Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . National infection prevention experts, led by the CDC’s Health Research & Educational Trust, have developed a ...
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) has issued numerous complex and detailed rules and standards that apply to, and regulate, dental practices. Although many dental and ...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services offers a free training resource on best infection control practices for physicians, other clinicians, patient advocates and medical students.
Each year, approximately 5 million patients in the United States receive treatment that includes the insertion of a medical device such as a catheter, which puts them at increased risk of potentially ...
In the last few weeks, a number of unfortunate stories have been in the news about dental offices whose infection-control measures may have put patients at risk. And while it's possible to point to ...
The Center for Public Health Readiness and Communication (CPHRC) and Office of Education, both within the Drexel Dornsife School of Public Health (DSPH), have collaborated to develop and launch ...
Researchers say the same team-building and problem-solving skills individuals foster while playing escape room simulation games can be used to help healthcare staff improve their adherence to ...
New guidance on infection prevention and control for nursing homes offers recommendations for a variety of updated protocols and standards.
Healthcare-associated infections place a considerable burden on hospitals and health systems by way of patient morbidity and care costs. Surgical site infections, one of the most prevalent HAIs, often ...
New findings from a large, randomized clinical trial that compared two infection control techniques are already being incorporated into practice within the network of U.S. community hospitals where ...