Weekly Rounds: Therapy Animal Infection Risks, Bug of the Month, and More
Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today’s highlights for the week ending November 25, 2022.
Here are 5 highlights from Infection Control®'s (ICT®’s) wide-ranging coverage of the infection prevention and control world. Everything from interviews with known opinion leaders, to the news that infection preventionists and other health care professionals can use on their jobs.
Therapy Animals in Hospitals: Preventing Infection Risks
Hospitalized children may be scared and uncertain, and therapy animals can help ease their insecurities. But what is done to protect the humans—and the animals—from infectious diseases?
Students Helping Students During COVID-19: University Contact-Tracing Program
A student-led COVID-19 contact-tracer program reduced exposures and infections at start of the pandemic.
Bug of the Month: Water Baby
Bug of the Month helps educate readers about existing and emerging pathogens of clinical importance in health care facilities today.
Hot Topics: 2022 Holiday Season Begins: RSV Running Rampant, COVID-19 Spiking
Now is the time to enjoy the holidays, but it is not time to forget to protect against RSV, COVID-19, and influenza.
Artificial Intelligence Offers Advancements and Challenges in the IPC Sphere
Artificial intelligence increases infection prevention and control measures in health care facilities and beyond.
“Ongoing Assault”: How HHS Layoffs Have Eviscerated Infection Prevention Support Across the Nation
April 1st 2025Mass layoffs at HHS and CDC have gutted critical infection prevention programs, leaving frontline professionals overwhelmed, under-resourced, and desperate to safeguard public health.
Together We Rise: Why AORN Expo 2025 Is a Must for Every Perioperative Nurse
March 31st 2025From April 5 to 8, 2025, thousands of perioperative nurses will gather in Boston for the 2025 AORN Global Surgical Conference & Expo—a transformational experience designed to elevate nursing practice, build lifelong connections, and advance surgical care.
Vet IP Roundtable 2: Infection Control and Biosecurity Challenges in Veterinary Care
March 31st 2025Veterinary IPs highlight critical gaps in cleaning protocols, training, and biosecurity, stressing the urgent need for standardized, animal-specific infection prevention practices across diverse care settings.
