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The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has taken an unprecedented interest in improving infection control in the nations hospitals. In addition to making reducing nosocomial infections a national patient safety goal, the Joint Commission is preparing to roll out prescriptive new infection control standards for 2005.
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The occupational health community has been shaken by the loss of one of its leaders. Geoff Kelafant, MD, MSPH, FACOEM, 45, died unexpectedly March 16 while vacationing in Cancun, Mexico.
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The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology recently posted information on its web site to assist infection control professionals (ICPs) in doing a sentinel event analysis. The information includes these highlights.
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The verdict is in on lift teams at Tampa (FL) General Hospital: They save money and backs. They win kudos from nurses. Theyre here to stay.
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Duke University Health System, based in Durham, NC, busted this common assumption about ergonomic equipment with a patient satisfaction survey that showed that patients like the mechanical lift devices.
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Influenza had a major impact on the nations hospitals this season, filling up intensive care units and leading to staff shortages. The hardship caused by influenza has added vigor to campaigns to improve vaccination of health care workers.
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A firestorm over fit-testing has spilled over to another agency, derailing the release of draft tuberculosis guidelines by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). If CDC recommends periodic fit-testing, will that be interpreted as annual fit-testing? If the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires annual fit-testing, should the TB guidelines be consistent with that?
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The NIH has halted the estrogen-alone wing of the Womens Health Initiative a year before its scheduled end.
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Metabolic syndrome, but not obesity alone, was associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular events. The presence of MS in individuals with angiographic CAD at study entry substantially increased the likelihood of death and major adverse cardiovascular events.
