According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one out of every 20 hospitalized patients will contract a healthcare-associated infection. The spread of these infections, however, can be ...

10 common infection prevention and control deficiency findings in healthcare facilities Between January and August 2018, Infection Control Consulting Services (ICCS) experienced a record number of ...

New technologies tend to dominate headlines in modern medicine, but infection-control experts warn that basic, overlooked ...

One of our industry’s many lessons from the pandemic is the importance of balancing infection prevention and control with residents’ quality of life. However, a lesson learned isn’t always a problem ...

The Ogun State Government has formally validated and adopted a new Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Manual to enhance ...

At the 20th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago on Oct. 25, Nicole Gritton, RN, vice president of nursing and ASC operations at Laser Spine Institute, discussed quality assurance ...

The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), in close collaboration with healthcare institutions across Qatar, recently organised a wide range ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released the Guide to Infection Prevention for Outpatient Settings: Minimum Expectations for Safe Care. Melissa Schaefer, MD, medical officer in ...

Nursing home owners and operators must stop viewing infection prevention as an add-on service and invest in related training resources and the time needed to develop effective nursing home programs, a ...

Healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs) are an ongoing challenge for hospitals and health systems, racking up billions in costs. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, roughly one ...

Nuffield Health trains hospital matrons to be effective leaders in infection prevention and control. This initiative won the Infection Prevention and Control category in the 2017 Nursing Times Awards.

Self-care, structured exercise, and reliable medication adherence help stabilize systemic lupus erythematosus and reduce long ...