Professional Development

Infection preventionists from all areas of the healthcare institution need regular, ongoing instruction relating to their professional development so that they can be effective instructors to healthcare providers on the principles and practices of infection prevention and control. Training-the- trainer educational opportunities take the form of courses, Webinars and virtual conferences.

Elevating Infection Prevention: Critical Next Steps

ICT spoke with Russell N. Olmsted, MPH, CIC, the 2011 president of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), about current issues and critical next steps to advance the infection prevention agenda. ...More
June 21, 2011
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Slide Show: 2011 State of the Industry Report: Infection Prevention

This slide show presents highlights from ICT's annual report examining industry demographics and key trends. ...More
June 21, 2011
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Advice from the Experts

You may have noticed in the last few months that we have debuted a new feature on the ICT website, our Image Galleries box. ...More
June 17, 2011
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Ask the Experts: Infection Prevention

Experts in infection prevention address key issues, including program resourcing, HAI prevention and MDRO management. ...More
June 17, 2011
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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
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SPSmedical Offers Seminars for OR Nurses, Surgical Technologists and Sterile Processing Personnel

SPSmedical has scheduled a series of educational seminars in a series titled “Recommended Practices for Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities.” Featured speakers are industry experts Vivian Watson, a nurse consultant, and Chuck Hughes, GM and lead educator for SPSmedical. ...More
June 14, 2011
Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization
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
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3M Offers Webinar Series on Sterilization and Sterility Assurance in the Outpatient Setting

3M Infection Prevention recognizes the important role ambulatory surgery centers play in the healthcare environment. To help practitioners meet their mission of excellence in patient care, the 3M Sterile U program has designed a series of sterilization education webinars ...More
June 8, 2011
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Kimberly-Clark Health Care Recognizes Champions in Fight Against HAIs

Kimberly-Clark Health Care today announced the recipients of the HAI WATCHDOG* Awards program, created to recognize the efforts of dedicated healthcare professionals working together to prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). The awards program, an initiative of ...More
June 2, 2011
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Film Festival to Debut at APIC Annual Meeting

Nearly 40 original infection prevention videos will be previewed during the 38th Annual Educational Conference and International Meeting of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC). The meeting, which is the largest annual gathering of ...More
May 31, 2011
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