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Don’t Stress: 4 Ways to Stay Calm in Infectious Disease Outbreak Situations
There is a reason wellness experts like Andrew Weil, MD, suggest turning off the news. It can be stressful to watch due to the focus on violence, death and disaster....
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Breaking Down Resistant Rumors and C. diff Disinfectants
Originally published by Contagion Infectious Diseases Today. Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) is one of the infections that stops people in their tracks, from infection preventionists to providers and nurses alike. Roughly half a...
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Three Important Environmental Services Lessons from AHE 2019
In late August, AHE’s 2019 Exchange Conference brought together hundreds of healthcare environmental services (EVS) and infection control leaders. Elevating the profession and leading through change carried over as major...
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How C. diff Has Rapidly Adapted to Maximize Transmission
A recent study profiles the genetic history and recent adaptations of Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) and shows how current disease-causing strains have adapted to the modern healthcare system and are...
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Beating Bad Odors at Their Source
Odor removal is one of the most difficult problems cleaning professionals face. Smells have a powerful and immediate impact on the way we perceive our environments.1 In commercial settings, a pleasant...
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New CMS Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities — Are You Ready?
We’ve seen the trends: The elderly population in the U.S. is rapidly increasing, and people over age 65 will make up 20 percent of the U.S. population by 2030.4 As...
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6 Tips for Building a Compliant Infection Prevention and Control Plan for Long-Term Care Facilities
Click here to read part 1 of our series on long-term care and infection control. Last week, I shared the new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) requirements for long-term...
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Understanding Influenza Virus Information
With the flu season upon us, an article published by the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) asks the question, “Is online influenza information readable?” The study was prompted by...
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USP <800> Guidelines Enforced on Dec. 1, 2019 — Will They Affect You?
On Dec. 1, 2019, USP <800> Hazardous Drugs — Handling in Healthcare Settings will finally become official. The revision has been in the works for several years, and while many...
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The Good and Bad News of Antibiotic Resistance…in a Post-Antibiotic Era
Earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published the second “Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States” report. Antibiotic Resistance (AR) is considered one of the...