APIC annual convention starts Sunday with special LTC track
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 25, 2021
The opening day of the annual APIC convention features an all-day line-up Sunday specifically focusing on long-term care, subtitled “The future is now.”
Annual infection control conference starts Wednesday
Jun 07, 2018
The 45th annual conference of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control starts Wednesday at the Minneapolis Convention Center. It will feature more than 100 educational sessions.
Now hiring: Chief infection prevention officer
By
Kristen Fischer
Dec 11, 2023
Some healthcare organizations, including long-term care communities, are taking infection control to a whole new level.
New nursing home staffing headache? CMS and GAO agree new requirements needed for infection preventionists
By
Joe Bush
Sep 15, 2022
First came the federal requirement that every nursing home must have an infection control preventionist on staff. Now, a government watchdog says that minimum training requirements should be established...
Drugs will kill CRE colonies
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 01, 2014
Particular antibiotics are effective in eliminating colonies of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in asymptomatic carriers of the deadly bacteria, according to clinical research.
Best practices kept coronavirus cases at zero among hospital employees, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 05, 2020
The hospital’s strategy was to step up screening and quarantine, along with infection control measures during the early weeks of the outbreak.
Coordinate locally to lower COVID-19 burden, facility study suggests
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 13, 2020
Three Michigan nursing homes worked hand-in-hand with local referral hospitals and labs to successfully contain facility COVID-19 outbreaks.
Study: More transparency needed to enable nurses to disclose errors in nursing homes
Nov 07, 2011
Nursing homes need to improve communications processes and policies to make it easier for nurses to disclose errors, according to researchers of a unique new study. The researchers say their findings have...
Joint Commission releases document on hand hygiene compliance
Apr 17, 2009
The Joint Commission this week released a document to help healthcare workers, including those in long-term care, measure hand hygiene compliance.
CDC touts antimicrobial resistance financial transparency with updated map
By
Kristen Fischer
Feb 12, 2024
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its updated Antimicrobial Resistance (AR) Investment Map last week, which spotlights funding to initiatives and organizations (including local and...