In this podcast, Mary Cole, RN, MSN, CIC, CJCP, Nurse Consultant and Infection Prevention Specialist with Joint Commission Resources, will discuss tips for developing a successful infection prevention ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one out of every 20 hospitalized patients will contract a healthcare-associated infection. The spread of these infections, however, can be ...

One of our industry’s many lessons from the pandemic is the importance of balancing infection prevention and control with residents’ quality of life. However, a lesson learned isn’t always a problem ...

A recent draft released by the World Health Organization explained the new global strategy to address the gaps in infection prevention and control (IPC) programs that became apparent after the ...

Chicago IL USA — Dec. 20, 2010 — The publisher of Becker’s ASC Review has launched a new, free weekly electronic newsletter focusing on patient safety and infection control in ambulatory surgery ...

Originally created for hospitals, the World Health Organization’s Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Framework (IPCAF) has been adapted to assess infection prevention and control (IPC) ...

A new study found that a multifaceted infection prevention and control intervention could at least temporarily thwart outbreaks of infections from the Klebsiella pneumoniae bacterium, a leading cause ...

Drexel Dornsife's Infectious Disease Prevention and Control program covers the major risks for infection in health care settings, surveillance and prevention strategies for health care-associated ...

KIGOMA: The Health Service Quality Assurance Unit, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), has launched an ...

Making a business case for hiring new infection preventionists starts with gathering data on the current state of infection rates and staffing concerns. Infection preventionists have an expertise that ...

A retrospective study by Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) investigators found that infection rates at a high-volume academic orthopedic center following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are uniformly ...