Policy Updates
CMS Updates ASC Guidance on Infection Control Breaches
6/3/22 — CMS issued updated surveyor guidance for ambulatory surgical centers...
Nursing Homes May Use Medicaid Funds to Enhance IP Staffing
8/22/22 — The CMS Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS)...
CDC Study Highlights Need for Ongoing Monitoring to Identify Emergence of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Community Settings
First-of-its-kind population-level analysis finds 10% of individuals with carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales...
New Data Illustrate COVID-19 Pandemic Negatively Impacted Infection Preventionists’ Mental and Physical Health
First-of-its-kind study suggests hospitals and healthcare systems should fix system...
Recommended
The APIC Text
Written, edited, and reviewed by more than 200 subject matter experts, the APIC Text is the most comprehensive reference for infection prevention and control.
Publications
Prevention Strategist Summer 2022
Prioritizing research in an infection prevention program. Fostering the next generation of infection preventionists during a pandemic. Interview with APIC founding member Kay Wenzel Owens....
American Journal of Infection Control — August 2022
Rapid disinfection of radiology treatment rooms using an autonomous ultraviolet germicidal irradiation robot. Effect of sodium hypochlorite on biofilm of Klebsiella pneumonia with different drug resistance. Methylene...
Looking for New ‘5 Second Rule’ Hosts!
Applications due: Monday, September 19, 2022 The 5 Second Rule...
ANA and APIC Join Forces to form Monkeypox Rapid Response Task Force
Collaborative effort to deploy infection prevention and control resources to...
View the Consumer Alert
The events of 2020 made “pandemic” the buzzword in homes across the world. New terms like “endemic,” “outbreak,” and “epidemic” may soon become a part of your everyday vocabulary. Understand these terms and their implications.