epidemiology and infection

• Superbug Raises Fear: Hospitals Sound Alarm On Powerful Bacteria

In a petri dish, the new superbug resembles a colony of "shiny, pretty pink rods. But looks are deceiving, warned Mamta Desai, a manager of epidemiology and infection prevention department at Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center - disguised there in pink is carbapenem- resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae, a deadly bacteria unyielding to most powerful antibiotics that has arrived locally.

• Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
• March 25, 2011

• On the Record / Dec. 3, 2011

Hires/Promotions/Honors The Buffalo Chapter of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology elected Christina Ostwald president-elect. Ostwald is director of infection prevention and control at Mount St. Mary's Hospital.

• Buffalo News
• December 03, 2011

• Clorox(R) Germicidal Wipes Receive U.S. Available

BALTIMORE, June 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX) announced today at the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) annual meeting that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) accepted the registration of Clorox Commercial Solutions(R) Clorox(R) Germicidal Wipes to kill Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) spores in five minutes(i). The bleach wipe used by the most U.S. hospitals,(ii) Clorox(R) Germicidal Wipes are ready-to-use, hospital-grade disinfectant wipes and are among the strongest and heaviest on the market today. Clorox(R) Germicidal Wipes contain 0.55% (5500ppm) sodium hypochlorite, which exceeds the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended requirement to kill many of the pathogens of most concer...

• U.S. Newswire
• June 27, 2011

• Maximus Features MaxPlus Clear(R) and New Clinical Research at Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology Annual Conference June 15-17.

Leader in Medical Devices to Showcase Newest Product, Research Findings ONTARIO, Calif. -- Maximus, a business unit of leading infusion therapy firm...

• Business Wire
• June 16, 2008

• Apic Announces Winner of First Healthcare Administrator Award

To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Liz Garman of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, +1-202-454-2604, egarman@apic.org or Taryn Green for the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, +1-202-261- 2860, Taryn.green@mslworldwide.com

• U.S. Newswire
• October 16, 2009

• Of Keeping 100 Million Disposable Sharps Containers Out of U.S. 8% of U.S. Carbon Footprint

LAKE FOREST, Ill., June 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Stericycle, Inc. (NASDAQ: SRCL) announced today it is reaching a milestone with its Sharps Management Service (SMS). Nationally, hospitals have partnered with Stericycle by using the SMS to safely and sustainably dispose of sharps(1) containers. Thanks to this collaborative effort, the number of containers kept out of landfills has reached the 100 million mark. Many of these hospitals are listed as The Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals. The milestone is being announced in time for the 38th annual Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. (APIC) 2011 conference in Baltimore from June 27-29. The theme for this year's conference: Translating Science--Sustainable Solutions.

• U.S. Newswire
• June 22, 2011

• Bd Hires Specialist in Infection Prevention

The global medical technology company Becton, Dickinson and Co. has brought in a leader in the health care field to assume the newly created position of vice president-infection prevention. Kathy Warye, who is based in Washington, will work with other health care executives in preventing and reducing infections. She comes to Franklin Lakes-based Becton, Dickinson after serving six years as the chief executive officer of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology. During her term the organization doubled in size and was recognized as a global leader in infection prevention.

• The Record, Bergen County, NJ
• November 23, 2010

• Florida Ambulatory Surgery Center Executive Wins Apic's Healthcare Administrator Award

Lakeland CEO's efforts nearly eliminate infections from ambulatory surgical center WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- David G. Daniel (FACHE, FAAMA, Diplomate of Healthcare Administration), CEO of the Lakeland Surgical & Diagnostic Center (LSDC) in Lakeland, Fla., has been named the recipient of the second annual Healthcare Administrator Award, presented by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC). Mr. Daniel received the award at a Washington news conference kicking off International Infection Prevention Week (IIPW) for supporting programs that have virtually eliminated healthcare-associated infections at his facility.

• U.S. Newswire
• October 14, 2010

• Virginia Sees Rise in Lyme Disease

Lyme disease in Virginia is spreading west and south after having mostly been concentrated in the northern part of the state. This is a very important and emerging infection in Virginia," said Dr. Keri Hall, director of epidemiology at the Virginia Department of Health, during a news conference Thursday.

• Roanoke Times & World News
• June 04, 2010

• Rates of Pneumonia Dramatically Reduced in Patients On Ventilators in Michigan Intensive Care Units

ROCKVILLE, Md., Feb. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hospital staff in Michigan intensive care units (ICUs) cut by more than 70 percent the rate of pneumonia in patients who are on ventilators by using a targeted quality improvement initiative funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. This reduction in the rate of ventilator-associated pneumonia was sustained for the duration of the study's follow-up, a period of up to two and a half years. Ventilator-associated pneumonia is a lung infection that occurs in patients who are on ventilators to help them breathe and is a common cause of increased rates of patient illness and death, as well as increased health care costs. The study, published today in the journal Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, includes data ...

• U.S. Newswire
• February 17, 2011