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Question: Should an IRB have a conflict of interest (COI) policy? If so, what should be in it?
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Health care workers with pneumonia may be the sentinels for a new outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Faced with the dilemma of identifying the first suspected cases of SARS amid a backdrop of widespread, seasonal respiratory illness, public health authorities are urging hospitals to monitor their employees health.
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In the past outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), some visitors, patients, and employees were exposed to the virus before anyone was aware that another patient or visitor was infected.
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Perhaps the most intriguing aspect of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic was its patterns of spread. Sometimes, few people became infected, despite exposure. In other cases, dozens of people became ill.
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How well your employees comply with proper hand hygiene may affect not only hospital-based infections, but accreditation ratings as well.
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With hospital administrators a key target audience, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has slated a national infection control conference that will emphasize the importance of adequately funding an increasingly important program.
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Don t be shy about emphasizing your success stories when an accreditation surveyor begins making the rounds.
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If no severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) cases have been identified worldwide, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta recommends asking some key questions to patients who are hospitalized with radiologic-confirmed pneumonia...
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Once again, a controversial ergonomics rule has come under fire. But this time, voters in Washington state will be the ones to decide whether to keep the rule or repeal it.
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In employee health, safety culture is the Holy Grail. If you have a strong one, employees are more likely to comply with rules and use equipment designed to protect them and their patients. But what is a safety culture? How do you get one?
