Authors: Diane Jacobsen MPH, CPHQ, Director, Institute for Healthcare Improvement Don Goldmann MD, Vice President, Institute for Healthcare Improvement Did you ever wonder why a practical change idea can be more than a simple challenge? For examp…
Author: Jan Patterson, MD, MS, FACP, FIDSA, FSHEA, CPE, FACHE President of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Change is never easy and old habits are tough to break. Since preventable healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) affect one i…
One Case Sparks National Action Imagine… A patient goes to the doctor for a routine steroid injection. A couple weeks later, the patient feels sick – headache, fever and suddenly uncomfortable in bright light. Within days, the patient is admi…
Author – Katrina Crist, MBA CEO of APIC International Infection Prevention Week (IIPW), which takes place October 14-20, asks all of us to imagine a safer world through infection prevention. Imagine a healthcare setting where everyone performs approp…
Author – Brenda Helms, RN, BSN, MBA/HCM, CIC In healthcare, we often think of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in terms of what they mean for our healthcare organization. As an infection preventionist, I know I did— until an HAI affected my …
Worldwide, more than 300,000 babies are born every year with neural tube defects (NTDs), which include spina bifida and anencephaly, a birth defect of the brain.
Turtles are colorful and cute and are often kept as pets. However, many people don’t know that turtles and other reptiles like snakes and lizards can carry harmful germs that can make people very sick.
In the United States, every 15 minutes a baby is born with a congenital heart defect, the most common type of birth defect in this country.
As parents and kids get ready to head back to school, it’s a great time for parents to update your child’s vaccine records.
Author: Priti Patel, MD MPH Medical Officer CDC’s Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion While undergoing dialysis, patients have a lot on their minds. The last thing they need to worry about is getting a bloodstream infection in the process. In th…