The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) has issued numerous complex and detailed rules and standards that apply to, and regulate, dental practices. Although many dental and ...

The risk of nosocomial infection has been thought to be minimal in ambulatory surgical settings because of the short stay in the facility, the short duration of anesthesia, the ‘minor’ nature of the ...

First came the federal requirement that every nursing home must have an infection control preventionist on staff. Now, a government watchdog says that minimum training requirements should be ...

Training programs may be necessary to ensure adherence to infection prevention and control measures among medical students, according to a study in Advances in Medical Education and Practice.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services offers a free training resource on best infection control practices for physicians, other clinicians, patient advocates and medical students.

A new federal report calls into question whether Medicare’s required hours for registered and licensed practical nurses in nursing homes are adequate in helping protect nursing home residents from ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . National infection prevention experts, led by the CDC’s Health Research & Educational Trust, have developed a ...

All healthcare staff must do mandatory training in infection prevention and control. This article details an alternative approach to delivering training at one NHS acute trust during the Covid-19 ...

The Center for Public Health Readiness and Communication (CPHRC) and Office of Education, both within the Drexel Dornsife School of Public Health (DSPH), have collaborated to develop and launch ...

Researchers say the same team-building and problem-solving skills individuals foster while playing escape room simulation games can be used to help healthcare staff improve their adherence to ...

Infectious Disease is the study of human and animal diseases caused by microorganisms. Students studying infectious disease at Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health take courses in areas ...