Decontamination, Disinfection and Sterilization
According to a 2019 CBS poll,1 for about 43% of Americans, affording medical care is a financial hardship. While the...
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Decontamination, Disinfection and Sterilization
Reprocessing medical devices is crucial to patient safety and the prevention of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Proper medical device reprocessing requires...
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Ultrasound probes play a crucial role in modern healthcare, providing valuable diagnostic insights to healthcare professionals in mere moments. However,...
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Using the proper disinfectants for the pathogens of concern in your facility is essential. Use this resource to quickly see...
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Whether or not you have encountered C. auris in your facility, learning about this drug-resistant yeast can help you prepare....
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Symposium Topics: o Disinfection of Ultrasound Probes used for Percutaneous Procedures o Manual Cleaning of Endoscopes: Looking Ahead to the Next Gold...
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Reprocessing medical devices is crucial to patient safety and the prevention of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Proper medical device reprocessing requires...
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There is increasing evidence that the healthcare environment is an important source of healthcare-associated infections. Every facility must thoroughly clean its environment to prevent it from developing into a reservoir for pathogens. Exposures to environmental pathogens or airborne pathogens may result in infections with significant morbidity and/or mortality. Environment of care involves construction and renovation; equipment and environmental service needs; utility maintenance and use; emergency management; and more.
Learn MoreProper hand hygiene is the number one way to prevent the spread of infection. Everyone—healthcare professionals, patients, residents, families, and volunteers—should clean their hands thoroughly and at appropriate times to prevent the spread of disease.
Learn MoreDiagnostic technologies enable the detection and quantification of pathogen burden. Timely detection of pathogens allows more effective implementation of infection prevention strategies with the goal of reducing transmission.
Learn MoreExposures to germs on medical instruments and surfaces in healthcare settings can lead to illness in both patients and healthcare professionals. Appropriate disinfection and sterilization practices can help prevent healthcare-associated infections. All invasive procedures involve contact by a medical device or surgical instrument with a patient's sterile tissue or mucous membranes. The level of disinfection or sterilization is dependent on the intended use of the object.
Learn MoreInfections can be associated with procedures (like surgery) and the devices used in medical procedures, such as catheters or ventilators. Four categories of infections account for about three quarters of HAIs in the acute care hospital setting: SSIs, CLABSIs, VAPs, and CAUTIs. Infections caused by bacteria such as Clostridium difficile and antibiotic-resistant bacteria such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are also common in hospitals.
Learn MoreTechnology is making a great impact on a core IP duty, which is collection, analysis, and utilization of data. With increasing dependence on health information technology, there continue to be significant changes in how these data are obtained, maintained, analyzed and utilized, including new definitions that support algorithmic detection of infections, electronic file upload capabilities for infection reporting, data assessment, screen-testing and surveillance systems, IT terminology, and validating and maintaining data systems for infection prevention.
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