The CDC and medical associations have released several new guidelines on infection prevention and control this year. The updates come as hospitals nationwide work to address rising rates of heatlhcare ...
OAK BROOK, Ill. – – The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) has updated its infection control guidelines regarding gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy. The guidelines note ...
Becker's Hospital Review: Nursing home infection control guidelines get 1st update in 17 years
MedPage Today: CDC Advisory Group Under Fire for Proposed Infection Control Guidelines
Nurses, patients, and professional groups are pushing for more rigorous infection control standards from the CDC following a preview of proposed changes to its isolation precaution guidelines and an ...
EurekAlert!: New U.S. Public Health Service guidelines on occupational HIV exposure and postexposure prophylaxis published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
New U.S. Public Health Service guidelines on occupational HIV exposure and postexposure prophylaxis published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
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A group of healthcare societies has issued updated infection control guidance for nursing homes, marking the guideline’s first update in 17 years. The guidance was published Oct. 28 in Infection ...
Becker's ASC: 3 Steps to Build a Robust ASC Infection Control Program
Infection control is easy to view as an administrative burden, but going forward, the stricter standards for ASCs will be instrumental to providing quality patient care. According to Robert Chase, MD, ...
While seemingly esoteric and of little impact to health workers and the public, a little known group is creating a firestorm in the public health community. The Healthcare Infection Control Advisory ...
MSN: New multisociety guidance strengthens infection prevention and control in nursing homes
The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), in collaboration with the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), the Infectious Diseases Society of ...
Members of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) voted Friday to defend what some have called weak standards of infection control for healthcare settings, agreeing ...
The American Journal of Managed Care: SHEA Updates Guidelines for Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection Prevention in Hospitals
Preventing health-care–associated infections in acute-care hospitals is crucial for patient well-being and health care cost burden, and comprehensive guidelines based on current research are an ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its COVID guidelines for 2024, removing the five-day isolation recommendation as the agency said it aims to mirror guidance for other ...
McKnight's Long-Term Care News: Researchers see benefits of WHO infection control model in nursing homes
Originally created for hospitals, the World Health Organization’s Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Framework (IPCAF) has been adapted to assess infection prevention and control (IPC) ...
DrBicuspid: Social media, professionalism, and dental infection control: What do they have in common?
Social media, professionalism, and dental infection control: What do they have in common?
Arlington, VA –The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), on behalf of the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS), has released the 2025 Guidelines for the Management of Occupational Exposure to ...
Almost 6 in 10 Americans have signs of previous COVID-19 infection, showing the widespread reach of the virus, according to new data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC ...
The Daily Star: Seminar highlights need for stronger infection control to tackle AMR
A seminar on combating antimicrobial resistance (AMR) was held at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, focusing on the role of infection prevention and control (IPC). The event, titled “Strategies to ...
Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2025-2030: Progress on added sugar, protein hype, saturated fat contradictions The 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs) were released …
The usefulness of guidelines will depend on how these issues are addressed and how realistic the conclusions are that can be reached.
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Between 1992 and 1996, the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (now the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) sponsored development of a series of 19 clinical practice guidelines.
If an organization issues guidelines on something, it issues official advice about how to do it.
Guidelines Help ensure consistent, evidence-based care of critically ill and injured patients using the most up-to-date and relevant knowledge available. The Society of Critical Care Medicine's clinical practice …
any guide or indication of a future course of action: guidelines on the government's future policy. a lightly marked line used as a guide, as in composing a drawing, a typed page, or a line of lettering.
McKnight's Long-Term Care News: Groups update 2008 infection prevention guideline for nursing homes
Universal prevention baseline: CDC’s 2026 recommendations set consistent infection prevention measures for all healthcare settings, supported by training, auditing, and leadership engagement. Expanded ...
Guidelines Help ensure consistent, evidence-based care of critically ill and injured patients using the most up-to-date and relevant knowledge available. The Society of Critical Care Medicine's clinical practice guidelines are evidence-based statements that include recommendations intended to optimize patient care.
NBC Chicago: What to do if you test positive? Here are the new CDC COVID guidelines for 2024
What to do if you test positive? Here are the new CDC COVID guidelines for 2024
Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2025-2030: Progress on added sugar, protein hype, saturated fat contradictions The 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs) were released this week with the tagline “eat real food,” and a stronger stance on limiting added sugars and highly processed foods.
Healthcare facilities around the world are continually challenged with healthcare-associated infections and the rise of antibiotic resistance. According to the World Health Organization, 7 percent of ...
AOL: “Gross, Selfish And Irresponsible”: Influencer Slammed For Partying With Contagious Infection
Madeleine White Fedyk has sparked outrage online after attending her birthday celebration despite revealing she had a highly contagious infection. The 30-year-old newly married British influencer, ...
The CDC has issued updated 2026 infection prevention guidance, emphasizing a universal baseline of core practices for all healthcare environments, stronger surveillance systems, and targeted measures ...