Isis Lamphier, MPH, CIC

Diabetes Awareness Month in November highlights the heightened susceptibility of diabetes patients to infections. Explore the key reasons behind their increased infection risk and the importance of infection prevention.

Are white coats a symbol of medical expertise or a source of potential contamination?

Mold, a menacing presence that can grow within the walls of your facility, may be lurking and waiting to cause problems. Are you equipped to deal with it?

3D-Printed PPE in emergencies seemed like a great idea during the COVID-19 pandemic. But a recent study shows they could be a contamination risk to patients and staff.

Giantmicrobes is a company that creates fun health and science products that resemble microbes, organs, vaccines, and more and are used for teaching and enjoying.

A session held at the APIC 2023 Annual Conference & Exhibition delved into the importance of equity in infection prevention and explored the impact of health inequities on the transmission of diseases.

Alexander Sundermann, DrPH, CIC, FAPIC, discusses his work focused on whole genome sequencing surveillance for outbreak detection and investigation in healthcare settings.

A poster at the 2023 APIC Conference in Orlando, Florida, unveiled an innovative approach developed at an academic medical center for early identification of Clostridioides difficile Infections within 3 calendar days of admission.

Amanda Crowson, MPH, RN, CPH, CIC, is a highly accomplished infection preventionist at AdventHealth Tampa that has been recognized for her research on implementing perineal care practices to minimize the occurrence of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs).

Patricia Jackson, BSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC, 2023 President of APIC and Devin Jopp, EdD, MS, CEO of APIC spoke to a group of reporters, including Infection Control Today about exciting and encouraging new strategies to further the IPC profession.

Are you attending the 2023 APIC Conference in Orlando, Florida, from June 26-28? Check out this list to see the best things to do while you’re in town!

An outbreak investigation in the American Journal of Infection Control reviews the infection control procedures implemented by an academic medical center in response to a patient's introduction of scabies to health care workers.

What are the recommendations for storing endoscopes clean, safe, and intact?

The future infection prevention and control pathway is inclusive and invites master of public health graduates and other degrees besides nursing to enter this evolving field.

One person has died of Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome caused by Hantavirus in New Mexico. What is it, and what can be done to protect individuals from being exposed to Hantavirus?

How does someone become an infection preventionist or an epidemiologist? And how does the person continue to grow in their profession? Isis Lamphier, MPH, CIC, explains.

Experts in infection prevention review PPE standardization practices and Heather Saunders, MPH, RN provides her key takeaways for other healthcare practitioners on best practices related to PPE.

Isis Lamphier, MPH, CIC, reviews PPE considerations relating to surgical smoke and Tracy Field, RN, WCC, LALD, LTC- CIP shares her thoughts on the universality of masks and other protective equipment for transmissible viruses.

Infection preventionists, Heather Saunders, MPH, RN, CIC; Tracy Field, RN, WCC, LALD, LTC- CIP; and Isis Lamphier, MPH, CIC provide their thoughts on the best approaches regarding the removal of contaminated PPE.

International Infection Preventionist Day is a time to recognize the critical work of infection preventionists and to raise awareness about the importance of infection prevention in protecting public health.

Experts in infection prevention discuss PPE quality and highlight considerations relating to assessing appropriate levels of PPE contamination.

Heather Saunders, MPH, RN, CIC; Tracy Field, RN, WCC, LALD, LTC- CIP; and Isis Lamphier, MPH, CIC, review CDC, OSHEA, NIOSH, and American Society of Testing and Materials guidelines to selecting PPE and best practices for donning and doffing PPE.

Experts in infection prevention discuss how PPE protects both the wearer and others, and how a well-fitting mask ensures high protection from germs and other infectious substances.

Heather Saunders, MPH, RN, CIC; Tracy Field, RN, WCC, LALD, LTC- CIP; and Isis Lamphier, MPH, CIC, review the articles considered as personal protective equipment (PPE) such as masks, gowns, and gloves.

Preventing health care-associated infections (HAIs) is a principal objective in health care. Obesity is a patient factor that can contribute to the risk of HAIs.

The proximity of sinks in patient zones may increase a patient’s risk of acquiring gram-negative hospital-acquired infections.

Mpox (formerly “monkeypox”) is endemic in certain African countries but was rarely reported in the Western world until recently.

What should individuals getting a tattoo look for to protect themselves from infection?

EzriCare Artificial Tears have been linked to a multistate cluster of VIM‐GES‐CRPA associated with multiple different types of infections, including eye infections, permanent vision loss, hospitalizations, and 1 death.

Information for health care workers and patients to protect patients with cancer from infections.