CDC's John Jernigan Discusses Landmark REDUCE MRSA Trial
Today, on CDC's Safe Healthcare Blog, John Jernigan, MD, director of CDCs Office of Prevention Research and Evaluation and head of CDCs Prevention Epicenters Program, provides insight into how a collaboration between public health, academia, and a health system took a novel idea from a hypothesis to 74,000 patients.
Carried out by a multidisciplinary team from the University of California Irvine; Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute; Rush University; Stroger Hospital of Cook County; Washington University in St. Louis; Hospital Corporation of America and the CDC. The trial was federally funded by and conducted through research programs at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the CDCs Prevention Epicenters program.
Read the story behind the research at: http://blogs.cdc.gov/safehealthcare/?p=2995.
I Was There: An Infection Preventionist on the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 30th 2025Deep feelings run strong about the COVID-19 pandemic, and some beautiful art has come out of those emotions. Infection Control Today is proud to share this poem by Carmen Duke, MPH, CIC, in response to a recent article by Heather Stoltzfus, MPH, RN, CIC.
From the Derby to the Decontam Room: Leadership Lessons for Sterile Processing
April 27th 2025Elizabeth (Betty) Casey, MSN, RN, CNOR, CRCST, CHL, is the SVP of Operations and Chief Nursing Officer at Surgical Solutions in Overland, Kansas. This SPD leader reframes preparation, unpredictability, and teamwork by comparing surgical services to the Kentucky Derby to reenergize sterile processing professionals and inspire systemic change.
Show, Tell, Teach: Elevating EVS Training Through Cognitive Science and Performance Coaching
April 25th 2025Training EVS workers for hygiene excellence demands more than manuals—it requires active engagement, motor skills coaching, and teach-back techniques to reduce HAIs and improve patient outcomes.
