Hospital Infection Control & Prevention
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APIC: Proposed changes to human research rule could have unintended consequences
The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology warns that proposed revisions to the Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects – the “Common Rule” – may have unintended consequences if infection prevention research is not excluded from approval by IRBs.
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HCV infections in Utah hospitals linked to drug diverter
Two Utah hospitals have notified thousands of patients that they may have been exposed to hepatitis C virus linked to an infected nurse with a history of drug diversion.
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Ebola survivors suffer lingering symptoms
U.S. healthcare workers who survived Ebola after acquiring it from patients have suffered a wide variety of symptoms and maladies, with only one survivor considered symptom-free at five months after discharge, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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CMS targets infection control in care transitions
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services continues to expand its regulatory reach in infection control, recently announcing a pilot project to assess the infection risks during transitions of care between hospitals and nursing homes.
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Think global, act local
Antibiotic resistance is an exploding global problem that individual nations must face to preserve the dwindling arsenal of infection-fighting drugs, according to a new report by the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy in Washington, D.C.
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Infections Are At Risk Of Becoming Unpreventable
A warning flag of the post-antibiotic era signals urgency for much needed action on drug stewardship.
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Change is the constant: Can IPs turn challenge into opportunity?
Infection preventionists are still struggling to raise their profile and funding for their programs, many of which received no additional support last year during an unprecedented Ebola crisis in the U.S.
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Diverting more than drugs: Addicted workers can harm patients, drain hospital budgets
In the largest settlement of its kind involving allegations of drug diversion at a hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston has agreed to pay the United States $2.3 million to resolve allegations that lax controls enabled MGH employees to divert controlled substances for personal use. MGH voluntarily disclosed the diversion.
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EPINet has new leadership, expands mission to go beyond threat of bloodborne infections
The International Healthcare Worker Safety Center — one of the original surveillance systems for healthcare worker needlesticks — has made a dramatic transition to an independent non-profit center that is widening the net beyond bloodborne pathogens to include worker exposures to Clostridium difficile and MRSA.
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The do’s and don’ts of using masks and N95s
With all the post-Ebola emphasis on personal protective equipment, there’s no time like the present to review the proper use and wear of masks and respirators.