Slide Show: Infection Prevention Compliance
Infection Control Today invited infection preventionists to tell us about their experiences with boosting and maintaining compliance with infection prevention principles and best practices. ICT readers who responded to our survey indicated that overall, compliance has improved at their institutions, but they were quick to acknowledge that barriers and challenges remain, especially in key areas such as hand hygiene, environmental cleaning, PPE usage and other key strategies to control and prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAIs).
Happy Hand Hygiene Day! Rethinking Glove Use for Safer, Cleaner, and More Ethical Health Care
May 5th 2025Despite their protective role, gloves are often misused in health care settings—undermining hand hygiene, risking patient safety, and worsening environmental impact. Alexandra Peters, PhD, points out that this misuse deserves urgent attention, especially today, World Hand Hygiene Day.
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.
