Infection Prevention

HAI Controversies: Contact Precautions. - Hand Hygiene Monitoring Technologies: Implementation and Outcomes. - Universal Glove and Gown Use for the prevention of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) or vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE). - Isolation Precautions for Visitors to Healthcare Settings. - Bacterial contamination of the anesthesia work area: hands, patients, and things. - Infection Control in the Outpatient Setting. - New Technologies for Infection Prevention. - What is the Role of Mobile No-touch Disinfection Technology in Optimizing Healthcare Environmental Hygiene? . - Universal MRSA/Staphylococcal Decolonization for Hospitalized Patients. - Staphylococcal Decolonization in Surgery Patients. - The Surgical Care Improvement Project redux: Should CMS revive process of care measures for prevention of surgical site infections? . - Healthcare Worker Apparel and Infection Prevention. - Antimicrobial Textiles and Infection Prevention Clothes and Inanimate Environment. -Multidrug Resistant Gram Negative Bacilli - Infection Prevention Considerations. - Active surveillance cultures for MRSA, VRE, Multidrug Resistant Gram-negatives. - C. difficile Microbiome manipulation. - Air Contamination in the Hospital Environment. - Vertical versus horizontal infection control interventions. - The Role of the Hospital Epidemiologist. - Whole Genome Sequencing for Outbreak Investigation. - Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Preparedness. - Probiotics and Infection Prevention. - Animals in Healthcare Settings. - Decolonization in Infection Control of Gram-negative Bacilli. - Testing water for Legionella Prevention. - The importance of C. difficile colonization on infection prevention. - Mandatory Influenza Vaccination of Healthcare Personnel. - Controversies in Healthcare Associated Infection Surveillance. - Chlorhexidine Gluconate Bathing Outside the Intensive Care Unit. - Airborne Precautions and Personal Protective Equipment: The Powered Air-Purifying Respirator-Only Approach. - Donning andDoffing of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Is Training Necessary? . - Rapid Diagnostics in Infection Prevention.