Infection control continues to top the list of survey deficiencies for long-term care facilities with overall safety ...

Long-term care facilities face a dual challenge: combating infections among vulnerable populations while curbing the overuse of antibiotics that drives resistance. Such facilities serve as crucial ...

The Center for Public Health Readiness and Communication (CPHRC) and Office of Education, both within the Drexel Dornsife School of Public Health (DSPH), have collaborated to develop and launch ...

Representatives from the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), the American Geriatrics Society (AGS), the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS), Association for Professionals ...

A group of healthcare societies has issued updated infection control guidance for nursing homes, marking the guideline’s first update in 17 years. The guidance was published Oct. 28 in Infection ...

"We found that residents of these facilities suffered significantly greater morbidity and mortality from RSV infections compared with older adults living in the community." — Brenda L. Tesini, MD, ...

Clinical study published in JAMDA validates continuous hydroxyl radical air purification as an effective tool against ...

This was not just about creating a transplant program, but an integrated ecosystem spanning surgery, rehabilitation, home-based care, infection control, and long-term monitoring. The program has ...

November 5, 2024 — The Center for Public Health Readiness and Communication and Office of Education at Drexel University's Dornsife School of Public Health have launched online micro-credentials in ...