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The Power is in Our Hands
Angela Dunbar, Manager of the CDC and CDC Foundation’s Preventing Infections in Cancer Patients Program “I wonder if they will all say the same thing,” I thought as I waited for the steady flow of my medical team to begin filing in and out of my exam room. You see, I had breast cancer and Read More >
Posted on by 5 CommentsUnintended Consequences for Patients with Spinal Cord Injury
Matt Davis, MD, Clinical Medical Director SCI Service Line, TIRR Memorial Hermann The story would have been shocking, if I had not seen the precursors many times before. My patient was paralyzed by a bulging disc in her spine. In an effort to achieve “High Reliability” and reach the goal of “Zero Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Read More >
Posted on by 19 CommentsCategories Healthcare-associated infections, Infection Control and Prevention, Patient Stories and Patient Safety