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Guidelines and Resources for Infection Preventionists

WEBThe development of evidence-based guidelines is paramount to the practice of infection control. The APIC Practice Guidance Committee is responsible for commissioning, …

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New Study Suggests Increased Flu Vaccination Among U.S. Home …

WEBNew Study Suggests Increased Flu Vaccination Among U.S. Home Healthcare Workers Could Reduce Patient Illness and Hospitalization – Findings …

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What are healthcare-associated infections

WEBThe most common infections associated with healthcare facilities include catheter-associated urinary tract infections; central line-associated bloodstream infections, …

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Infection Prevention and Behavioral Interventions

WEBAbstract. As is the case with patient care treatment regimens, infection prevention processes in healthcare institutions are often reliant on healthcare …

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50. Behavioral Health Infection Prevention for Practice

WEBBehavioral Health services are provided in a variety of settings including, but not limited to, acute care hospitals, specialty psychiatric hospitals, substance abuse …

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Vaccinations Should be Required of Healthcare Personnel, say …

WEBAPIC-led coalition sends letter to state leaders urging promotion of science-based information to address vaccine hesitancy. Arlington, Va., October 6, 2023 – Citing …

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Data From New CDC Study Reveal Key Trends in U.S. Healthcare

WEBKey findings include: COVID-19 Case Trends Over Time. During the specified period, 83,775 HCP diagnosed with COVID-19 with known COVID-19 …

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Careers in Infection Prevention and Control

WEBCareers in Infection Prevention and Control. Infection prevention and control (IPC) is a growing field for students in nursing, public health, microbiology, and related disciplines. …

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Become an IP: Start a Career in Infection Prevention and Control

WEBCOVID-19 shone a bright light on the importance of infection prevention to keep us safe from pandemics. Since COVID, there’s been an increasing demand for people to fill …

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APIC Toolkit for Patient Hand Hygiene

WEBThis toolkit was developed by members of APIC’s 2023 Practice Guidance Committee as a resource for healthcare providers to aid in improving patient hand hygiene in different …

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What are healthcare-associated infections

WEBWhat are healthcare-associated infections? Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are infections that patients can get in a healthcare facility while

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CDC Releases 2021 HAI Progress Report

WEBThe CDC released the 2021 annual National and State Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) Progress Report, which provides a summary of select HAIs across four healthcare …

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Study Finds Hospital Surfaces Can Harbor Harmful Microbes Even …

WEBMicrobial contamination, including harmful pathogens, was found on bed rails, workstations, and other frequently-touched surfaces. Arlington, Va. — January 11, …

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in addition to the current indicators (CRE) –Escherichia Coli

WEBMay 29, 2013 . Dear Chief Executive Officer and Infection Preventionist: New York State Public Health Law (PHL) § 2819 requires New York State hospitals to

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Linda Greene, RN, MPS, CIV Infection Prevention Manager for …

WEBLinda Greene, RN, MPS, CIV Infection Prevention Manager for UR, Highland Hospital, Rochester, NY Linda has over 25 years’ experience in infection prevention.

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CORRECTION: CDC Publishes 2022 National and State Healthcare …

WEBOverall, about 9% decrease in CLABSI between 2021 and 2022 Largest decrease in ICUs (21%) Largest increase in NICUs (11%) Overall, 12% decrease in CAUTI between 2021 …

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Guideline for infection control in health care personnel, 1998

WEBAJIC 290 CDC Personnel MedRXwebline June 1998 a. Overview 302 b. Hepatitis B 302 c. Hepatitis C 304 d. Human immunodeficiency virus 305 2. Conjunctivitis 305 3. …

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Prevention Efforts Reduce Costs by More Than $150,000 per …

WEB-30- Columbia University School of Nursing is part of the Columbia University Medical Center, which also includes the College of Physicians & Surgeons, the Mailman School …

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Infection control Oversee cleaning of linens and protect from …

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