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Advanced Technology
The Infection Control Today® advanced technology page allows readers to stay up-to-date on new technologies aimed at preventing infection, such as ultraviolet disinfection, real-time locating systems, foggers, sterilization robots, automation, virtual reality technology during hospital design, and more. Articles and videos focus on explaining the role of these various technologies within the health care system and how infection prevention professionals can integrate them into everyday use.
Let Airflow Show Pathogens the Door (or Window or Vent)
June 18, 2021
An integrated air management system requires proper engineering and not a pile-up approach of unproven products. One concern is that decision makers will fall into the nearsighted trap of selecting piecemeal products that require frequent maintenance.
High Tech in a High-Touch Environment: Keeping the Best of Both
June 03, 2021
Some fear that hospitals will become “Robots R Us” environments, but that is unlikely. Chatbots, although useful, are poor stand-ins for in-depth, in-person conversation with a health care provider. And if COVID-19 did anything, it put a million faces to the tragedy of what it’s like to die without human contact.
Another Possible Disinfecting Use for UV Light Found
May 05, 2021
Ultraviolet-C light makes benzalkonium chloride, which is found in many disinfectants, safer to use.
Your Future Telehealth Program Starts Now
April 28, 2021
COVID-19 helped to speed up adoption of telehealth. When it comes to telehealth platforms, though, there is no such thing as a one-size-fits-all approach.
Most Decontamination Methods for N95s Seem to Work
March 16, 2021
The shape and material composition of the N95 respirators varied widely from manufacturer to manufacturer, which can result in variations in the efficacy of a particular method from one product to the next.
Blue Light, Food Oils Combo Kills Superbugs, says Study
February 24, 2021
Investigators wanted to see how their method would fare against Acinetobacter baumannii and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and results were promising.
Hand Hygiene: Where Technology and Tradition Meet
January 22, 2021
Hand hygiene is always important, but during this pandemic it’s crucial to preventing transmission. Now technology is making it possible for hospitals not only to monitor compliance, but also potential viral exposure.
Year Zero: How COVID-19 Changed Everything
December 23, 2020
Though tough months lie ahead for infection preventionists and other healthcare professionals, hope remains that at some point in 2021 things will begin to settle down. In the end, it comes down to a simple formula: We win, COVID-19 loses.
COVID-19 Pandemic Proved Importance of Airflow in Buildings
December 18, 2020
Officials at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia have the ability to convert several floors into airborne infection isolation rooms (AII), or more commonly termed negative pressure rooms, with the flip of a switch.
Q&A: Stethoscopes Carry Loads of COVID, Other Pathogens
November 17, 2020
W. Frank Peacock, MD, FACEP, FACC, FESC: “When I intubate somebody, I need to know where the tube is, and I need to know now—like within 10 seconds. You can’t tell with anything else. Nothing is as fast as the stethoscope. I can get an X-ray, but I’ve got to wait for the X-ray while you hold your breath.”