As the COVID-19 pandemic stretches into its third year, the need for infection prevention and control (IPC) interventions and guideline adherence remains urgent. To help nurses become better equipped, ...

Nurses have always played an important role in infection prevention and control (IPC). The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted that fact. Evidence demonstrates that IPC is most effective when all ...

The best way to show the federal government takes seriously the importance of infection control in nursing homes, especially in the wake of the pandemic, is to require a full-time specialist. That’s ...

Representatives from the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), the American Geriatrics Society (AGS), the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS), Association for Professionals ...

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), in collaboration with the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), the Infectious Diseases Society of ...

Stricter controls 'will help people move more gracefully toward the end of life,' infection control industry leader says. Infection control tended to be part of a list of responsibilities in most ...

Government reports have illuminated the ‘astounding’ lack of attention to infection prevention. The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology has sent a letter to Congress ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Hiring a full-time infection prevention specialist at a skilled nursing facility in California resulted in ...

The New York City Health Department is kicking off a new program that aims to keep COVID-19 infections down at nursing homes. AP/John Minchillo The New York City Health Department is developing a new ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released Quality, Safety & Oversight Group (QSO) standards for infection control and prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in ...

About 1 in 4 for-profit nursing homes across the country are likely not complying with federal regulations surrounding infection control staff, increasing health and safety risks for residents and ...

A long-serving member of the profession, who was working as a senior infection prevention and control nurse in the Black Country, has marked her retirement last month after 52 years of service.