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 ...

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 ...

Alpharetta, Ga.-based Surgical Information Systems outlined five roadblocks ASCs can face when providing effective infection control training on their blog. 1. Time. When ASCs are busy, it can be ...

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.

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 ...

All healthcare staff must do mandatory training in infection prevention and control. This article details an alternative approach to delivering training at one NHS acute trust during the Covid-19 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Officials have revoked the license of a dialysis clinic in Tennessee after the clinic failed to use proper infection control techniques, putting patients at risk for bloodstream infections, according ...