CDC launches new website for preventing infections in long term care
Author: Nimalie Stone, MD Medical Epidemiologist CDC’s Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion The past few years have brought heightened awareness of the important role of infection prevention programs and activities in long-term care settings, including nursing homes and assisted living. Navigating all the information available on infection prevention in healthcare facilities can be overwhelming, and Read More >
Posted on by CDC's Safe Healthcare Blog3 CommentsOne Hospital, One Heart, Let’s Get Together to Control VRE (Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci)
Authors – Bruce Y. Lee, MD, MBA Associate Professor of International Health and Director of Operations Research International Vaccine Access Center Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Think when another hospital in a region has a vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) bacteria problem that it’s their problem and not your hospital’s problem? Think again. Read More >
Posted on by CDC's Safe Healthcare BlogLeave a commentWhen Antibiotics Lead to Deadly Diarrhea…
Author – Matthew Wayne MD, CMD, Chief Medical Officer for CommuniCare Family of Companies, President of the American Medical Directors Association (AMDA) So, you’ve recently taken antibiotics and you’ve now developed a case of disturbing diarrhea. Should you be concerned? Maybe so… Antibiotic-associated diarrhea refers to diarrhea that develops in a person who is taking Read More >
Posted on by DHQP1 CommentAddressing Antibiotic Use in Nursing Homes – It Starts with a Conversation
Author – Nimalie Stone MD, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As you have read in the posts from our academic and clinical partners, much work needs to be done to impact the systems and behaviors driving antibiotic use in the nursing home setting. We believe many of the principles Read More >
Posted on by CDC's Safe Healthcare Blog1 CommentUsing Antibiotics Wisely in Long Term Care Settings
AMDA – Dedicated to Long Term Care Many of us have or will have loved ones in long term care facilities. These healthcare settings are critical to providing healthcare and everyday assistance to people with chronic illnesses or disabilities, who otherwise would be unable to take care of themselves. Like other healthcare settings, antibiotics are Read More >
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