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Arlington, Va., February 17, 2023 – The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) is concerned that a recent report questioning the value of masks to prevent COVID-19 could weaken the ability to mitigate future outbreaks of respiratory infectious diseases. “The benefits of masking have been shown in healthcare and can be critical … Continued

Arlington, Va., February 7, 2023 – The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), the leading association for infection prevention and control (IPC) professionals, is pleased to announce their 2023 Strategic Partners. With more than 15,000 infection preventionist (IP) members, APIC is the largest association for infection prevention and control (IPC) professionals. According … Continued

Results published in AJIC demonstrate need for HIT-specific training resources to improve infection prevention efforts in rapidly growing healthcare space Arlington, Va., January 12, 2023 – A study published today in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) reveals that many home infusion therapy (HIT) staff receive no formal training on how to perform central … Continued

Arlington, Va., December 9, 2022 – With a trifecta of COVID-19, flu, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) circulating, and hospitalizations from flu at their highest levels in a decade, the need is great to protect our most vulnerable populations – seniors and children. Increased socializing and crowded indoor gatherings during the holidays will put more … Continued

Results published in AJIC demonstrate University of Illinois Chicago campus-based model effectively augmented local public health pandemic-response efforts Arlington, Va., November 17, 2022 – Epidemiologists at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) developed and implemented a novel, student-driven, contact-tracing program that reduced COVID-19 exposures and infections on the campus during the 2020-2021 school year. Results … Continued

Findings published in AJIC suggest that temporary units could offer a safe, interim option to manage patients with infectious respiratory illnesses Arlington, Va., October 28, 2022 – Temporary isolation wards utilized to house COVID-19 patients at a large Singapore hospital during the global pandemic allowed for safe management of COVID-19 cases over an 18-month period, … Continued

Findings reinforce importance of engineering controls and appropriate PPE use to protect processing personnel and reduce contamination risks Arlington, Va., October 13, 2022 – A new study published today in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) shows that manual cleaning of reusable medical instruments generates substantial splash more than seven feet from the source. … Continued

APIC MEDIA STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO: CDC’s Updated “Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Healthcare Personnel During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) Pandemic (9/23/22)” Arlington, Va., October 3, 2022 – Despite CDC’s recent guidance shift that relaxes recommendations for universal healthcare personnel masking, APIC strongly urges its 15,000 infection preventionist members to maintain mandatory … Continued

Findings published in AJIC show promise of novel approach to monitor and improve a critical and challenging component of infection control Arlington, Va., September 15, 2022 – Findings from a pilot study published today in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) suggest that portable thermal imaging cameras might provide a new approach to assessing … Continued