prevention. ...More
2 weeks ago
Posted in Galleries, Policies and Practice
New Joint Commission Monograph Addresses CLABSIs

Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) are a serious form of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), with a mortality rate of 12 percent to 25 percent in the United States alone. Reliable access to the bloodstream is one of the most essential components ...More
2 weeks ago
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APIC President Discusses New Competency Model for Infection Preventionists in CDC Blog

Today on CDC’s Safe Healthcare Blog, guest author Michelle Farber, RN, CIC, 2012 president of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), discusses the changing role of infection preventionists (IPs). APIC unveils a new competency model ...More
2 weeks ago
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APIC Announces Recipient of Award for Outstanding Service

Ruth Carrico, PhD, RN, FSHEA, CIC, of Louisville, Ky., has been named the 2012 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 APIC’s 39th ...More
3 weeks ago
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APIC Introduces Infection Prevention Competency Model

To meet the demands of the rapidly expanding field of infection prevention, and equip professionals for the challenges of the future, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) today introduced their first model for infection ...More
4 weeks ago
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Medicare Penalty Appears to Drive Hospital Infection Prevention Efforts

The 2008 decision by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to cease additional reimbursement to hospitals for certain healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) has led to enhanced focus on infection prevention and changes in practice by front-line staff, ...More
4 weeks ago
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APIC, SHEA Team Up With HHS to Offer 2012 Partnership in Prevention Award

APIC and SHEA are partnering with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish the 2012 Partnership in Prevention Award. The nature and purpose of the Partnership in Prevention Award is to highlight and promote the work of one hospital that has achieved ...More
April 24, 2012
Posted in News, Policies and Practice
Columbia University School of Nursing Expands Research on Infection Prevention

Columbia University School of Nursing has expanded its research program on antimicrobial resistance to include the entire field of infection prevention. In keeping with this expanded mission, it has changed the name of the Center for Interdisciplinary Research to Reduce ...More
April 23, 2012
Posted in News, Policies and Practice
Select AORN Congress Sessions Featured in New Online Format

Starting May 2-3 with a live, interactive event, the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) will provide online 11 of the most popular education sessions from its Congress conference for operating room nurses who didn’t have the time, resources or other ...More
April 19, 2012
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From Bench to Bedside: Meeting Furthers Evidence-Based Infection Control Practices

With increasing public concern over healthcare-associated infections, antibiotic-resistant bacteria and the global spread of these organisms, infectious diseases experts met at the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) spring training and leadership meeting ...More
April 17, 2012
Posted in News, Policies and Practice, PPE & Standard Precautions