Jul 12, 2023 | Infection Control, News
Global efforts to reduce infectious disease rates must have a greater focus on older children and adolescents after a shift in disease burden onto this demographic, according to a new study. The research, led by Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and the Institute... 
Jun 28, 2023 | Infection Control, News
Highlighting an “astonishing lack of attention to infection prevention and control in nursing homes,” the nation’s infection preventionists, in advance of expected federal action on nurse staffing requirements in these facilities, are calling on Congress and the Biden... 
May 23, 2023 | Infection Control, News
WHO and partners are launching a global network to help protect people from infectious disease threats through the power of pathogen genomics. The International Pathogen Surveillance Network (IPSN) will provide a platform to connect countries and regions, improving... 
May 16, 2023 | Covid-19, Infection Control, News
Qizhong Liang, a PhD candidate in JILA and the Department of Physics, demonstrates how the laser-based breathalyzer works, in the Ye lab at JILA. Ultimately, the system could be miniaturized for “on-the-go health monitoring.” CREDIT: Patrick Campbell/CU Boulder With... 
May 2, 2023 | Infection Control, News
To help infection preventionists (IPs) and epidemiologists operationalize prevention efforts for emerging infectious disease threats, APIC is launching a series of “playbooks” that can be downloaded and customized for use in individual healthcare facilities. Created...
