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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.
Study: Small UV Device Can Disinfect N95s in a Minute
November 13, 2020
Investigators claim that their device can decontaminate N95s and surgical masks in the time it would take an infection preventionist to wash her hands.
Disinfection System Targets Portable Medical Devices
October 22, 2020
Investigators found that a prompt on a disinfection tracking system led to an increase rate of the disinfection of computers on wheels at a veterans’ hospital in Texas.
Contact Tracing Aided by Automated Monitoring
August 06, 2020
Maine health officials relied on an automated system to provide contact tracing for COVID-19 to a relatively sparse and spread out population. It worked.
When COVID Came Calling, Telemedicine Answered
August 03, 2020
Jody Feigel, RN, MSN: “You find when you’re at home, you roll out of bed, you get your coffee, you immediately get on your computer, and you just work. When we’re at the hospital, we have a lot of interruptions and a lot of times they’re good interruptions, sometimes not so much. And we head out to see whatever fires need to be put out.”
During COVID, Telehealth Can Be an Infection Preventionist's Friend
August 03, 2020
A telework-ready infection preventionist is an IP who continues to support their facility if they also end up in quarantine. Teleworking like so many other aspects of nursing is something we just needed to jump into. No training, no guidebook, no manual.
Ultraviolet Irradiation Boosts Cleansers’ Effect, but Much Hinges on How Well EVS Teams Function
February 11, 2020
For ABC, the bacterial counts were 56% lower for post-manual cleaning plus UV, compared with manual cleaning alone. For MRSA, they were 93% lower.