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A Profession Without a Path: Reforming Infection Prevention and Control Education and Workforce Development

By Shahbaz Salehi, MD, MPH, MSHIA
Anna Arifin, MD, MBA, MT, CIC

June 20th 2025

Despite its critical role in patient safety, infection prevention and control (IPC) remains one of health care’s most misunderstood and understructured professions. While COVID-19 thrust IPC into the spotlight, the field still lacks a clear entry path, standardized training, and broad institutional recognition, leaving many professionals to learn on the job with minimal guidance.

Dr Erin Allmann Updyke and Erin Welsh, co-hosts of “This Podcast Will Kill You.” (Image credit: author)

Combating Contagion, Confusion, and Public Mistrust: The Infection Preventionist’s Role in the Infodemic Era

By Carole W. Kamangu, MPH, RN, CIC

June 19th 2025

IP LifeLine From Infection Control Today

Discouraged or Determined: How Politics Is Reshaping Public Health's Next Generation

By Providence Poklay
Brayden Unger

June 11th 2025

A Tuberculosis Mystery and the Infection Preventionist's Dilemma: The Case Study

By Brenna Doran, PhD, MA, ACC, CIC

May 28th 2025

Infection Prevention and Control Organizational Culture (Image courtesy of Dumontel Healthcare Consulting)

WHO's 2024 Global Report: Strengthening Infection Prevention and Control Programs at the Facility Level

By Carole W. Kamangu, MPH, RN, CIC

May 20th 2025

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Weekly Rounds with Infection Control Today

Weekly Rounds: Challenging MRSA Precautions, Bug of the Month, and More

December 8th 2023

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today®’s highlights for the week ending December 10, 2023.

Jo Varshney, the founder of VeriSIM Life (Photo credit to VeriSIM Life)

VeriSIM Life's Founder, Jo Varshney, DVM, PhD, Honored as Most Innovative Woman in Health Care

Infection Control Today® Editorial Staff

December 6th 2023

Jo Varshney, DVM, PhD, the founder of VeriSIM Life, shares her journey to her current position and the role of courage in it.

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Infection Intel: BiomX, SHEA, CSL and Arcturus Therapeutics

December 5th 2023

Staying Ahead with Company Updates and Product Innovations. This article's news is from BiomX, SHEA, and CSL and Arcturus Therapeutics.

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Rockingham County Rehabilitation Center's Infection Control Fair: An Engaging Approach to Education and Reinforcement

Lisa Hewett, RN

November 9th 2023

At the Rockingham County Rehabilitation Center's Infection Control Fair, innovative and interactive approaches, including demonstrations, quizzes, and engaging activities, significantly promoted infection prevention education, making learning a fun and informative experience.

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I’m Not Just an Infection Preventionist

Jill E. Holdsworth, MS, CIC, FAPIC, NREMT, CRCST

September 26th 2023

Infection preventionists (IP) can come from many different backgrounds. This is 1 opinion from 1 very successful IP who doesn't have an RN or a BSN and the bullying that sometimes occurs.