The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has drafted a guidance document which recommends the use of a warning statement on labels for powdered medical gloves, specifically surgeon's gloves and patient examination gloves, according to the FDA and a report from…
Researchers from Denver Health and the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center sought to compare whether there was a significant difference in the degree of bacterial contamination of physicians’ white coats and short-sleeved uniforms, according to a study published in…
The following article was originally published in Preventing Infection in Ambulatory Care, the quarterly e-publication from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC). To learn more about receiving this resource and joining APIC, visit www.apic.org/ambulatorynewsletter. To learn…
Under the authorization of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 and the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health providers an updated list of personal protective devices that have…
Many ambulatory surgery centers assign a single staff member or just a few employees to oversee performance improvement programs. Lakes Surgery Center in West Bloomfield, Mich., went to the opposite extreme: involving ever member of the roughly 40-person staff in…
The Joint Commission has published a new report which describes the rationale behind new Joint Commission standards, National Patient Safety Goals and performance measures.
Sheldon S. Sones, RPh, FASCP, is president of Sheldon S. Sones and Associates, a pharmacy and accreditation consulting firm based in Newington, Conn. Q: Is it expected that insulin, PPD and vaccines that are multiple-dose vials be dated and the…
The management of Lakes Surgery Center in West Bloomfield, Mich., assigns staff members to different performance improvement program teams focusing on critical patient safety issues. One such team is assigned to hand hygiene.
The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation is calling on government entities to become more involved in standards development of medical devices, according to an AAMI news release.
The following article was originally published in Preventing Infection in Ambulatory Care, the quarterly e-publication from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC). To learn more about receiving this resource and joining APIC, visit www.apic.org/ambulatorynewsletter. To learn…