Category: Infection Control and Prevention

The Journey to an Infection Prevention and Control Career

Janet Glowicz getting ready for rounds.

The Journey to an Infection Prevention and Control Career In the complex world of health care, infection prevention and control (IPC) is crucial to keeping everyone safe. IPC helps protect healthcare professionals and reduces patients’ risk for healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), which they can get while or soon after receiving care. HAIs can lead to prolonged Read More >

Posted on by Janet Glowicz, MPH, Ph.D, RN, CIC, LTC-CIP, Morgan Kuhnly MSN, RN, CIC and Mia FrederickLeave a comment
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Healthcare Worker Vaccination is Important for Respiratory Virus Season 2024

Healthcare worker rolls up her sleeve to show bandaid after getting vaccination

Respiratory virus season is here. As a healthcare worker, you play a critical role in slowing and preventing the spread of viral respiratory infections, including flu and COVID-19. Like hand hygiene, personal protective equipment (PPE), and environmental cleaning and disinfection, vaccination is a critical tool in our infection control toolbox. Getting vaccinated in combination with Read More >

Posted on by Janet Glowicz, PhD, RN, Infection Preventionist with Project Firstline in CDC’s Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion1 Comment
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Upcoming HICPAC Public Meeting Information

Virtual meeting attendee in front of computer screen showing other attendees.

The next Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) meeting is scheduled for August 22, 2024, 9 a.m. – 3:15 p.m. ET. The meeting will be virtual and streamed live on YouTube. HICPAC meetings are open to the public and registration is not required to watch the meeting webcasts. A link to the meeting webcast will be Read More >

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Supporting Health Equity in Native Hawaiian Communities

Photo of Dr. Reid Elderts

May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, & Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month, a time to recognize the contributions and experiences of AANHPIs. As a collaborative, CDC’s Project Firstline works with partners like the Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) to meet healthcare workers where they are with infection control information and resources based Read More >

Posted on by Mia Frederick and Brittney Foster
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Keeping Your Hands Clean and Healthy

Truth: Alcohol-based is more effective and less drying than soap and water.

As a healthcare worker, clean hands count. Clean hands prevent the spread of illness in healthcare facilities. Unfortunately, the frequent handwashing and sanitizing needed to achieve this all too often results in painful, cracking, or broken skin on the hands. This raises an important question: what can we do to ensure our hands are clean Read More >

Posted on by Aída Lugo-Somolinos MD, Brandon L. Adler, MD and Jennifer K. Chen, MD
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