American Journal of Infection Control: Science Into Practice
33 episodes - English - Latest episode: 24 days ago -Join infection preventionists as they have conversations with authors of the latest research in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) about how to advance the science and practice of infection prevention and control. While learning how to put the latest science into practice, maybe you will be inspired to take the next steps to develop your own research projects.
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#33 Infection Preventionists Unplugged: Insights From Public Health, Consulting, and Academia
April 04, 2024 04:00 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBDive into the lesser-known realms of infection prevention as we uncover the fascinating roles of Infection Preventionists (IPs) beyond the traditional healthcare settings. Our guests are renowned experts Joan Hebden, Dana Piatek, and Dr. Katreena Merrill, who will share insights from the 2020 APIC Mega Survey, discuss their work in public health and academia, and reveal how they are striving to multiply the field of infection prevention. Learn about their paths, achievements, and the critica...
#32 Turning Chaos Into Opportunity: Surgical Site Infections in a Pandemic
March 07, 2024 05:00 - 30 minutes - 28.4 MBIn this podcast episode of Science into Practice by the American Journal of Infection Control, hosts Nicki Shore and Jessica Swain have a fascinating discussion with infection prevention experts, Dr. Sara Reese and Jordan Zepeda. They discuss an interesting study about the increase in Surgical Site Infections (SSIs) during the COVID-19 pandemic. The experts shed light on whether supply chain disruptions and protocol changes may have contributed to the phenomenon while discussing modifiable r...
#31 Navigating the Link Between Ventilator-Associated Events and Strategic Weaning Protocols
February 01, 2024 05:00 - 41 minutes - 38.7 MBIn this episode of the American Journal of Infection Control Podcast, host Nikki Shore speaks with Dr. Jennifer Sanguinet, Director of Infection Prevention at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, and Gerard Marshall, Manager of Infection Prevention at the same institution. They discuss their recent study on ventilator-associated events and the implementation of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) Ventilator Weaning Protocol. Discover the triggers, risk factors, and categories related ...
#30 UV Disinfection Deployment: A Quality Improvement Initiative at an Acute Care Facility
January 04, 2024 05:00 - 49 minutes - 45.8 MBDo you want to know how to improve infection prevention in your hospital? Join us as we speak to those in the field of infection prevention and control, like us, as well as other experts to learn about the latest research in the field and how you can implement it. We are talking to Casey Lewis and Victoria Crall, two senior infection preventionists at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, to discuss their quality improvement initiative strategies for deploying ultraviolet disinfection...
#29 Tackling C. difficile: Examining the Impact of Length of Treatment on Recurrence Rates
December 07, 2023 05:00 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MBDoes longer treatment of C. difficile infection lead to fewer recurrences in patients taking concurrent antibiotics? Join us as we interview Irina Rajakumar on her research into the impact of CDI length of treatment on recurrent rates. Hear her discuss the study design and the impact of demographics such as age, clinical services, and concurrent antibiotics, and analyze if an infectious disease consultation influenced the outcome. Tune in to learn more about her work and how it can be applie...
#28 A Tale of Two Hospitals: Investigating the Salmonella Javiana Outbreak
November 02, 2023 04:00 - 22 minutes - 21.1 MBHave you ever wondered how infection prevention professionals investigate and mitigate food-borne illnesses? Join us to hear from Lisa Stancill and Madison Ponder on their study of a Salmonella Javiana outbreak in two hospitals. As they discuss the methodological challenges and lessons learned, they provide insight into the impact of immunocompromised patients, collecting valid data, and how communication between hospitals and health departments occurs. Tune in to learn more about the fascin...
#27 Putting CHG Bathing Into Practice: A Podcast With Yvette Williams
October 05, 2023 04:00 - 30 minutes - 28.6 MBHave you ever wondered what prompted a CHG patient refusal bathing study? Join hosts Nikki Shore and Jessie Swain as the podcast "Science into Practice" dives into this topic with Yvette Williams, a nurse who studied CHG bathing in critical and non-critical areas. Hear how Yvette used her experience to create educational materials and one-on-one sessions to educate staff and foster CHG bathing compliance. Tune in to learn more! With special guest: Yvette Williams, MHA, BSN-RN, CNIV, Duke...
#26 Putting Science Into Practice: A Talk with Dr. Stella Hines on Reusable Respirator Use in Healthcare"
September 07, 2023 04:00 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBAre you looking to learn about the latest research in the field of infection prevention and control? Join us as we speak to Dr. Stella Hines, MD, MSPH, an occupational medicine physician and pulmonologist, about her study on user acceptance and preference for a novel reusable respirator among healthcare workers. Find out the different types of reusable respiratory protective devices and why user comfort and tolerability is important for increasing compliance with respiratory protection progr...
#25 Exploring Antibiotic Resistance & Stewardship in New York State with Dr. Danielle Durant
August 03, 2023 04:00 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBAre you an Infection Preventionist looking to learn more about the Healthcare Association of New York's State Antibiotic Stewardship Collaborative in 2015? Join us as we talk to Dr. Danielle Durant about her research and paper evaluation of the Collaborative. Dr. Durant provides us with an extensive background on HANES and the AUR Module of NHSN, revealing how the Collaborative's two aims were to prepare hospitals for mandated usage reporting and develop a robust program to help them prevent...
#24 Breaking the Silo: Understanding the Impact of Airborne Microbial Contamination in the Operating Room with Dr. John Harp"
July 06, 2023 04:00 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBDo airborne contaminants increase the risk of prosthetic joint infections? In this podcast, Dr. John Harp discusses his observational study on sterile field bioburden levels in operating rooms in the United States and the risks associated with rising microbe carrying particles. Dr. Harp shares his expertise in the field, as he has a background in engineering and orthopedic surgery, and has implemented industrial cleanroom techniques in the operating room for improved patient safety. He also ...
#23 Reporting Device-Related Infections – Healthcare Workers’ Perspective
June 01, 2023 04:00 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBConcerns and frustrations about inconsistencies with the public reporting of device-related healthcare associated infections: Perspectives of hospital leaders and staff. With special guest: Sarah MacEwan PhD, Ohio State University
#22 Weighing the Connection Between a Patient Safety Climate and Infection Prevention Practices.
May 04, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBIn this episode, Drs Hessels and Larson describe how a positive patient safety climate contributes to improved adherence to infection prevention and control practices. This study produced findings not previously published thus advancing the state of the science in patient and occupational health and safety and infection prevention and control. These include identifying modifiable features of the safety climate and key organizational characteristics associated with better outcomes. With spe...
#21 A Novel Way To Decrease the Amount of Inappropriate Urine Cultures Ordered
April 06, 2023 04:00 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBIn this episode, Drs Krouss and Cho describe an intervention they did to decrease the amount of inappropriate urine cultures being ordered. They share with our audience how unnecessary urine cultures can lead to overdiagnosis and overtreatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria. Their novel approach to fixing the problem consists of a change to the ordering screen in the electronic medical record which requires entry of the reason for the urine cultures and a Best Practice Advisory (BPA) that appea...
#20 Utilizing Creativity To Make a Hand Hygiene Observer Program Effective
March 02, 2023 05:00 - 48 minutes - 44.9 MBIn this episode, our guest Ms. Wilson shares with us success and the key components of a robust hand hygiene observer training program using the 5 Moments. Ms. Wilson breaks down the importance of feedback, asking questions, improving communication skills and strategies to make an effective hand hygiene program affordable. With special guest: Kimberly B. Wilson, MPH Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
#19 Factors That Influence Depression, Anxiety, and Burnout: Workplace Wellness Support Makes a Difference for Infection Preventionists.
February 02, 2023 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBCOVID-19 added stress to infection preventionists resulting in anxiety, depression and burnout in their work lives that may have impacted their well-being. In this podcast episode, Dr. Melnyk speaks about infection preventionists’ mental and physical health and lifestyle behaviors during the pandemic and their associations with perceived worksite wellness support, shift length, and race and/or ethnicity. With special guest: Bernadette Melnyk PhD, APRN-CNP, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN, Ohio State U...
#18 Does C. Diff (Also Known As Clostridioides Difficile or C. Difficile) in Previous Room Occupants Predict C. Diff in Subsequent Room Occupants?
January 05, 2023 05:00 - 22 minutes - 21 MBIn this study Dr. Sood and colleagues explore if the risk of a patient getting Clostridioides difficile Infection (CDI) is higher if the room was previously occupied by a C. diff patient. Previous single-center studies suggest that exposure to a room previously occupied by a patient with C. diff infection (CDI) may increase the risk of C. diff infection in subsequent patients. Dr. Sood and colleagues evaluated the risk of previous room occupant on CDI risk across 5 adult hospitals. With sp...
#17 Exploring Infection Preventionist (IP) Roles in Non-Acute Care Settings
November 08, 2022 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.7 MBDr. Cervantes speaks on how she and her colleagues did a cross-sectional study using data derived from the 2020 APIC MegaSurvey to describe the state of infection prevention and control programs and personnel across nonacute clinical settings in the United States. Listen in as Dr. Cervantes tells us what the findings from this work means for the field of infection prevention and control. With special guest: Diana Cervantes, MS, MPH DrPH
#16 Did You Clean Your Hands Correctly? Using Thermal Imaging as an Innovative Way To Assess Hand Hygiene Technique.
November 03, 2022 04:00 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBJohn Boyce, MD, a renowned infectious disease specialist and hospital epidemiologist and colleague Richard Martinello, MD a medical director of infection prevention devised an innovative method to assess how well HCPs perform hand hygiene using portable thermal imaging. Check out how they were able to better examine hand hygiene technique. Dr. Cervantes speaks on how she and her colleagues did a cross-sectional study using data derived from the 2020 APIC MegaSurvey to describe the state of...
#15 Let's Talk About Keeping Healthcare Linens Clean
October 06, 2022 04:00 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBJoin our hosts Jessie Swain and Nicki Shorr as they talk with Dr. Janet Glowicz, a Senior Infection Preventionist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion on pragmatic suggestions to improve safe handling of laundered healthcare textiles. This practice forum is based on multiple outbreak reports over the last decade and observations of practices CDC has made during responses. With special guests: Janet Glowicz, Senior Infection Prevent...
#14 Let’s Talk About Improving Duodenoscope Reprocessing
September 01, 2022 04:00 - 17 minutes - 16.6 MBJoin our host Jessie Swain as she talks with Erin Sparnon, a member of the team at ECRI that surveyed sterile processing staff to learn about human factors issues in the cleaning process and share best practices. With special guest: Erin Sparnon MEng
#13 Let’s Talk About Steps We Can Take To Protect Patients From CRE
August 04, 2022 04:00 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBListen in as our hosts Nicki Shorr and Jessie Swain talk to Dr. Marybeth Sexton to discuss her research into the risk factors for isolation of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales from normally sterile sites and the implications for infection prevention. With special guest: Mary Elizabeth Sexton MD, MSc
#12 Let’s Talk About How To Reduce the Overuse of Antibiotics When Patients Are Discharged
July 07, 2022 04:00 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBTune in to hear our hosts Nicki Shorr and Jessie Swain talk with Dr. Valerie Vaughn about partnering to reduce overuse of antibiotics when patients are discharged. With special guest: Valerie Vaughn, MD, MSc
#11 Let’s Talk About How Management Practices and Strategic Communication Strategies Can Be Tools To Prevent Infection
June 02, 2022 04:00 - 46 minutes - 43.3 MBTune in to hear our hosts Nicki Shorr and Jessie Swain talk with Ann Scheck McAlearney, ScD, MS about how executive leadership attention and strategic communication strategies can help support evidence-based infection prevention practices. With special guest: Ann Scheck McAlearney, ScD, MS
#10 Working Together To Contain a CRAB Outbreak in a COVID-19 ICU
May 05, 2022 04:00 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBTune in to hear our hosts Nicki Shorr and Jessie Swain talk with infection preventionists Rachel Guran and Kelsi Canavan along with Dr. Paula Eckardt about containing a carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii complex outbreak in a COVID-19 intensive care unit. With special guests: Rachel Guran, MPH, BSN, RN, CIC, Kelsi Canavan, MPH, MPA, CIC and Paula A. Eckardt, MD, FACP, FIDSA, AAHIVS
#9 What Can We Learn From Two AJIC Studies About Encouraging Flu Vaccination for Home Healthcare Personnel and Fogging To Reduce C. difficile?
April 07, 2022 04:00 - 41 minutes - 38.5 MBListen as our hosts speak with researcher Jingjing Shang about increasing flu vaccination of home healthcare personnel using policies, easy access to vaccine, and incentives. Also, tune in to hear from infection preventionist Debra Runyan about what a decade-long study tells us about how fogging can help in efforts to reduce C. difficile.
#8 Let’s Talk About the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Healthcare Associated Infections: Getting Back to Basics
March 03, 2022 05:00 - 24 minutes - 23 MBListen as our hosts speak with Infection Preventionist Lisa Sturm about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital-onset bloodstream infections (HOBSI) in one large health system. What can we learn from this system's experiences during the pandemic to help us reduce healthcare-associated infections?
#7 Using Technology for More Efficient Data Collection and Considering Improved Patient Care in Isolation
February 03, 2022 14:38 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MBListen as we speak with our guests about how technology can impact the daily work of infection preventionists, specifically using the electronic medical record (EMR) to better predict possible outbreaks, respond to them more quickly, and to better differentiate between community and hospital onset infections. Further, we'll discuss possible methods of improving patient outcomes while in isolation, the lack of quality evidence for effective interventions, and the need for future research in t...
#6 A Look at COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: Who Do People Trust To Give Them Vaccine Advice and How Can We Use This Information Now and in the Future?
January 06, 2022 05:00 - 27 minutes - 25.9 MBListen as our hosts talk with Dr. Gina Piscitello of Rush University Medical Center about a study she and her colleagues conducted entitled “COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy among Health Care Workers, Communication and Policy-Making.” During this episode hosts discuss the Health Belief Model used in this study, whether vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers impacts public hesitancy, who the public trusts for advice on vaccination, and what the implications are for the current pandemic and futu...
#5 Working Together for Healthcare Worker Safety: The Gown-Glove Connection
December 02, 2021 05:00 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MBListen as our hosts talk with Dr. Selcen Kilinc-Balci, an author of a National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) study that illustrates the importance of looking closely at how gowns and gloves work together to protect healthcare workers. The discussion provides insight into what can be done now to help protect healthcare personnel, and what may be considered as part of future standards development.
#4 What are the Infection Prevention Needs of Home Health Care Workers: Learning From the Pandemic
November 04, 2021 04:00 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBListen as our hosts talk with educator and researcher Dr. Zainab Toteh Osakwe about her article on the intense experiences of Home Health Aides during the COVID-19 Pandemic in New York City. Learn how this situation applies to the everyday infection prevention needs of HHAs and how we can better meet their critical need for information.
#3 The IPC-Anesthesia Partnership on Universal Masking and Automated Disinfection Tracking
October 07, 2021 04:00 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MBListen as our hosts talk with another infection preventionist (IP) and a physician about IP and anesthesia working together on PPE. Next, they talk with the inventor of a new automated device that captures portable medical equipment disinfection data. Go to AJIC for more information about our guests and to access the related AJIC articles.
#2 Experiences of Infection Preventionists During the First Nine Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings from APIC COVID-19 Task Force Focus Groups
September 02, 2021 04:00 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBListen as our hosts discuss the intensity of the experiences of infection preventionists (IPs) during the first 9-months of the COVID-19 pandemic through input gleaned from IPs in rural, urban and suburban settings. These experiences serve to highlight the important role of IPs in pandemic preparedness, emergency management, and crisis standards of care.
#1 MRSA in Outpatient Settings and Integrating Antibiotic Stewardship and Infection Prevention and Control Programs
August 02, 2021 21:58 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBInfection preventionists discuss two issues with authors of articles in the August issue of the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC): (1) the shedding of MRSA and multi-drug resistant gram-negative bacilli and how to prevent the spread of these organisms outpatient settings; (2) how a team science approach can be helpful in bringing together antibiotic stewardship and infection prevention teams and the importance of team science approaches in general.