Consumer Reports looks at how well hospitals prevent common infections A new analysis finds big differences in hospital performance against C. diff and MRSA infections An estimated one in 25 patients develops at least one infection while in the hospita…
Guest Author: Michele E. Gaguski MSN RN AOCN CHPN APN-C As an oncology nurse, I see the quick pace in which cancer treatment modalities continue to advance. I attribute this rapid advancement to several factors: new medications have gained approval c…
Guest Author: Dr. Evelyn McKnight, President and Co-Founder of HONOReform How thrilling to be part of a global effort to advance injection safety! It was a rewarding moment when we entered the doors of the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerla…
Guest Author: Aaron R. Ducoffe, MDUS Department of Health and Human Services In my first few weeks as a Health Policy and Quality Fellow, I immediately became intrigued with the CDC’s One & Only Campaign and its applicability to my former and upcoming planned specialties. I have learned in residency that a physician’s best and […]
Guest Author: Andrew Engel, MDInternational Spine Intervention Society The International Spine Intervention Society supports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s safe injection practices. As a strong proponent of using evidence-based medicine and safe injection practices, the International Spine Intervention Society agrees with the message espoused by CDC’s new Key Standards for Pain Clinics [PDF […]
Guest Author: Ann L. Albright, PhD, RD Director, Division of Diabetes Translation, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Diabetes is a chronic condition that is a 24/7 responsibility for everyone who has it. Diligence is necessary to manage diabetes, since its highs and lows can strike while we are otherwise busy with life. It is […]
Guest Author – John O’Keefe, BDentSc, MDentSc, MBA Board Chairman, Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP) Because safe injection and sharps management practices are central to dentistry, the One & Only Campaign resonates strongly in the dental care sector. That is why the Organization for Safety Asepsis & Prevention (OSAP), the dental sector’s premier […]
Guest Author: Kim James, MS, FNP-BC Director, Occupational Health, Brookdale University Medical Center When teaching about Safe Injection/Safe Needle Practices, I always like to determine the students’ knowledge base regarding these principles. I’m often surprised to find that what I take for granted as a “given” is anything but! This is one reason why, at […]
Guest Author: Kimberly New, JD BSN RN, President, Tennessee Chapter of the National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators In my last blog, I talked about the impact of drug diversion on hospitals and healthcare facilities. Today, I will be discus…
Guest Author: Kimberly New, JD BSN RN President, Tennessee Chapter of the National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators In my last blog, I talked about how drug diversion, or theft of medication, poses a continuous threat to patient safety. In t…
Guest Author: Kimberly New, JD BSN RN President, Tennessee Chapter of the National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators You may have seen some recent media reports about drug diversion. Today, I want to break down the issue of drug diversion and…
Author: Joseph Perz, DrPH, MA Quality Standards and Safety Team Leader for the Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention When prescription medicines are stolen or used illegally, it is called drug diversion. P…
Author: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Injection safety is part of the minimum expectation for safe care anywhere healthcare is delivered; yet, CDC has had to investigate outbreak after outbreak of life-threatening infections caused by in…
Author: Michael Bell, MD, Associate Director for Infection Control at CDC′s Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion. CDC released a report today detailing two outbreaks that occurred when healthcare providers failed to follow basic injection safety …
Guest Author – Peter Graves, MD Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine Academic Faculty, Kent Hospital Emergency Medicine Residency Program Kent Hospital Warwick, RI One of the great “truisms” of Life is that we often don’t know—what we d…