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2015 Year in Review: Environmental Hygiene

Here's a review of ICT's top news, features and slide shows relating to environmental hygiene in 2015.

Here's a review of ICT's top news, features and slide shows relating to environmental hygiene in 2015.

News

ICU Clinical Workstations May be an Overlooked Reservoir for Bacteria
http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2015/12/icu-clinical-workstations-may-be-an-overlooked-reservoir-for-bacteria.aspx

Cleaning Hospital Rooms with Chemicals, UV Rays Cuts Superbug Transmissions
http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2015/10/cleaning-hospital-rooms-with-chemicals-uv-rays-cuts-superbug-transmissions.aspx

AHE and Kimberly-Clark Professional Announce 2015 Heart of Healthcare Award Recipient
http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2015/09/ahe-and-kimberlyclark-professional-announce-2015-heart-of-healthcare-award-recipient.aspx

Study Finds Important Gaps in Evidence for Best Methods for Cleaning Hospital Rooms to Prevent HAIs
http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2015/08/study-finds-important-gaps-in-evidence-for-best-methods-for-cleaning-hospital-rooms-to-prevent-hais.aspx

Best Practices to Prevent Infections During Laundering of Healthcare Textiles
http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2015/06/best-practices-to-prevent-infections-during-laundering-of-healthcare-textiles.aspx


Features

Handling Medical Waste in an Era of Emerging Pathogens: Advice from Expert Facilities
http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/articles/2015/10/handling-medical-waste-in-an-era-of-emerging-pathogens-advice-from-expert-facilities.aspx

Room Turnover Times: 'Trash-and-Dash' Approach Jeopardizes Patient Outcomes
http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/articles/2015/09/room-turnover-times-trashanddash-approach-jeopardizes-patient-outcomes.aspx

AHE Certification Program Trains the Individual, Elevates the Environmental Services Profession
http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/articles/2015/09/ahe-certification-program-trains-the-individual-elevates-the-environmental-services-profession.aspx

Hand Hygiene: EVS Personnel Play Key Role in Preventing Spread of Infection
http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/articles/2015/09/hand-hygiene-evs-personnel-play-key-role-in-preventing-spread-of-infection.aspx

IC and Occupational Health Partnering to Find Solutions Related to Cleaning and Disinfecting
http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/articles/2015/07/ic-and-occupational-health-partnering-to-find-solutions-related-to-cleaning-and-disinfecting.aspx

Exploring a New Paradigm for Cleaning Efficacy
http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/articles/2015/02/exploring-a-new-paradigm-for-cleaning-efficacy.aspx

Slide Shows

ICPIC 2015: Environmental Hygiene Abstracts
http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/galleries/2015/07/icpic-2015-environmental-hygiene-abstracts.aspx

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