International Infection Prevention Week Resources from PSQH
By Jay Kumar
As International Infection Prevention Week wraps up, we want to thank infection preventionists for all the hard work they do every day. And thanks to BioVigil and Inovalon for sponsoring the week’s activities.
In Friday’s issue of Patient Safety & Quality Insider, we’re recapping the content we ran this week for IIPW. That includes:
Monday
eBook | International Infection Prevention Week [Special Report]
This report covers improving overall sepsis education, preventing HAIs with automation, and how better insights lead to better prevention.
Sponsored content | How Electronic Hand Hygiene Monitoring Improves HAI Prevention
No patient should acquire an infection because of care received in the hospital or long-term care facility. Unfortunately, healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are the most common complication of hospital care, and a leading cause of death in the U.S. This content is presented in partnership with BioVigil.
Tuesday
Podcast | PSQH: The Podcast Episode 115 – How Hospitals Are Improving Hand Hygiene Practices
On episode 115 of PSQH: The Podcast, Dr. Emily Landon, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Chicago, talks about how hospitals are improving their hand hygiene practices.
Sponsored content | 5 Crucial Questions Shaping the Future of Infection Prevention
This Q&A with Jennifer Cordell, MEd, CIC, Infection Prevention Manager at Inovalon, discusses how the field of infection prevention has evolved in recent years, and the new challenges emerging as we approach 2025. This content is presented in partnership with Inovalon.
Wednesday
Online summit | Patient Safety NOW
Join us for Patient Safety NOW, PSQH’s exclusive virtual event. The keynote presentation features expert Barbara Quinn, DNP, RN, ACNS-BS, FCNS, explaining how preventing non-ventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia (NV-HAP) can result in lower sepsis rates. The other session, sponsored by Inovalon, features three infection prevention experts discussing how technology can help overcome the top obstacles to effective infection prevention in 2025.
View the sessions on demand here.
Thursday
Poll results | PSQH Quick Poll 2024: Taking the Pulse of Infection Prevention Efforts
As part of PSQH’s celebration of International Infection Prevention Week, we decided to reach out to our readers with a few questions to find out the state of infection prevention efforts.
This poll covered various aspects of infection prevention, including:
- The effectiveness of organizational infection prevention programs
- Preparedness for infectious disease outbreaks
- Level of strength in dealing with various infection control-related areas
- The biggest infection prevention priorities
