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Getting to Near Zero with Infection Prevention
Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are a big problem in health systems across the country.
CDC recommends immunizing all infants under 8 months old against RSV
FDA last month approved a new long-acting monoclonal antibody to prevent RSV in this age group.
What Is a CLABSI and How to Prevent It
In this episode of the Advancing Health podcast series, Nishant Prasad, M.D., attending physician and program director of infectious diseases at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens, shares how they re-approached CLABSI prevention by deeply examining structure and process, and how their work got them to zero CLABSIs in the last year.
AHA podcast: Getting to Near Zero with Infection Prevention
Waleed Javaid, M.D., director of infection prevention and control at Mount Sinai Health System in New York, shares successful strategies for eliminating healthcare-associated infections.
Project Firstline Explainer Videos
A series of explainer videos that support EVS professionals in their efforts to practice proper cleaning and disinfection in a variety of health care settings.
Project Firstline Pathogen Match-up Tool
This new tool is designed to educate frontline health care workers on the six most common pathogens found in health care settings.
Candida auris: An Emerging Threat
The over-arching goal of this session is to educate EVS leaders about this urgent threat and to inform healthcare facilities on actions they should be taking now.
Monkeypox Outbreak: An Update
This webinar provides an update on the current status of the Monkeypox outbreak. Dr.
Cross Departmental Training Initiative: An Indestructible Partnership
Infection Prevention and Environmental Services Cross Departmental Training Initiative (CDTI) is a collaborative built on four innovative measures and processes.
The New Approach to Mitigating Clostridiodes difficile (C. diff) Transmission While Saving Direct Cost to the Hospital
Every year, thousands of patients across the United States are impacted by the effects of hospital-onset Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infections (HO-CDIs). In this webinar, we examine the limitations of current interventions to prevent transmission of C. diff. We also present the manner in which an effective environmental hygiene program to reduce HO-CDI is implemented and the critical role EVS personnel played. (Webinar presented May 18, 2023)