A core aspect of Project Firstline — a national training collaborative for healthcare infection control led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — is content tailored specifically ...

In the practice of infection control, the gradual shift from a nurse-centric to a multidisciplinary specialty means the traditional role of the infection control nurse won't be feasible in the future, ...

Every day Melanie DuBose begins her day by checking various databases used by Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center to see if any patients have been admitted with or developed any infections.

At the request of the CDC, two experienced Emory University Hospital nurses from their Serious Communicable Disease Unit have traveled to Dallas and spoke to healthcare workers today at Texas Health ...

Infection preventionists are increasingly important — and increasingly challenged. Here’s a look at how and why.

The following is written by Carla Daley, director of clinical operations for Regent Surgical Health. At Regent, we believe in "walking the walk," meaning that our facilities should be status ...

The need for infection preventionists has never been greater, but 13 months into the COVID-19 pandemic, long-term care providers still remain in the dark as to who will fit the federal government’s ...

During the pandemic, one very clear tragedy stood out: Approximately 200,000 residents and staff died from COVID-19 in nursing homes. However, what many people don’t realize is that even before the ...

Editor's Note: This article was written before the Ebola Virus hit the U.S. Find the latest on Ebola on the WHO website and CDC website. Fire departments are in the business of risk management. Risk ...

A hospital workers union is alleging Pomona (Calif.) Valley Hospital Medical Center fails to train environmental services and other staff members on proper procedures to prevent certain bacterial ...

The following is written by Carla Daley, director of clinical operations for Regent Surgical Health. At Regent, we believe in “walking the walk,” meaning that our facilities should be status ...