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Subject: 9 Patients Die After AL Hosp Infection Outbreak | FL Hosp Contacts Patients After Employee Infection Death | 4 Sessions Added on Inf Cntrl: Reg Now for 9th Annual Ortho, Spine & Pain ASC Conf | Controlling Surgical Smoke Hazards
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News & Analysis
March 31, 2011

1. Infection Outbreak at Alabama Hospitals Leads to 9 Patient Deaths. Click Here

2. Florida's All Children's Hospital Contacts Patients After Employee Dies From Infection. Click Here

3. 4 Sessions Added on Infection Control: Register for the 9th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference - Improving Profitability and Business and Legal Issues (June 9-11, Chicago). Click Here

4. Understanding and Controlling the Hazards of Surgical Smoke. Click Here Written by Debra A. Novak, DSN, RN, and Stacey M. Benson, MS, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, National Personal Protective Technology, Laboratory.

5. 8 Ways for Surgery Centers to Reduce Look-Alike/Sound-Alike Drug Errors. Click Here

6. Disinfectant Surface Wipes: Effective or Simply Convenient? Click Here Written by Jack Wagner of Micro-Scientific.

7. Rules for Beyond Use Dating of Meds Drawn Into Syringes: Q&A With Anesthesiologist Dr. Clifford Gevirtz. Click Here

8. VA Patient Outcomes Bring Change at Hospitals. Click Here

9. New Study Reveals Scrubs are Carriers of Deadly Bacteria. Click Here Written by Dr. Charles Kinder of Heart Rhythm Program, Heart Care Centers of Illinois, and DocFroc.

10. Low Health Literacy Linked to Higher Risk of Death, Poorer Health. Click Here

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