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The Other Ones: BSIs Without the CVC

Author: Marc-Oliver Wright, MT(ASCP), MS, CIC, FAPIC

April 21, 2023

Prior to 2020, there had been a significant ongoing and sustained reduction in the rate of central line-associated bloodstream infections...

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Ready. Set. Action! IPs Find New Meaning Behind the Scenes

Author: Marc-Oliver Wright, MT(ASCP), MS, CIC, FAPIC

February 1, 2023

In this episode, PDI host Marc Oliver Wright, MT(ASCP), MS, CIC, FAPIC, and Stephanie Mayoryk, RN, BSN, CIC, address the...

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You’re Smart-Choose Smarter; Work Hard-Not Harder

Author: Marc-Oliver Wright, MT(ASCP), MS, CIC, FAPIC

September 13, 2022

While recent reports may suggest that the workforce shortage in healthcare is not only dire, but a recent phenomenon, this...

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Disinfectant Labels: Take a Step Back

Author: Marc-Oliver Wright, MT(ASCP), MS, CIC, FAPIC

September 6, 2022

Differentiations between production and master labels are often market-based and nuanced. Yet, some can be relatively important for IPs and end-users alike.

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APIC at 50: The Ripple Effect

Author: Marc-Oliver Wright, MT(ASCP), MS, CIC, FAPIC

June 14, 2022

This year, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) celebrates 50 years since its inception; from its...

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PDI Perspective Podcast: ATP Testing in Healthcare

Author: Marc-Oliver Wright, MT(ASCP), MS, CIC, FAPIC

April 4, 2022

  PDI’s Marc-Oliver Wright, MT(ASCP), MS, CIC, FAPIC, interviews Russell N. Olmsted, MPH, CIC, FAPIC – Director, Infection Prevention Management,...

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The Potential of Continuous Active Disinfection (CAD): The Clean Does Not Fade Away

Author: Marc-Oliver Wright, MT(ASCP), MS, CIC, FAPIC

February 15, 2022

There have been some seismic shifts in how we provide healthcare over the past few decades. In the mid-1980s, we...

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PDI Perspectives Podcast: The Transformative Role of the IP

Author: Marc-Oliver Wright, MT(ASCP), MS, CIC, FAPIC

October 22, 2021

Marc-Oliver Wright of PDI Healthcare talks with Dr. Deb Burdsall, Ph.D., RN-BC, CIC, FAPIC, about the challenges Infection Preventionists face...

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PDI Perspective Podcast: The Importance of a Layered Approach to Disinfection

Author: Marc-Oliver Wright, MT(ASCP), MS, CIC, FAPIC

October 6, 2021

PDI Clinical Science Liason Marc-Oliver Wright, MT(ASCP), MS, CIC, FAPIC talks with JHC Publisher John Pritchard about the importance of...

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PDI Perspective Podcast: Dynamic Cleaning: The Interplay Between Humans & Technology in Environmental Cleaning & Disinfection

Author: Marc-Oliver Wright, MT(ASCP), MS, CIC, FAPIC

September 13, 2021

Why should hospitals take a dynamic approach toward technology supporting the infection prevention and control efforts of environmental services?  Tune...

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Breaking the Unbroken Chain of Transmission: Candida auris in 2020-2021

Author: Marc-Oliver Wright, MT(ASCP), MS, CIC, FAPIC

September 8, 2021

As the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has rolled on through 2021, an opportunistic and deadly fungal infection has been creeping into healthcare...

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Regression to the Mean and Publication Bias: Beware the Greatest Story Ever Told

Author: Marc-Oliver Wright, MT(ASCP), MS, CIC, FAPIC

May 14, 2021

Much of infection prevention is reactive. In this article, we look at how a reader can interpret whether the pre-intervention baseline rates are abnormally high with improvement results warranting a cautious interpretation. Continue reading:

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