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April AJIC looks at face masks, shields and other PPE

The April issue of the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) focused on a variety of topics related to personal protective equipment (PPE).

Blog and webinar: How joining hands makes an impact in beating COVID-19.

Throughout the pandemic, innovative partnerships have helped hospitals and health systems ensure ongoing care for patients, health care workers and their communities. 

AHA partnerships support 100 Million Mask Challenge

As part of the 100 Million Mask Challenge, the American Hospital Association (AHA) partnered with novel manufacturers and suppliers to support the personal protective

AONL COVID-19 Study: Nurse Leaders Name Staffing, Mental Health as Top Challenges

AONL and Joslin Marketing partnered to conduct a longitudinal study on the impact of COVID-19 on nursing leadership from July 2020 to February 2021.

4 Crisis Management Steps to Reduce Supply Disruption

After studying how supply chains broke down during the pandemic’s early days and talking with affected health care executives, physicians, engineers and others, Hannah recently outlined in Harvard Business Review steps health care organizations can take to create a more resilient PPE supply infrastructure.

Resources for N95 and Other Supplies

N95 RESPIRATORS Company

CDC updates guidance on PPE, work restrictions after SARS-CoV-2 exposure

Recent guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) expanded options for source control and patient care activities in areas of moderate to substantial transmission of COIVD-19 and described strategies for improving the fit of face masks.

Executive order seeks to secure critical supply chains

President Biden will sign an executive order to create more resilient and secure supply chains for critical and essential goods, the White House announced, calling last year’s shortages of personal protective equipment for front-line health care workers “unacceptable.”

3M issues guidance on identifying counterfeit N95 respirators

3M recently released guidance to help customers identify fraudulent surgical respirators in response to growing reports of fraud related to three of its respirator models.

Counterfeit N95 masks perform better than expected

Millions of counterfeit 3M respirator masks are circulating in the United States, but the good news is, at least some of the masks appear to work.