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Arlington, Va., September 5, 2023 – The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) is deeply concerned that the Biden Administration’s efforts to address overall nursing home staffing requirements, while a step in the right direction for direct patient care, fail to protect nursing home residents from infections. This is particularly problematic, given … Continued

First-of-its-kind ‘Essentials’ course will educate frontline workers Arlington, Va., July 28, 2023 – The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) and Argentum, the leading association for resident-centered senior living communities, have jointly developed an infection prevention and control (IPC) course to educate frontline health professionals working in the nation’s 30,000 assisted living … Continued

Better infection surveillance and trained surveyors are also necessary to keep nursing homes safe and accountable Arlington, Va., June 20, 2023 – Highlighting an “astonishing lack of attention to infection prevention and control in nursing homes,” the nation’s infection preventionists, in advance of expected federal action on nurse staffing requirements in these facilities, are calling … Continued

Follow along each day as we issue news during the 2023 APIC Annual Conference! Media Contacts: Aaron Cohen, 301-633-6773, aaroncohenpr@gmail.com; Liz Garman, 202-365-7421, egarman@apic.org Science Press Releases June 28: Virginia Pediatric Hospital Prevented Central Line Infections for Nearly a Year June 27: Two Technology-Based Approaches that improved Hand Hygiene Compliance are Featured at Infection Prevention … Continued

Findings published in AJIC suggest policy change expedites availability of test results, and could help decrease clinical and economic burden of C. difficile infections Arlington, Va., May 11, 2023 – A new study published today in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) suggests that allowing bedside nurses to independently order testing for C. difficile … Continued

Concise, pathogen-specific roadmaps will help guide healthcare facilities in outbreak response Arlington, Va., May 1, 2023 — To help infection preventionists (IPs) and epidemiologists operationalize prevention efforts for emerging infectious disease threats, APIC is launching a series of ‘Playbooks’ that can be downloaded and customized for use in individual healthcare facilities. Created by APIC’s Emerging … Continued

Analysis published in AJIC suggest program was an essential service during the pandemic Arlington, Va., April 27, 2023 – A serious infectious threat response initiative (SITRI) implemented by the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) team at Veterans Affairs North Texas Health Care System (VANTHCS) positively impacted IPC staff burnout and helped prevent an increase in … Continued

Findings provide first published evidence of relationship between standard precaution adherence and safety of both healthcare workers and patients Arlington, Va., April 13, 2023 – New data published today in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) provide the first published evidence that a positive safety climate and adherence to standard precautions predict key healthcare-associated … Continued

Open surgery, prolonged procedures, obesity, diabetes, and younger age are associated with higher risk of infection following abdominal hysterectomy Arlington, Va., March 30, 2023 – Findings from an analysis of more than 66,000 abdominal hysterectomies performed in New York hospitals reveal key risk factors for surgical site infections (SSIs) following these procedures, including open surgery, … Continued