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ONSITE & IN-PERSON TRAINING AVAILABLE AGAIN!

| Source: CICTI Announcement

After a year of pandemic-imposed web-based only offerings, CICTI is pleased to announce that we are offering onsite, in-person training again! We will continue to offer web-based programs on a regular basis, but live, hands-on training is what we really like to do. …

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The Infection Preventionist's Role in Construction and Renovation: Before, During and After

| Source: Brandy Moore, RN

The infection preventionist’s involvement in construction and renovation projects goes far beyond daily rounding. It is crucial that IPs be involved prior to construction during the concept and planning phases, as well as after construction has completed, and prior to occupancy. It takes a multi-disciplinary team to ensure that construction and renovation projects will serve both form and function of the completed needs of the space. The IP brings an infection-related mitigation skill set that serves throughout the continuum of this process.…

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HAI Data and Statistics

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs)–infections patients can get while receiving medical treatment in a healthcare facility–are a major, yet often preventable, threat to patient safety.…

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Researchers Determine Routes of Respiratory Infectious Disease Transmission on Aircraft

| Source: Georgia Institute of Technology

A recent study conducted by researchers from Emory University and the Georgia Institute of Technology found that an infectious passenger with influenza or other droplet-transmitted respiratory infection will most likely not transmit infection to passengers seated farther away than two seats laterally and one row in front or back on an aircraft. The study was designed to assess rates and routes of possible infectious disease transmission during flights.…

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You Asked: Should I Use a Toilet Seat Cover?

| Source: TIME

Some people hover. Some build a nest of toilet paper. And some reach for those hard-to-keep-centered, always-getting-splashed-by-the-prematurely-auto-flushing-toilet seat covers. If you’re in the latter camp, you’ve probably wondered whether the extra effort is really protecting you from something. The answer is yes—though probably not the thing you’re worried about.…

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