UPMC’s genomic surveillance initiative earned national recognition for patient safety. Alexander Sundermann, DrPH, CIC, FAPIC ...

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 ...

Earlier this month, Anthropic released Detecting and Countering Misuse of AI, documenting threat activity identified between ...

Two posters presented by Karen Jones, MPH, RN, CIC, FAPIC, at the APIC Annual Conference and Exposition examine surveillance responsibilities and staffing in small hospitals, as well as IPs’ reported ...

Ongoing training helps sustain improvement. Repeated education and competency checks reinforce cleaning practices when busy schedules put them under pressure. Working on “dirty” areas before “clean” ...

A followed procedure can still leave patients at risk if it no longer matches validated requirements. Annetta L. McKnight, MHA, BSN, CRCST, CER, examines how infection prevention and sterile ...

Artist and designer Matthew Caliman shares how personal loss inspired the Cleanup Crew, a handwashing education project using cartoon faucets, songs, and games to help families revisit an essential ...

Ebola's Outpaced Response, Lyme Coinfection Data, and Sterile Processing Burnout Explained, and more Here's what infection ...

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 ...

A shifting mask or fogged eyewear can interrupt focus when precision matters most. Dana Weaver Storm, MHA, BSN, RN, examines the challenges of prolonged surgical mask use and how perioperative leaders ...