HAIs

The Infection Control Today® health care-acquired infections (HAIs) page presents updates on the latest techniques and strategies in the never-ending battle between infection preventionists and HAIs. Focusing on the latest in medical literature, we also present perspectives from the top infection preventionists and other medical experts in the country about how to put the growing knowledge of HAIs into use in the everyday world of infection prevention. Articles and videos often focus on methods to contain and control pathogens and multidrug-resistant organisms from spreading within the health care system.

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CDC: HICPAC Silenced  (Adobe Stock)
The Disbanding of HICPAC: A Dangerous Silencing in the Fight Against Health Care-Associated Infections

May 8th 2025

The abrupt disbanding of HICPAC silences decades of infection control expertise, leaving health care workers without unified guidance as deadly threats to patient safety rise.

Clean Hospitals Corner With Alexandra Peters, PhD
Happy Hand Hygiene Day! Rethinking Glove Use for Safer, Cleaner, and More Ethical Health Care

May 5th 2025

Kayla E. Ruch, PhD, MPH, CPH, HACP, CIC
Building a Safer Future: How the TEPHI 200-Series IPC Training Is Bridging Critical Gaps in Education

April 27th 2025

Elizabeth (Betty) Casey, MSN RN CNOR CRCST CHL
From the Derby to the Decontam Room: Leadership Lessons for Sterile Processing

April 27th 2025

An environmental hygiene worker cleans the floors in a medical environment.  (Adobe stock 827394810 by ChaoticMind)
Show, Tell, Teach: Elevating EVS Training Through Cognitive Science and Performance Coaching

April 25th 2025

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