The first major update to long-term care infection prevention and control recommendations in 17 years offer providers a new ...

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), in collaboration with the Association for Professionals in ...

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), in collaboration with the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), the Infectious Diseases Society of ...

Clinicians have authored updated guidelines that provide recommendations for infection prevention and control (IPC) in ...

Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common device-associated infection in hospitals. Both technical factors — appropriate catheter use, aseptic insertion, and proper maintenance — ...

South East Coast Ambulance Service's Infection Prevention Control (IPC) team won the Infection Prevention Society (IPS) Award for Excellence. The recognition came as a result of developing an IPC app ...

Steps to Reduce Infections and Staff Burnout Physician practices nationwide face mounting operational pressures. Staffing shortages, higher patient volumes and administrative complexity continue to ...

Starting this month, Drexel University's Dornsife School of Public Health is offering five targeted micro-credentials for professionals working in long-term care, infection control, and public health.

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Nosocomial infections are infections that develop while a person is receiving medical attention. Examples include pneumonia, urinary tract infections (UTIs) and gastrointestinal (GI) infections. The ...