preventing healthcare-associated infections – AZ Dept. of Health Services Director's Blog

Updated Infection Control Prevention Guidelines

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:49:31-07:00August 19th, 2014|Prevention|

The Society for Hospital Epidemiology of America and the Infectious Diseases Society of America partnered with several healthcare organizations to publish evidence-based and best practice recommendations for preventing healthcare-associated infections in acute care hospitals. Referred to as the “SHEA Compendium”, these recommendations have served as a cornerstone of infection control and prevention since their publication [...]

Long-Term Care Infection Prevention and Control Collaborative

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:49:34-07:00July 18th, 2014|Licensing, Prevention|

Our Licensing, Preparedness and Healthcare-Associated Infections shops joined forces with APIC Consulting Inc. to provide a free day-long event to provide training to skilled nursing facilities about how to prevent healthcare-associated infections. The training will be based on the Infection Preventionist's Guide to Long-Term Care. The goals are to help healthcare providers to: 1) identify infection prevention [...]