Some evidence shows hospital infection preventionists may be able to spend less time monitoring hand hygiene, according to a study published Dec. 19 in the American Journal of Infection Control.

Caitlin Dugdale, MD, MSc, and Kimon Zachary, MD, physicians in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and assistant professors of Medicine at Harvard Medical ...

What is a Master of Science in Infection Prevention & Control? The Master of Science (MS) in Infection Prevention & Control degree trains students to work as professionals in the field of infection ...

Infection Prevention and Control (IPC): A systematic approach ... and environmental cleaning. Hospital-Acquired Infections (HAIs): Infections that patients acquire while receiving treatment ...

Intervention models checked against electronic medical record data show ways to help improve infection control practices and ...

WWL, alongside other NHS Trusts and healthcare services across the country, is experiencing a significant increase in influenza (flu) cases, respiratory illnesses and diarrhoea and vomiting. The ...

In defining competence, the authors state that, “competency is not determined by any single achievement or factor alone, but ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says hospitals treating people for the flu should test them for avian ...

The U.S. is seeing a "quad-demic" as cases of COVID-19, flu, RSV and norovirus spread at the same time. Experts said this is ...

A hospital patient has been left disgusted ... alongside rigorous infection prevention and control processes". "Our teams have dealt with this issue and, in addition, we have increased cleaning ...