The Infection Control and Prevention micro-credential covers the essential principles of infection prevention and control and their application in long-term care settings. Students earn a digital ...

The Association for Dental Safety (ADS), formerly known as the Organization for Safety, Asepsis, and Prevention, will once again host its annual Dental Infection Control Boot Camp. This is a ...

Infection control continues to top the list of survey deficiencies for long-term care facilities with overall safety environment running a close second. Newly released data pinpoints areas where most ...

The CDC and Joint Commission have reinforced baseline infection prevention measures for all healthcare settings in 2026, emphasizing universal core practices, stronger surveillance, and preparedness ...

The Sepsis-1, Sepsis-2, and Sepsis-3 definitions are for adult sepsis. The IPCC (International Pediatric Sepsis Consensus Conference) and Phoenix definitions are for pediatric sepsis. ARDS denotes ...

The “persistence” of healthcare-associated infections in long-term care settings earned a spot on a new list revealing the top 10 patient safety concerns in 2025. The special long-term care mention ...

Dr. Ericka L. Kalp is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health and Co-Director of Drexel Dornsife's Infection Prevention and Control Academic Programs ...

Nosocomial infections are infections that develop while a person is receiving medical attention. Examples include pneumonia, urinary tract infections (UTIs) and gastrointestinal (GI) infections. The ...