Deb Burdsall, PhD RN-BC, CIC, LTC-CIP, FAPIC, an infection preventionist consultant and a board member at-large for the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC ...

"Infection preventionists add a lot of value," says Jennifer Ormsby, DNP, RN, senior director of infection prevention and control at Boston Children's Hospital. "They have an expertise that is ...

Duties of an on-site infection preventionist would include gathering and reporting data on different infections to the state and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and doing ...

Infection rates decreased by up to 57% at a Virginia health system when it increased the size of its infection prevention ...

Critical to preparing for future outbreaks is ensuring that healthcare organizations have adequate infection prevention and control (IPC) capacity. Infection preventionists and their ...

TUESDAY, Oct. 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A novel calculator allows facilities to staff their infection prevention and control program based on individual factors, according to a study published ...

Healthcare CEOs, do you know your infection preventionist, and do you engage with them regularly? If not, you’re missing out on opportunities to improve patient safety, protect your organization ...

Findings from a first-of-its-kind study published today in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) suggest that infection preventionists experienced worsening mental and physical health ...

Rider was named Infection Preventionist of the Year at the 35th annual meeting of the S.C. Palmetto Association of Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology held last month in Columbia.

The assistant director of nursing, who was also the facility’s infection control preventionist, reiterated in the Aug. 19 interview staff did not have to wear full PPE unless performing ...

Sixty-three percent of U.S. nursing homes have been cited in the last four years for infection violations. The track record among the nursing homes housing 75,000 Ohioans is worse, with 67% of the ...