Search results for "Infection control"
Journal watch: recent studies of note
Recent studies about C. diff. infections, antibiotic use at teaching hospitals, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/01/journal.htm
15 Jan 2009
MKSAP quiz on orthopedic comanagement
This month's quiz includes questions from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP 18) on orthopedic issues.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/12/mksap-quiz-on-orthopedic-comanagement.htm
15 Dec 2020
Aerosols flowed from one bed to another in shared hospital rooms
Closing the curtains between hospital beds was actually more effective in reducing aerosol transfer than using a portable air cleaner, according to a recent simulation study of a double-occupancy room.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/05/04/free/aerosols-flowed-from-one-bed-to-another-in-shared-hospital-rooms.htm
4 May 2022
Recent Research
Gait speed and cardiac surgery outcomes, bloodstream infection surveillance, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/06/research.htm
15 Jun 2011
Get the germs where they live—in the hospital
An expert delivers good news and bad news about hospital-acquired infections.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/06/hai.htm
15 Jun 2009
Success Story: Dedicated MRSA unit cuts hospital costs and length of stay
Dedicated MRSA unit cuts hospital costs and length of stay.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/03/mrsa.htm
15 Mar 2008
Highlights from ACP Journal Club
MODS assay better at detecting TB but poses challenges in developing countries, et al.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/03/highlight-jc.htm
15 Mar 2007
In the News
Guidelines on preventing MRSA and CLABSI in hospitals, how to curb readmissions, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/09/itn.htm
15 Sep 2014
In the News
Dabigatran risks, C. diff, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/06/itn.htm
15 Jun 2012
A deviant approach to hospital challenges
Positive deviance is a bottom-up, rather than top-down, approach to solving seemingly intractable problems in an institution or a community. It's based on the observation that certain individuals or groups (positive deviants) have found better solutions to these problems than their peers have.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/11/positive.htm
15 Nov 2009