An effective ASC infection control program must be robust. It should involve many individuals at the ASC, from staff members all the way up through leadership. It must also include many different ...

A new pilot program launched by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will put more scrutiny on infection control in nursing homes starting in fiscal year 2016. The three-year infection control ...

SEATTLE — Dec. 16, 2009 — Despite a 100-fold increase in H1N1 influenza cases in the Seattle area during spring 2009, an aggressive infection control program to protect immunocompromised cancer ...

The workshop was organised as per the directives of National Programme on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) by the National ...

The National Association Directors of Nursing Administration in Long-Term Care (NADONA/LTC) announced the release of a Infection Prevention and Control certification program specific for extended care ...

A study conducted by researchers from the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium suggests multidimensional infection control programs are vital to reducing healthcare-associated ...

The CDC unveiled a national infection control training initiative Oct. 28 known as Project Firstline to help prevent the spread of infectious diseases in healthcare settings. The $180 million ...

The following article is written by Mary Sturm, RN, MBA, senior VP of clinical operations, and Daren Smith, RN, director of clinical services, for Surgical Management Professionals. Infection control ...

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The Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP) is offering the publication "Infection Control in Practice (ICIP) Team Huddle" through its SafestDentalVisit campaign as part of its 30th ...

An infection control intervention that was implemented nationally reduced the prevalence of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae at long-term care facilities in Israel, according to study results ...

Asked if the infection control programme would help improve hygiene standards at some private clinics in the country, Dr Abdel Ghaffar said that it would, adding that the infection control programme ...