Nearly 200 stakeholders, who convened at Premier healthcare alliance and the Safe Injection Practices Coalition’s open meeting, developed 22 safe injection practices. Proceedings, background materials ...

Ambulatory surgery centers have made significant strides over the past several years in improving their infection prevention efforts, says Phenelle Segal, RN CIC, president of Infection Control ...

An infographic created by the One & Only Campaign explains four key practices necessary for safe injections. The infographic is one of the new resources on safe injection best practices the CDC and ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers a free, downloadable checklist to help improve compliance to safe injection practices. The checklist, which can be utilized in both inpatient and ...

Medical devices industry and public health experts backed the National Medical Commission’s (NMC) recent advisory mandating strict adherence to safe injection practices including use of ...

Needle-sharing programs, also referred to as needle exchange or syringe services programs, are integral to public health efforts. These initiatives supply clean needles and syringes to individuals who ...

The National Medical Commission's (NMC) recent advisory mandating strict adherence to safe injection practices is not just another compliance circular. It is a direct response to preventable outbreaks ...

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(*This story was updated at 9:43 a.m. on Friday, April 5, 2024 to correct a quotation from a spokesman for City Manager Eric Batista.) As deaths caused by opioid overdoses continue to rise yearly in ...

This article was reviewed by Kelly Brown MD, MBA. The thought of injecting a needle into your privates might be enough to make you squirm. But ED injections can be an effective and safe way to treat ...