Hospital Infection Control » health care worker http://hicprevent.blogs.ahcmedia.com Just another weblog Wed, 15 May 2013 13:02:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Contact Precautions raise a paradoxical question http://hicprevent.blogs.ahcmedia.com/2012/12/12/contact-precautions-raise-a-paradoxical-question/ http://hicprevent.blogs.ahcmedia.com/2012/12/12/contact-precautions-raise-a-paradoxical-question/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 13:49:46 +0000 Gary Evans http://hicprevent.blogs.thompson.com/?p=1785 http://hicprevent.blogs.ahcmedia.com/2012/12/12/contact-precautions-raise-a-paradoxical-question/feed/ 0 Joint Commission: You can’t have patient safety without health care worker safety http://hicprevent.blogs.ahcmedia.com/2012/11/27/joint-commission-you-cant-have-patient-safety-without-health-care-worker-safety/ http://hicprevent.blogs.ahcmedia.com/2012/11/27/joint-commission-you-cant-have-patient-safety-without-health-care-worker-safety/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2012 13:38:40 +0000 Gary Evans http://hicprevent.blogs.thompson.com/?p=1733 http://hicprevent.blogs.ahcmedia.com/2012/11/27/joint-commission-you-cant-have-patient-safety-without-health-care-worker-safety/feed/ 0 Needlestick injuries, infections decline, but challenges remain in OR, non-hospital setting http://hicprevent.blogs.ahcmedia.com/2012/04/11/needlesticks-injuries-infections-decline-but-challenges-remain-in-or-non-hospital-setting/ http://hicprevent.blogs.ahcmedia.com/2012/04/11/needlesticks-injuries-infections-decline-but-challenges-remain-in-or-non-hospital-setting/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:56:51 +0000 Gary Evans http://hicprevent.blogs.thompson.com/?p=855 http://hicprevent.blogs.ahcmedia.com/2012/04/11/needlesticks-injuries-infections-decline-but-challenges-remain-in-or-non-hospital-setting/feed/ 0 Controversial mandatory flu shot recommendation now goes to HHS http://hicprevent.blogs.ahcmedia.com/2012/02/10/controversial-mandatory-flu-shot-recommendation-now-goes-to-hhs/ http://hicprevent.blogs.ahcmedia.com/2012/02/10/controversial-mandatory-flu-shot-recommendation-now-goes-to-hhs/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:02:02 +0000 Gary Evans http://hicprevent.blogs.thompson.com/?p=706 http://hicprevent.blogs.ahcmedia.com/2012/02/10/controversial-mandatory-flu-shot-recommendation-now-goes-to-hhs/feed/ 0 The ethics of health care worker surveillance http://hicprevent.blogs.ahcmedia.com/2012/01/30/the-ethics-of-health-care-worker-surveillance/ http://hicprevent.blogs.ahcmedia.com/2012/01/30/the-ethics-of-health-care-worker-surveillance/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:58:38 +0000 Gary Evans http://hicprevent.blogs.thompson.com/?p=656 http://hicprevent.blogs.ahcmedia.com/2012/01/30/the-ethics-of-health-care-worker-surveillance/feed/ 0 OSHA crashes mandatory flu shot party http://hicprevent.blogs.ahcmedia.com/2012/01/18/osha-comes-out-against-mandatory-flu-shots/ http://hicprevent.blogs.ahcmedia.com/2012/01/18/osha-comes-out-against-mandatory-flu-shots/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:30:41 +0000 Gary Evans http://hicprevent.blogs.thompson.com/?p=638 http://hicprevent.blogs.ahcmedia.com/2012/01/18/osha-comes-out-against-mandatory-flu-shots/feed/ 4 FDA should end `reckless disregard,’ ban latex gloves http://hicprevent.blogs.ahcmedia.com/2011/04/27/fda-should-end-reckless-disregard%e2%80%99-ban-latex-gloves/ http://hicprevent.blogs.ahcmedia.com/2011/04/27/fda-should-end-reckless-disregard%e2%80%99-ban-latex-gloves/#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2011 14:58:10 +0000 Gary Evans http://hicprevent.blogs.thompson.com/?p=190 http://hicprevent.blogs.ahcmedia.com/2011/04/27/fda-should-end-reckless-disregard%e2%80%99-ban-latex-gloves/feed/ 0 Reality Check: Joint Commission lowers hand hygiene standard http://hicprevent.blogs.ahcmedia.com/2011/04/15/reality-check-tjc-lowers-hand-hygiene-expectations/ http://hicprevent.blogs.ahcmedia.com/2011/04/15/reality-check-tjc-lowers-hand-hygiene-expectations/#comments Fri, 15 Apr 2011 15:51:30 +0000 Gary Evans http://hicprevent.blogs.thompson.com/?p=176 http://hicprevent.blogs.ahcmedia.com/2011/04/15/reality-check-tjc-lowers-hand-hygiene-expectations/feed/ 0 An inconvenient truth about mandated flu shots http://hicprevent.blogs.ahcmedia.com/2011/04/11/an-inconvenient-truth-about-mandated-flu-shots/ http://hicprevent.blogs.ahcmedia.com/2011/04/11/an-inconvenient-truth-about-mandated-flu-shots/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:32:48 +0000 Gary Evans http://hicprevent.blogs.thompson.com/?p=170 http://hicprevent.blogs.ahcmedia.com/2011/04/11/an-inconvenient-truth-about-mandated-flu-shots/feed/ 0 OSHA position on mandatory flu shots: OK with a key caveat http://hicprevent.blogs.ahcmedia.com/2011/03/08/osha-position-on-mandatory-flu-shots-ok-with-a-key-caveat/ http://hicprevent.blogs.ahcmedia.com/2011/03/08/osha-position-on-mandatory-flu-shots-ok-with-a-key-caveat/#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2011 18:55:23 +0000 Gary Evans http://hicprevent.blogs.thompson.com/?p=93 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