The first major update to long-term care infection prevention and control recommendations in 17 years offer providers a new roadmap that acknowledges the increased medical needs of residents, the rise ...

Infection control researchers at Mass General Brigham have developed a virtual reality (VR) tool to train clinicians on core concepts in infection control, including cleaning and disinfecting portable ...

Protecting residents staff ratings requires four actionable infection control steps to improve safety, compliance and operational performance in ...

In the fast-paced environment of dental offices, infection control protocols are essential to ensuring patient safety and maintaining a high standard of care. However, the mantra "If you don't write ...

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology has created a conceptual model of infection preventionist competency to educate IPs, according to an American Journal of ...

Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology recently published new guidance for infection prevention and control in nursing homes.

The importance of maintaining adequate safeguards for infection control was the topic of a session at ADA 2013 in New Orleans. Recent infection-control breaches have resulted in the deaths of some ...

Laundry practices deserve a bigger role in COVID-19 prevention strategies for nursing homes and senior living communities, caution experts in the field. It’s an area that’s relatively overlooked in ...

Physician practices nationwide face mounting operational pressures. Staffing shortages, higher patient volumes and administrative complexity continue to challenge efficiency, leading to burnout, ...