Infection Control Today

Infection Control Today is the top resource for infection prevention professionals and their peers in areas such as operating rooms, sterile processing, environmental services, and materials management. Since 1997, it has been dedicated to supporting hospitals with essential information on infection prevention. The Infection Control Today magazine, website, and e-newsletters provide up-to-date and relevant guidance that healthcare professionals require to safeguard their institutions, patients, and fellow workers while working to prevent healthcare-associated infections.

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Far-UVC Technology Poised to Transform Indoor Infection Control

2 days ago | infectioncontroltoday.com | Tori Whitacre Martonicz

Far-UVC technology is emerging as a transformative tool in infection prevention and control, offering continuous disinfection without harming people in occupied indoor spaces. “It is different to traditional UVC or the conventional form of UVC, germicidal.
In the Wake of HICPAC: How APIC is Leading the Fight to Preserve National Infection Prevention Standards

3 days ago | infectioncontroltoday.com | Tori Whitacre Martonicz

The Trump administration has disbanded a federal advisory committee that guided efforts to prevent the spread of infections in health care facilities. The Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) established national standards for hand hygiene, mask-wearing, and isolating patients with infectious diseases that most US hospitals adhere to.
When More Isn’t Better: Examining the Complex Role of ID Consults in Broad-Spectrum Antibiotic Use

1 week ago | infectioncontroltoday.com | Tori Whitacre Martonicz

At the 2025 SHEA Spring Conference in ChampionsGate, Florida, held from April 27 to 30, 2025, Lucy Witt, MD, assistant professor at Emory University and director of antimicrobial stewardship at Emory Johns Creek Hospital, will present findings from a study examining the relationship between infectious disease (ID) consults and broad-spectrum antibiotic prescribing by hospitalists.
Happy Hand Hygiene Day! Rethinking Glove Use for Safer, Cleaner, and More Ethical Health Care

1 week ago | infectioncontroltoday.com | Alexandra Peters

Normally, I use this column to talk about issues specifically related only to environmental hygiene. But in honor of the World Health Organization (WHO) May 5 World Hand Hygiene Day,1 I would like to focus on the misuse and overuse of gloves in health care. Any of us who have worked in health care have all seen someone touch numerous things in a room with gloves on and then insert a catheter into a patient without doing hand hygiene.
Aligning Infection Prevention and Sterile Processing Through IFU Clarity and Collaboration

2 weeks ago | infectioncontroltoday.com | Tori Whitacre Martonicz

At the 2025 Healthcare Sterile Processing Association Annual Conference, Garrett Hollembeak, CRCST, CIS, CHL, CER, CIC, a system infection preventionist in medical device reprocessing with Bon Secours Mercy Health, addressed a crucial but often overlooked challenge: ensuring alignment between infection prevention and sterile processing professionals on manufacturers’ instructions for use (IFUs).
Empowering SPD Through Quality Management: A Look Inside an HSPA’s Preconference Workshop

2 weeks ago | infectioncontroltoday.com | Tori Whitacre Martonicz

At the HSPA Annual Conference in Louisville, Kentucky, a pre-conference workshop was presented by Hannah Schroeder, BSHA, CRCST, CIS, CHL, CER, clinical education specialist at Pure Processing, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and focused on elevating sterile processing departments (SPDs) through a deeper understanding of quality management systems (QMS). The session introduced attendees to AAMI ST90—a lesser-known but powerful standard that complements ST79 and ST91.
Sterile Processing's Champion, Anthony Bondon, Reflects on Leadership, Legacy, and What Is Next

2 weeks ago | infectioncontroltoday.com | Tori Whitacre Martonicz

The 2025 HSPA conference in Louisville, Kentucky, held from April 25 to 29, Anthony Bondon, outgoing president of the Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA), is preparing for more than just a leadership handoff—he is closing a chapter of extraordinary impact.
Posting With Purpose: Avoiding Social Media Pitfalls in Sterile Processing

2 weeks ago | infectioncontroltoday.com | Tori Whitacre Martonicz

Sterile processing professionals are increasingly active on social media, using platforms like LinkedIn and Facebook to share success stories, ask for guidance, or show off department milestones. But Deannard Esnard, CRCST, CIS, CER, CHL, CFER, CQUIA, chief of sterile processing operations for the Philadelphia Veterans Administration Medical Center, is urging caution.
The Future of Sterile Processing Leadership: Building Autonomy and Expanding Impact

2 weeks ago | infectioncontroltoday.com | Tori Whitacre Martonicz

At the upcoming HSPA conference, Kevin Bush, Jr, enterprise director of shared surgical services for Emory Healthcare, in Atlanta, Georgia, will present on the 5 essential management skills sterile processing (SP) leaders need for success at the Healthcare Sterile Processing Association Annual Conference held in Louisville, Kentucky, from April 26 through 29, 2025.
Building a Safer Future: How the TEPHI 200-Series IPC Training Is Bridging Critical Gaps in Education

2 weeks ago | infectioncontroltoday.com | Tori Whitacre Martonicz

Infection prevention and control (IPC) is a cornerstone of safe, high-quality health care—yet many health care professionals face significant gaps in IPC education and training. As patient safety challenges grow and infection preventionists (IPs) experience burnout and workforce attrition, the demand for accessible, effective training has never been more urgent. That’s where the Texas Epidemic Public Health Institute (TEPHI) steps in.