Feds revoke emergency use of some respirators, mask decontamination in healthcare settings
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 02, 2021
Healthcare personnel are no longer authorized to use certain respirators not approved by NIOSH or technology for cleaning disposable masks, the FDA says.
Antigen tests just as effective as PCR in preventing COVID outbreaks, NIH study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 02, 2021
A “highly anticipated” study now shows that both testing approaches can give 98% sensitivity when used at least twice weekly in a screening program.
AMDA: Don’t prescribe Aduhelm to long-term care residents without more testing
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 01, 2021
“It is our responsibility to resist the urge to prescribe a potentially dangerous and ineffective medication that is untested in our population, even if it has FDA approval,” the LTC physician’s...
Infection control experts throw support behind healthcare vaccine mandates
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 01, 2021
Voluntary vaccination policies are not a sure path to herd immunity in healthcare facilities, APIC says. The infection control advocate has endorsed vaccine mandates as a condition of employment.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, July 1
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 01, 2021
AHCA vows to continue push toward 75% staff vaccination goal … Spikevax? Moderna, Pfizer wait for vaccine brand name approval in U.S. … Older women lost muscle strength, aerobic capacity during pandemic,...
Long-term care toolkit highlights the ‘4 moments of antibiotic decision making’
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 01, 2021
Experts from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality provide specific guidance for prescribing clinicians, including how to create a culture of safety around antibiotic prescribing, and learning...
U.S. reps launch ‘much-needed’ LTC infection control and prevention caucus
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 30, 2021
A new bipartisan congressional caucus will identify opportunities for sorely needed infection control and prevention reform legislation in long-term care, say the two Florida representatives who spearheaded...
Only 4 states have hit 75 percent LTC staff vaccination goal, new CMS data reveal
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 30, 2021
States that have achieved the industry’s June 30 goal are Hawaii, Vermont, Alaska and California, with staff member vaccination rates ranging from 83% to 75%. By contrast, the lowest-ranked state...
Fall detection system cuts ‘time on the ground’ by 30 minutes, LTC study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 30, 2021
Investigators examined the effect of the SafelyYou Guardian real-time video monitoring system in six California memory care communities over 10 months. The proportion of fallers who spent more than one...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, June 30
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 30, 2021
Argentum throws support behind Nurses Care Act, qualifying TNAs beyond pandemic … Moderna’s COVID shot effective against Delta variant in lab study … ‘Biased and misleading’: No holds barred...