What might infection prevention rounds miss when visible conditions dominate the conversation? Tommy Davis, PhD, CMIP, a member of ICT's executive advisory board, makes the case for structured ...

This week’s Infection Control Today ® coverage explores that question through national recognition for UPMC’s genomic surveillance program, electronic tools that give small-hospital IPs more time for ...

"Proper Hand Hygiene Is the Foundation of Infection Prevention"—Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital Successfully ...

Infection prevention requires an integrated approach with continuous and varied efforts by all verticals in a facility. An all hands-on-deck commitment and ongoing efforts are the pathways to ...

Delivering clinical care inside a patient’s home brings challenges not seen in facility-based care, such as crowded ...

The Society for Health care Epidemiology of America (SHEA), in collaboration with the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), the Infectious Diseases Society of ...

Reveals that good IPC programmes can reduce health care infections by 70% Geneva, 6 May 2022 (WHO) - The COVID-19 pandemic and other recent large disease outbreaks have highlighted the extent to which ...

This roadmap responds to a proposal from the Pan American Health Organization and has been designed to support the countries of the Americas in the implementation of infection prevention and control ...

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 ...

Warn hospitals without IPC systems could amplify outbreaks By Chioma Obinna Nearly half of 415 healthcare facilities assessed ...

Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo—Weeks before the declaration of an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ituri Province, Dr Yves Tibamwenda, Medical Director of Bunia ...

The CDC and medical associations have released several new guidelines on infection prevention and control this year. The updates come as hospitals nationwide work to address rising rates of heatlhcare ...