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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Rising to Lead: Arlene Bush Steps Into HSPA Presidency With Vision and Heart

2 weeks ago | infectioncontroltoday.com | Tori Whitacre Martonicz

Arlene Bush, the president of the Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA), is no stranger to service or leadership. Bush is preparing to take the helm at HSPA with a message of gratitude, readiness, and purpose. In this interview with Infection Control Today® (ICT®), a few days before the 2025 HSPA Annual Conference and Expo, Bush reflects on the surreal moment of stepping into a role she never imagined yet fully embraces. “I never thought I would be in this seat,” Bush shared.
Beyond the Scalpel: Why Localized Drug Delivery Could Be the Key to Reducing Surgical Site Infections

2 weeks ago | infectioncontroltoday.com | Tori Whitacre Martonicz |Dikla Czaczkes Akselbrad

As surgical site infections (SSIs) begin to rise again across health care systems, traditional prevention strategies are being tested and often found wanting. Dikla Czaczkes Akselbrad, the chief executive officer of PolyPid, believes it is time for a paradigm shift. In a candid interview with Infection Control Today®(ICT®), Akselbrad outlines the critical role localized drug delivery can play in closing the gap between perioperative protocols and real-world outcomes.
Bridging the Education Gap: Improving Complex Instrument Reprocessing in Sterile Processing

2 weeks ago | infectioncontroltoday.com | Tori Whitacre Martonicz

At the 2025 HSPA conference, Cheron Rojo, BS, FCS, CHL, CIS, CER, CFER, CRCST, who is the senior manager of clinical education for Healthmark, a Getinge company, spoke with Infection Control Today® (ICT®) and shared key findings from a year-long study examining shaver handpiece reprocessing. His presentation underscored significant challenges in education, inspection, and instrumentation use, especially when sterile processing professionals are not adequately trained or equipped.
Precision Matters: Why Proper Detergent Use Is Critical for Cleaning Complex Medical Devices

2 weeks ago | infectioncontroltoday.com | Tori Whitacre Martonicz

At the 2025 HSPA Annual Conference & Expo, Matthias Tschoerner, Dr Sc, Nat, head of Applications, Engineering, Research, & Development from a Hamburg-based chemical company, Chemische Fabrik Dr. Weigert GmbH & Co. KG, shared insights into the science and challenges of cleaning medical devices in sterile processing departments (SPDs).
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Defends His Policies and "Restructuring" of HHS

3 weeks ago | infectioncontroltoday.com | Richard Payerchin

This article first appeared in our sister brand, Medical Economics®. US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr spent yesterday, May 15, 2025, in hearings with the House Appropriations Committee and the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP). Physicians in Congress had a chance to inquire of Kennedy on May 14 in the Senate HELP Committee and, earlier in the day, the House Appropriations Committee.
Far-UVC Technology Poised to Transform Indoor Infection Control

3 weeks 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 weeks 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 month 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 month 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

1 month 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).