A new, multi-day course is being designed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid to help nursing homes prepare for an infection preventionist requirement included in the revised Final Rules of ...

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America is offering a free online course for health care providers on infection control practices, hand hygiene, pneumonia and personal protective equipment, ...

Staff who took part in a specially designed online infection control course -- in addition to receiving on-the-job training -- said their skills improved by a fifth and led to a number of suggestions ...

Online courses are helping staff to develop the skills they need to tackle hospital-acquired infections, such as MRSA and C.difficile, and this expertise could also prove vital in a pandemic, ...

A new infection prevention course aims to bring more awareness about, and practical tips to stop, the spread of infections in assisted living communities. The course, “Infection Prevention and Control ...

The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses is now offering an infection prevention course for ASCs, according to a news release by AORN. The aim of the course is to guide ASCs in making sure ...

Background: The evaluation of hospital infection prevention and control (HIPC) courses holds significant importance in guaranteeing the quality. Regrettably, there is currently no specific evaluation ...

All embalmers who work at licensed funeral parlours will have to be registered They must also attend a basic infection control course The National Environment Agency has received feedback on 4 cases ...