Stephen Feller
Online Manage Editor at Healio
Online Managing Editor for infectious diseases at @GoHealio and @InfectDisNews. Former @UPI. Opinions are my own. #GoGators #HeatLifer
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4 days ago |
healio.com | Stephen Feller
PHOENIX — A video clip depicting the transmission of Clostridioides difficile won the film festival at the Association for Professionals in Infection Prevention and Epidemiology annual meeting. “Chain of Transmission with Clostridioides difficile” was created by a team of infection preventionists from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). “We wanted to tackle specifically transmission-based infections, and specifically C.
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1 week ago |
healio.com | Stephen Feller
Read more Key takeaways:Biodegradable nitrile gloves matched or outperformed standard nitrile gloves in a range of durability tests. They are more expensive than standard, nonbiodegradable gloves. PHOENIX — Biodegradable nitrile gloves are as safe and reliable as standard gloves and, according to a presenter, offer an opportunity to reduce the amount of nonbiodegradable medical waste deposited in landfills.
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1 week ago |
healio.com | Stephen Feller
Key takeaways: Spanish-speaking patients are at greater risk for several health care-associated infections. Researchers said awareness of economic, social or cultural barriers should be a main concern for health care workers. PHOENIX — Spanish-speaking patients and people who do not speak fluent English are at greater risk for a wide range of health care-associated infections, according to a study of patients in California.
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2 weeks ago |
healio.com | Stephen Feller
The annual conference of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, which is focused on hospital infection prevention trends and strategies, will highlight communication this year.
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2 weeks ago |
healio.com | Stephen Feller
Key takeaways: Proposed cuts to Medicaid would significantly affect some people’s access to HIV and other health care services. People with private insurance may be affected by cuts to Medicaid as well. Infectious disease clinicians raised alarm that proposed cuts to Medicaid could affect ID-related services, not only among patients using the program but also patients with private health insurance.
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