In the hierarchy of scientific studies, randomized clinical trials are some of the most highly-regarded. Until 2017, there had not been a randomized control trial on UVC disinfection in the health care setting. The Benefits of Enhanced Terminal-Room Disinfection study, or BETR-D study, was the first to examine UVC disinfection

  As a supplement to the latest issue of the American Journal of Infection Control and on the heels of the 2019 APIC conference, Drs. Rutala and Weber stressed that “…hospitals should use a ‘no touch’ device for terminal room decontamination after discharge of patients on contact precautions.” They went

Tru-D recently hosted a webinar featuring St. Joseph’s Children’s hospital, which is a part of the BayCare Health System in Florida. During the webinar, Suzanne Chandler, RN-BC, MSN, Director of Infection Prevention & Control for Baycare Health System which includes St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital, spoke about the system’s adoption of

With AORN quickly approaching, we wanted to share some updated information on SSIs and UVC disinfection in the OR setting. In 2014, a total of 14.2 million operative procedures were performed in the inpatient setting in United States hospitals. Even more, SSIs are the costliest HAI type with an estimated

In order to have a successful UVC disinfection program, several steps must be taken to ensure that a hospital maximizes its investment in the infection prevention technology. Among those include a bundled approach to infection prevention, a comprehensive program with buy in from all departments, communication and education as well