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.

AAMI to Offer Webinar on Steam Sterilization Process Failures

The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) will offer the Webinar, “Steam Sterilization Process Failures,” on July 7, 2011 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EDT. Sterilization process failures can occur for any number of reasons: a malfunctioning ...More
May 31, 2011
Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization
Surgical Infection Society to Host Panel Discussion on HAIs

The Surgical Infection Society (SIS) invites infection preventionists to be a part of an expert discussion that will explore the latest developments in the field of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and the impact they have on patients, healthcare providers and the ...More
May 27, 2011
Posted in News
Pharmacy OneSource Announces Webinar on National Patient Safety Goal 7

Pharmacy OneSource will host a complimentary webinar, "Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goal 7: Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infection,” to be presented by Louise Kuhny, senior associate director of standards interpretation at the Joint Commission, on ...More
May 23, 2011
Posted in News
Pharmacy OneSource Announces Webinar on Infection Prevention Reporting

Pharmacy OneSource announces it will host a complimentary webinar, "SSIs and SIRs: Are You Ready?" on Wednesday, May 25, 2011 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. EST. The deadline for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) mandate to report surgical site infections (SSI) to the ...More
May 19, 2011
Posted in News
Healthcare Leaders Convene for 3M IV Global Leadership Summit

As a leader in delivering best-in-class education to clinicians and raising the standards of care to improve patient outcomes, 3M today announced an I.V. Global Leadership Summit taking place May 18-20, 2011. In partnership with BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) and ...More
May 17, 2011
Posted in News
HHS Unveils New Interactive Video to Prevent HAIs

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health today released Partnering to Heal: Teaming Up Against Healthcare-Associated Infections, an interactive computer-based video-simulation training program. This training program ...More
May 16, 2011
Posted in News
Pharmacy OneSource Announces Webinar on Infection Prevention in Critical Access Hospitals

Wolters Kluwer Health announces that Pharmacy OneSource is hosting a complimentary webinar on "Right-Sizing HAI Prevention Measures for Critical Access Hospitals." The webinar will be held on Wednesday, May 18, 2011 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. EST. Critical access hospitals are ...More
May 16, 2011
Posted in News
Infection Control and the Central Sterile Supply Department

Central sterile supply departments (CSSD) are known by a variety of names in different facilities. Some go by central service, central processing, surgical supply and processing, or maybe sterile supply and distribution. Sometimes the name of the department helps the other ...More
May 10, 2011
Posted in Articles
Certification for CSSD Professionals Elevates the Profession, Addresses Complexities of the Job

ICT spoke with Steve Maley, CSPDM, CHL, manager of sterile processing at Crouse Hospital in Syracuse, N.Y. and president of the New York State Association of Central Sterile Professionals (NYSACSP), for an update on the status of efforts to make certification mandatory for ...More
May 10, 2011
Posted in Articles
Registration Opens for 2011 AHE Annual Conference and Healthcare Marketplace

The Association for the Healthcare Environment (AHE) has opened registration for its 2011 Annual Conference & Healthcare Marketplace. Prevention, education, standards and management are the four pillars that form the foundation of AHE’s strategic plan and is the theme ...More
May 5, 2011
Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene