Blog - "PDI Perspectives"

How is the Evolving SARS-COV-2 Virus Impacting Cleaning Protocols?

Author: PDI Healthcare

September 27, 2021

With the highly contagious SARS-COV-2 Delta variant now the dominant strain in the US and around the world, new COVID-19...

CDC Reveals Plan of Support for America’s Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Programs: Are You Ready for the Ride?

Author: Debra Hagberg MT (ASCP), CIC

September 24, 2021

On September 17, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that $2.1B will be invested in strengthening...

Customer Feedback Leads to New, Efficient Lid Design

Author: PDI Healthcare

September 20, 2021

As part of PDI’s mission to provide trusted infection prevention products and solutions to keep patients and healthcare professionals safe...

Preparing Healthcare Professionals for Administering Care to the Growing Elderly Patient Population

Author: Amanda Thornton, CIC, RN, MSN

September 15, 2021

For the first time in U.S. history, older adults are projected to outnumber children within the next 15 years, according...

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...

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...

A Clinical Perspective: Incorporating Human Factors Engineering into Product Packaging

Author: Amanda Thornton, CIC, RN, MSN

August 24, 2021

“Human factors engineering is a discipline that studies the capabilities and limitations of humans and the design of devices and...

Putting the New AORN Guidelines into Practice with Profend® Nasal Decolonization Kit and Prevantics® Skin Products

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

July 6, 2021

In May 2021, AORN released the e-publication of their newly updated Guideline for Preoperative Patient Skin Antisepsis (with book publication...

Infusion Nurses Society (INS) 2021 Guidelines Update: Q&A with Infection Prevention Expert on Guidance for Skin Antisepsis

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

June 17, 2021

In January 2021, the Infusion Nurses Society (INS) released the 8th edition of the Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice, which...

To Make Matters Worse: Health Disparities and the COVID-19 Pandemic

Author: Caitlin Stowe MPH, CPH, CIC, CPHQ, VA-BC

June 2, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically changed many aspects of everyday life, from socializing with friends and family to the restricting...

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:

PDI Perspective Podcast: Beyond the Sneeze: The Role of Surface Transmission with Respiratory Viruses

Author: Timothy Wiemken PhD., MPH, FAPIC, FSHEA, CIC

Marc-Oliver Wright, MT(ASCP), MS, CIC, FAPIC interviews Timothy L Wiemken, Ph.D., MPH, FAPIC, FSHEA, CIC, Associate Professor, Saint Louis University...