News

Planning for the Next Influenza Season

October 22nd 2010

Flu Variant Linked to Fatal Cases Might Have Disabled Lungs' Clearing Mechanism

October 22nd 2010

Multi-faceted Interventions Impact Hand Hygiene Compliance

October 22nd 2010

Medical Students Should Receive Hand Hygiene Training, Researchers Say

October 22nd 2010

Detailing Influenza's Structure for Drug Targeting

October 21st 2010

Chemists Discover Proton Mechanism Used by Flu Virus to Infect Cells

October 21st 2010

Improved Antibiotic Coatings Make Medical Devices Safer by Preventing Biofilms

October 21st 2010

Visibility of Cleaning Staff Sways Public Opinion of Hospital Hygiene

October 21st 2010

EPA Offers Search Tool for Registered Bed Bug Products

October 21st 2010

Survey Reveals Majority of Americans Believe Myths About What Causes Colds

October 20th 2010

APIC Position Paper Highlights Limitations in Administrative Data

October 20th 2010

Cardinal Health Foundation Offers Grants to Improve OR Safety

October 20th 2010

Conference Maps Future of Needlestick Safety and Prevention

October 20th 2010

B. Braun Wins Third Consecutive Safety IV Catheters Contract Award from Premier, Inc.

October 20th 2010

New Sentri7 Features Released to Enhance Infection Reporting

October 20th 2010

Obsessing Over Strep Throat in Kids

October 20th 2010

Technology Group Launches Hand Hygiene Start-Up

October 20th 2010

Sterilizing With Fluorescent Light

October 20th 2010

Progress Toward Treating Infections by Silencing Microbes' 'Smart Phones'

October 20th 2010

Program for OR Staff That Emphasizes Teamwork Associated With Reductions in Surgical Deaths

October 20th 2010

Updated Surgical Attire Recommended Practice Takes Stronger Stance, Nixes Home Laundering

October 19th 2010

Although it has always recommended institution laundering of surgical attire, the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) is unequivocal on this position in its newly revised Recommended Practices for Surgical Attire, due for release this month.

ICT, Xenex Offer "Improving Patient Safety Through Enhanced Environmental Disinfection" Webinar

October 19th 2010

The Webinar is presented by noted expert William R. Jarvis, MD.

AAMI Announces Dates of 2011 Conference and Expo

October 19th 2010

Analysis Indicates Third H1N1 Pandemic Wave Unlikely in 2010

October 19th 2010

Lessons Learned From the H1N1 Pandemic

October 19th 2010

Surgical Complications Drop at Hospitals That Share Patient Safety Data

October 19th 2010

Study Documents Wrong-Site, Wrong-Patient Procedure Errors

October 18th 2010

Hospital Comparison Web Site May Not Help Patients Identify the Best Place to Have High-Risk Surgery

October 18th 2010

PA Patient Safety Authority Raises Awareness About C. diff During IIPW

October 18th 2010

Get Ready for the New CLABSI Reporting Requirement

October 18th 2010

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