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Infographics: Preventing the Spread of Infection
The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology has developed infographic posters to help patients and their...
Oct 16, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Get Involved! International Infection Prevention Week 2017
October 15-21, 2017 marks International Infection Prevention Week (IIPW). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
CDC Awards $200M to Fight Infectious Diseases & Antibiotic Resistance
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently awarded more than $200 million through the Epidemiology and Laboratory...
Aug 24, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
New CDC Report: Antibiotic-Resistant Foodborne Bacteria
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a report on antibiotic resistance, food, and food-producing...
Aug 15, 2017 | Amy Chang
CDC Awards Funds to Health Departments to Improve Food Safety and Antibiotic...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is awarding about $32 million to states and local health department programs to...
Aug 15, 2017 | Amy Chang
Leveraging Local Knowledge and Expertise to Tackle Healthcare-Associated Infections
It is more and more common to open up your newspaper or browser and see a news story about the latest superbug, the hunt for new...
Aug 07, 2017 | Christina Baum
CDC Report: Antibiotic Use in the United States: Progress & Opportunities
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) report, Antibiotic Use in the United States, 2017: Progress and Opportunities,...
Aug 01, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Take Action: Inaugural Fungal Disease Awareness Week
August 14–18, 2017, is the first annual Fungal Disease Awareness Week. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and...
Aug 01, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Implementation of Antibiotic Stewardship Core Elements at Small and Critical Access...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a new resource for small and critical access hospitals to help...
Jul 17, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Infographics: Preventing the Spread of InfectionThe Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology has developed infographic posters to help patients and their families understand the actions they can take to help prevent infection and receive safe healthcare. As antibiotic resistant infections continue to threaten public health, resources like this are more important than ever to help curb infections. Check out the... Oct 16, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Get Involved! International Infection Prevention Week 2017October 15-21, 2017 marks International Infection Prevention Week (IIPW). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year in the United States, at least 2 million people become infected with bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics and at least 23,000 people die each year as a direct result of these infections. IIPW focuses […] Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC Awards $200M to Fight Infectious Diseases & Antibiotic ResistanceThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently awarded more than $200 million through the Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) cooperative agreement to help states, cities, counties, and territories prevent, detect, respond to, and control the growing threats posed by emerging and re-emerging infectious disease, as well as antibiotic resistance. State... Aug 24, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
New CDC Report: Antibiotic-Resistant Foodborne BacteriaThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a report on antibiotic resistance, food, and food-producing animals. According to the report, individuals infected by antibiotic-resistant foodborne bacteria may develop symptoms that can be more severe and harder to treat. Furthermore, findings indicate that bacteria can become resistant to antibiotics when the drugs are... Aug 15, 2017 | Amy Chang |
CDC Awards Funds to Health Departments to Improve Food Safety and Antibiotic ResistanceThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is awarding about $32 million to states and local health department programs to improve program integration and enhance their ability to detect, investigate, and report foodborne, waterborne, and fungal disease outbreaks. Of the total, $12 million is funded through CDC’s Antibiotic Resistance Solutions Initiative. The grants support the... Aug 15, 2017 | Amy Chang |
Leveraging Local Knowledge and Expertise to Tackle Healthcare-Associated InfectionsIt is more and more common to open up your newspaper or browser and see a news story about the latest superbug, the hunt for new antibiotics, or the spread of an infection within a healthcare facility. In fact, antimicrobial resistance and healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) have come to be widely recognized issues that must be […] Aug 07, 2017 | Christina Baum |
CDC Report: Antibiotic Use in the United States: Progress & OpportunitiesThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) report, Antibiotic Use in the United States, 2017: Progress and Opportunities, provides the status of antibiotic use in healthcare settings, highlighting programs and resources to support better antibiotic prescribing and use. Improving the way we prescribe and use antibiotics, a concept referred to as “antibiotic stewardship,” is […] Aug 01, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Take Action: Inaugural Fungal Disease Awareness WeekAugust 14–18, 2017, is the first annual Fungal Disease Awareness Week. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and partners are organizing this week to raise awareness among the public and healthcare providers about fungal diseases. Fungal diseases, like c. auris, often go undiagnosed and cause serious illnesses around the world. Increased awareness about […] Aug 01, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Implementation of Antibiotic Stewardship Core Elements at Small and Critical Access HospitalsThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a new resource for small and critical access hospitals to help healthcare facility leaders and providers implement antibiotic stewardship activities in their facilities. The Implementation of Antimicrobial Stewardship Core Elements at Small and Critical Access Hospitals uses the CDC Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic... Jul 17, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
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