Review questions surgical infection prevention … Cognitive frailty tied to stiff arteries … Disparities play a part in stroke care … Palliative psychiatry could help people with mental illness …...
Ask the care expert … about infection prevention resources for families
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Feb 01, 2024
As a new infection preventionist at our skilled care facility, what information should I be giving the families when someone is admitted to make them more aware of their own responsibilities with infection...
How to do it … A stronger infection control approach
By
John Hall
Jan 31, 2024
In the wake of the biggest public health emergency in over a century, any edge these critical professionals can get is crucial for creating a stronger infection prevention program.
Some health experts question WHO’s latest COVID-19 prevention rules
By
Kristen Fischer
Jan 30, 2024
The World Health Organization recently published COVID-19 prevention and infection control guidelines, but some experts don’t think the standards incorporate enough of what healthcare workers learned...
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Jan. 25
By
Kristen Fischer
Jan 25, 2024
Shorter antibiotic course doesn’t work better than usual care for ventilator-linked pneumonia … Toilet lid up, down doesn’t stop spread of viruses, study finds … HealthPRO Heritage to offer SilverSneakers...
APIC tool aims to pinpoint infection prevention staffing needs
By
Kristen Fischer
Dec 21, 2023
The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) on Wednesday disclosed a new IP Staffing Calculator that aims to help infection prevention and control specialists gauge...
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Dec. 14
By
Kristen Fischer
Dec 14, 2023
New test helps people with hearing loss on neurocognitive assessments … Stem cell research gives new Parkinson’s study path … Study links smoking to dementia, Alzheimer’s disease … Study probes...
Easy to implement infection prevention and control strategies during the holidays in LTC facilities
By
Buffy Lloyd-Krejci, DrPH, CIC
Dec 12, 2023
The Department of Health and Human Services released a report in January of this year showing that more than 1,000 long-term care facilities in the United States had COVID-19 infection rates of 75% or...
Now hiring: Chief infection prevention officer
By
Kristen Fischer
Dec 11, 2023
Some healthcare organizations, including long-term care communities, are taking infection control to a whole new level.
Picking scrubs plays a role in infection prevention
By
Kristen Fischer
Nov 16, 2023
Believe it or not, medical scrubs aren’t just uniforms for work. The garments are just one aspect of personal protective equipment, but they can give healthcare workers an extra layer of protection —...