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Kelly M. Pyrek has served as editor in chief of Infection Control Today magazine for the past seven years, and manages a number of ICT-affiliated print and online offerings, including the Infection Control Education Institute, the ICT Conference on Professional Development, the ICT Series of Webinars, and GermStop. Recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists as an award-winning practitioner, she has served as an editorial manager, editor, and writer for newspapers, magazines, wire services, and public information bureaus for 25 years. She is a graduate of the Universityof Southern California. |
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04/18/2012
An Exploration of 'Germ Porn'There's finally a name for those who can't turn away from the mainstream media's latest segment on how microbes are overtaking the world -- it's called "germ porn" and it's a favorite past-time of writer A.J. Jacobs, the author of a new book, "Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection." ... |
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02/27/2012
Sound Off on Sterile Processing CertificationA study in the journal Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology which linked a surgical site infection outbreak in Texas to ineffective cleaning of surgical instruments, has caught the attention of the mainstream media, including a high-profile story on The Today Show. The study was also reported on last week by the Center for Public Integrity. |
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02/17/2012
2012 Who's Who in Infection PreventionInfection Control Today magazine invites members of the infection prevention and control community to submit nominations for ICT’s 2012 Who’s Who in Infection Prevention issue, designed to salute outstanding individuals who are working hard to advance the infection prevention agenda. |
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01/03/2012
Holiday Decorations and Infection: Poll ResultsBy now you may have already taken down the holiday decorations, so it's an appropriate time to announce the results of a recent ICT Poll that asked, "Do you think holiday decorations in hospitals represent an infection risk of any kind?" ... |
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11/18/2011
ICT Announces Social Media Poll ResultsICT announces the results of its online poll on social media use among infection preventionists. |
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10/28/2011
Surveyor Poll Results AnnouncedICT announces the results of a poll on surveys and infection prevention readiness. |
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10/17/2011
IPs Share Thoughts for 2011 IIPWICT asked members of the infection prevention community to share their thoughts for International Infection Prevention Week. |
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10/11/2011
Gaining Consensus on Device ReprocessingA spirited discussion among clinicians, sterile processing experts, design experts and manufacturers took place during the first day of the two-day AAMI/FDA Summit on Medical Device Reprocessing. The event was designed as a follow-up to a series of workshops held earlier this summer that examined the role of reprocessed reusable medical devices in healthcare-associated infections and patient ... |
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10/07/2011
Sterile Processing Professionals Salute Their Profession, PeersThe National Healthcare Central Service & Sterile Processing Week is slated for Oct. 9-15, 2011. We asked members of the sterile processing community to share their thoughts with us for the occasion. |
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10/06/2011
Hospital ES Professional is a Guardian of Infection Control, TooThere is a nice profile in a regional newspaper, the Niagara Falls Review, in Ontario, Canada, about a healthcare environmental services worker who has a sharp eye for infection control compliance and serves as a significant patient advocate. In the article, "Cleaning staff feel the pressure of public expectation to keep hospitals clean," reporter Shawn Jeffords, writes about Cherie Bernard, a ... |
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