As the COVID-19 pandemic stretches into its third year, the need for infection prevention and control (IPC) interventions and guideline adherence remains urgent. To help nurses become better equipped, ...

A multifaceted approach focused on enforcing basic infection prevention practices and promoting education about Clostridioides difficile (C difficile) transmission led to a reduction in the number of ...

The CDC has released a new resource to help dental healthcare professionals prevent infections. The guideline gives an overview of current infection prevention recommendations and includes a checklist ...

The HHS Office of Healthcare Quality offers a free infection prevention learning opportunity for ambulatory surgery centers. Download the infection control sessions for use in your facility. *Viewing ...

The following article was originally published in Preventing Infection in Ambulatory Care, the quarterly e-publication from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology ...

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America is offering a free online course for health care providers on infection control practices, hand hygiene, pneumonia and personal protective equipment, ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- As businesses serving the public cope with heightened and ongoing responsibility to help keep patients, customers, employees and students safe from ...

The NFL continues to closely monitor coronavirus (COVID-19) developments and has been in contact with medical and public health officials, including the World Health Organization, the U.S. Centers for ...

The Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP) has launched a new website focused on dental education and certification for infection control. The website, DentalInfectionControl.org, is a ...

First came the federal requirement that every nursing home must have an infection control preventionist on staff. Now, a government watchdog says that minimum training requirements should be ...

Hospitals are understandably facing a lot of pressure to keep cutting down on facility-based infections. The problem is, they're also facing financial problems unlike any they've looked at in quite ...

The NFL continues to closely monitor coronavirus (COVID-19) developments and has been in contact with medical and public health officials, including the World Health Organization, the U.S. Centers for ...