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In a Time of Sea Change, Devin Jopp Takes APIC Helm
With more than two decades of leadership experience working with non-profits and healthcare associations, Devin Jopp becomes CEO of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.
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Clusters of Post-Vaccine Anxiety and Fainting
Mass vaccination sites in five different states reported clusters of people stricken with anxiety and fainting after receiving the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine April 7-9, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports
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OSHA COVID-19 Standard Under Review
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has completed a proposed emergency temporary standard to protect healthcare workers and other employees from SARS-CoV-2 occupational infections. The standard is under further government review, and the specific regulatory requirements have not been revealed in any detail.
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CDC: Vaccinated Healthcare Workers Can Take Breaks Together Without Masks
Many healthcare workers suffering personal protective equipment fatigue, burnout, and some level of exhaustion may welcome new guidelines by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that fully vaccinated staff can gather maskless in break rooms and dining areas to converse and eat.
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IPs at a Crossroads: Change Is Coming in Pandemic Aftermath
Will an aging and potentially burned-out workforce be able to retain and recruit infection preventionists (IPs), capitalizing on the value they have demonstrated during the COVID-19 pandemic? The larger question is if IPs can go beyond the hospital, bringing their expertise into many vulnerable areas exposed by the pandemic.
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Report: U.S. Nurse Workforce to Play Pivotal Role Over Next Decade
National Academy of Medicine calls on extra funding, more comprehensive education, and expanded practice authority. -
Effective Remote Communication Improves End-of-Life Care
Even in the post-COVID-19 era, the remote communication techniques that were an invention of necessity during the pandemic likely will remain.
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Poor Agreement Between ED Patients and Physicians on Goals of Care
Ideally, goals of care discussions do not happen for the first time when the patient presents to the ED. When goals of care conversations are held earlier in a patient’s disease course, advance care planning is possible. This can alleviate the use of aggressive interventions in the event the patient decompensates or does not make a meaningful recovery.
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Evolving Efforts to Integrate Critical Care and Palliative Care
Palliative care should be integrated into serious illness care at any point following diagnosis. This can happen in conjunction with curative treatment, or as a standalone intervention focused on comfort at the end of life.
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Controversy Developing Over Vaccine Passports
Concerns are emerging about individual rights, equal access, and how anyone would enforce mandates.