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News you can use: Avian Influenza

Author: Amanda Thornton, CIC, RN, MSN

January 25, 2023

With the price of eggs you would think that chickens have all given up on the world and found an...

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Backwoods Camping Hand Hygiene Tips

Author: Amanda Thornton, CIC, RN, MSN

May 24, 2022

Spring is in the air, and I must admit to having a bad case of spring fever. I yearn to...

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How the Pandemic has Impacted Public Health Hand Hygiene: Product Demand and Product Safety

Author: Holly Montejano, MS, CIC, CPHQ, VA-BC

April 13, 2022

While hand hygiene has been a mainstay in healthcare infection prevention, the focus on this practice has been heightened in...

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Who Brought the Sauce? Prevention of Foodborne Illness During the Holidays

Author: Amanda Thornton, CIC, RN, MSN

November 9, 2021

As we once again approach the holiday season, we gather with friends and family bringing holiday cheer, friendship, lots of...

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WHO and Infection Prevention and Control in the Primary Care Setting: Guiding IP (Programs) Along the Continuum of Care

Author: Holly Montejano, MS, CIC, CPHQ, VA-BC

October 14, 2021

Infection prevention and control (IPC) efforts in the acute care setting have proven imperative to patient safety initiatives and good...

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Mitigating Risk of Endemic MRSA and VRE Transmission with the Discontinuation of Contact Precautions: Looking at the Issue

Author: Joan Hebden, RN, MS, CIC, FAPIC, FSHEA

February 22, 2021

Infection Prevention expert, Joan Hebden, discusses the recommendations for patient management of endemic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE) with contact precautions in part one of this two-part blog.

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Hand Hygiene Compliance in a Non-Compliant World

Author: Holly Montejano, MS, CIC, CPHQ, VA-BC

April 28, 2019

We all know that hand hygiene is a cornerstone of infection prevention and the “wash your hands” slogan is synonymous...

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Support World Health and Save Lives by Cleaning Your Hands

Author: Debra Hagberg MT (ASCP), CIC

May 4, 2017

The single most effective way to prevent the spread of disease is by performing hand hygiene. Since this seems so...

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