American Journal of Infection Control: Science Into Practice

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#3 The IPC-Anesthesia Partnership on Universal Masking and Automated Disinfection Tracking Oct 07, 2021

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Listen as our hosts talk with another infection preventionist (IP) and a physician about IP and anesthesia working together on PPE. Next, they talk with the inventor of a new automated device that captures portable medical equipment disinfection data. Go to AJIC for more information about our guests and to access the related AJIC articles.

#2 Experiences of Infection Preventionists During the First Nine Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings from APIC COVID-19 Task Force Focus Groups Sep 02, 2021

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Listen as our hosts discuss the intensity of the experiences of infection preventionists (IPs) during the first 9-months of the COVID-19 pandemic through input gleaned from IPs in rural, urban and suburban settings. These experiences serve to highlight the important role of IPs in pandemic preparedness, emergency management, and crisis standards of care.

#1 MRSA in Outpatient Settings and Integrating Antibiotic Stewardship and Infection Prevention and Control Programs Aug 02, 2021

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Infection preventionists discuss two issues with authors of articles in the August issue of the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC):

(1) the shedding of MRSA and multi-drug resistant gram-negative bacilli and how to prevent the spread of these organisms outpatient settings;

(2) how a team science approach can be helpful in bringing together antibiotic stewardship and infection prevention teams and the importance of team science approaches in general.