CMS requires physicians to be included in infection control education, which is why Brainerd Lakes Surgery Center in Baxter, Minn., puts its physicians through infection control orientation. The ASC ...

New guidance on infection prevention and control for nursing homes offers recommendations for a variety of updated protocols and standards.

The Organization for Safety and Asepsis Procedures (OSAP) has launched a new website that gives dental professionals access to up-to-the-minute research-based information on infection control and ...

Here are six things ASCs should do internally and externally to further perfect their already existing infection control programs. 1. Educate patients. Although there is a myriad of best practices for ...

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 ...

During the week, I often talk with DrBicuspid.com Editor-in-Chief Kevin Henry about several topics. Of course, over the past few weeks, the focus has been on the COVID-19 pandemic and how it is ...

Chemoradiation in Stage IIIB Cancer of the Uterine Cervix: A Review of the Zimbabwean Experience Our work was a prospective before-and-after study to improve IPC standards. We compared the WHO Hand ...

Editor's note: Find Firehouse.com's complete coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic here. April 2, 2020 – As emergency response personnel on the front lines are exposed to lethal pathogens or test positive ...

Focused infection control surveys are no longer part of the standard survey process, federal officials announced in a memo to state directors Wednesday. Any COVID-19 or infection control concerns ...

The Trump administration has terminated a federal advisory committee that issued guidance about preventing the spread of infections in health care facilities. The Healthcare Infection Control ...

Information about implementing an infection prevention program, recognizing and containing outbreaks, and proper handling of linens are all part of revised guidance for F-tag 441. The Centers for ...