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The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is considering a revision to its glutaraldehyde recommended exposure limit (REL) and has issued a Federal Register notice asking for information on glutaraldehyde research, use, safety training, and manufacture.
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A witch's brew of apathy, fear, and misinformation about the H1N1 influenza A vaccine may cause considerable toil and trouble for clinicians responding to the first pandemic in four decades.
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How difficult is it going to be to get people vaccinated against H1N1 pandemic influenza A?
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In response to rumors about the safety of the 2009 H1N1 pandemic influenza A vaccine, federal public health officials have addressed the following myths and errors about the current situation:
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A coalition of unions and occupational health and safety professionals has called on New York state health commissioner Richard F. Daines to withdraw the emergency regulation that requires all health care workers to receive flu vaccinations by Nov. 30.
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One of infection prevention's true originals â in every sense of the term â Eddie Hedrick, BS, MT(ASCP), CIC, currently is emerging infections coordinator at the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services in Jefferson City.
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Long known to open a few doors, cold hard cash may now bring down walls as well.
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To begin an ongoing journey to prevent health care-associated infections, Orlando-based Florida Hospital's clinical excellence team asked staff what risks they saw.
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The Joint Commission had said it would not be adding any new National Patient Safety Goals for 2010. And it didn't. And most of the changes it did make it characterizes as mostly editorial, clarifying language. But there are some significant changes. Chief among those: Of 20 NPSGs, there are now 11.
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Due to continuing reports of wrong-site surgeries and continuing concern from the field, The Joint Commission in 2009 took a look at its Universal Protocol and its No. 1 purpose to prevent wrong-site, wrong-person, or wrong-procedure surgeries.
