Infection Control e-Newsletter: Spring 2013

 

Volume 2 l Spring 2013

Features    Top Five Things To Consider In Infection Control Are you looking in the right places to prevent disease outbreaks in your facility? [more]   Video: Touch point cleaning Learn all you need to know about touch point cleaning with the help of CMM and the Cleaning Management Institute (CMI). [more]   Claiming Victory At The End Of The Flu Season Steadfast cleaning and disinfection can help you come out on top when battling formidable foes like the influenza virus. [more]   Tips For Preventing Superbugs From hospitals to long-term care facilities, healthcare professionals are finding that healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are becoming more resistant and harder to kill. [more]   Encouraging Hand Hygiene To Discourage Germs When promoting handwashing and hand hygiene, product choices can be the deciding factor in the battle against workplace illness. [more]   Tips To Fight HAIs In Any Facility While traditionally found in healthcare settings, superbugs aren’t a problem exclusive to medical facilities, nor should they be treated that way. [more]   Becoming A Certified Germ Killer Having the right tools, the proper equipment and ample desire is not enough when lives are on the line; thorough training and continued education are major factors in the infection control equation. [more]   Infection Control Q&A: How long do germs live on surfaces after being exposed to the air? How long do germs live on surfaces after being exposed to the air? [more]   Sponsor Content    Infection Control Q&A Mayo Clinic Review Confirms Hand Towels Most Hygienic Option Paper Towels – Not a Bunch of Hot Air, Most Hygienic Option Learn more about the Cascades® Antibacterial™ Paper towels Get your FREE SAMPLE of the Cascades® Antibacterial™ Paper Towels   The Public Restroom – A High Risk Environment Health-Based Cleaning and Matter Removal Cleaning with Chronic Health Conditions or High Risk Students in Mind Keeps Schools Clean And Healthy for Everyone Cleaning to Reduce the Risk of the H1N1 Flu Virus & Other Disease Outbreaks Video: Is Your Cleaning Program Ready for the Next Outbreak? Video: Kaivac Cleaning Science

News    Infection Control In The News Recent news articles and press releases highlighting infection control practices around the industry. Study: Dedicated daily cleaning reduces C. difficile contamination Seven new cases of SARS-like virus reported Georgia behind on infection control CDC airs worries over new avian flu Copper surfaces could halt HAIs HFI recommends CDC guidelines to prevent CRE

           

Posted On May 8, 2013