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Paul Offit, MD, infectious disease chief at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, has been front and center in the fight against the growing anti-vaccine movement and he has the hate mail to prove it.
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The death of a nurse from a coinfection with H1N1 influenza A and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) should have been more thoroughly investigated for a work-related link, according to the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal-OSHA).
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made "a serious mistake" in holding fast to a recommendation that health care workers wear N95s or comparable respirators during the H1N1 influenza A pandemic, a national pandemic planner says.
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Though some other infection prevention duties were shunted aside, IPs and the health care system in general rose to the challenge of the first pandemic in four decades.
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During the early stages of the H1N1 pandemic, the only vaccine available to hospitals was the live attenuated intranasal (LAIV) version, but many shunned LAIV out of an abundance of concern for high-risk patients.
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Training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation is the ultimate "homeland security," says Vinay Nadkarni, Mÿ
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The following is a list of health literacy competencies for staff created by Sandra Cornett, RN, PhD, director AHEC Clear Health Communication Program Office of Outreach & Engagement, The Ohio State University College of Medicine in Columbus, OH.
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At ProHealth Care in Waukesha, WI, community outreach is more than the hosting of an educational event from time to time.
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Questionnaires for staff and patients are one way to assess an organization's health communications, according to Sandra Cornett, RN, PhD, director AHEC Clear Health Communication Program Office of Outreach & Engagement, The Ohio State University College of Medicine in Columbus, OH.