Infection prevention in senior living facilities has come a long way since the onset of COVID-19, but significant risks remain. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an ...

Previously, environmentally transmitted diseases have not always been clearly recognized as the serious threat to patient safety that we appreciate today. Emergence of multidrug-resistant organisms ...

Are you overlooking the obvious when it comes to HAI prevention? Hear what experts are saying about proper device sanitization and what you can do to help stop the spread of potentially dangerous ...

1. Breaking through the biggest roadblocks can reap the greatest rewards can reap the greatest rewards. “Giving staff products that are hard to mix, that require cleaning first with one product then ...

Even as the pandemic fades further into the past, other concerns constantly threaten the skilled nursing sector, leading long-term care experts to call for stronger leadership in infection prevention ...

Every ASC infection control program needs to monitor daily, weekly cleaning, monthly and quarterly cleaning, according to Sandy Berreth, administrator of Brainerd Lakes Surgery Center in Baxter, Minn.

Thorough cleaning of single-patient hospital rooms, including “grey zones”, or the areas commonly glossed over in the cleaning process, can lower the risk of antibiotic resistant infection, according ...

Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology recently published new guidance for infection prevention and control in nursing homes.

What is a Master of Science in Infection Prevention & Control? The Master of Science (MS) in Infection Prevention & Control degree trains students to work as professionals in the field of infection ...