A new, multi-day course is being designed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid to help nursing homes prepare for an infection preventionist requirement included in the revised Final Rules of ...

A new, multi-day course is being designed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to help nursing homes prepare for the infection preventionist requirement included in the revised final rules ...

Online courses are helping staff to develop the skills they need to tackle hospital-acquired infections, such as MRSA and C.difficile, and this expertise could also prove vital in a pandemic, ...

The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses is now offering an infection prevention course for ASCs, according to a news release by AORN. The aim of the course is to guide ASCs in making sure ...

ATLANTA — ASHRAE will offer a course on the role of HVAC systems in infection control in hospitals. The course, “Designing and Operating High-Performing Healthcare HVAC Systems,” is one of 11 ...

Five presentations from the 2017 Connecticut State Dental Association (CSDA) annual meeting are now available as continuing education (CE) videos. Topics include infection control, pain management and ...

What is a Master of Science in Infection Prevention & Control? The Master of Science (MS) in Infection Prevention & Control degree trains students to work as professionals in the field of infection ...

The Quiet Cost of Short Staffing Across the country, nursing homes are still struggling to fill open positions that have remained vacant for years. Too few aides and nurses lead to slower response ...

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), in collaboration with the Association for Professionals in ...

Editor's Note: This article was written before the Ebola Virus hit the U.S. Find the latest on Ebola on the WHO website and CDC website. Fire departments are in the business of risk management. Risk ...