International Infection Prevention Week Resources from PSQH
By Jay Kumar
As International Infection Prevention Week wraps up, we want to thank infection preventionists for all the hard work they do every day. And thanks to Inovalon for sponsoring the week’s activities.
In Friday’s issue of Patient Safety & Quality Insider, we’re recapping the content we ran this week for IIPW. That includes:
Monday
eBook | International Infection Prevention Week [Special Report]
This eBook includes an article about a new transmission-based precautions guideline from the Association of perioperative Registered Nurses that challenges nurses to take a new approach to infection prevention.
Sponsored content | Faster Alerts Help PIH Health Transform
Manual infection tracking was slowing down the PIH Health team and putting patients at risk. Learn how this community hospital in the greater Los Angeles area found a better way to manage infection risk. This content is presented in partnership with Inovalon.
Tuesday
Podcast | PSQH: The Podcast Episode 142 – The State of Infection Prevention
As part of PSQH’s Infection Prevention Week activities, episode 142 of PSQH: The Podcast features Marge McFarlane, principal at Superior Performance Consultants, talking about the current state of infection prevention. This episode is sponsored by Inovalon.
Wednesday
Online summit | Patient Safety NOW
Join us for Patient Safety NOW, PSQH’s exclusive virtual event. The keynote presentation features an expert panel discussing optimal staffing considerations for infection prevention and control teams, how infection prevention and control staff can engage care teams, strategies for avoiding hospital-acquired infections, and primary best practices for infection prevention such as promoting staff hand washing. The other session, sponsored by Inovalon, is a presentation with leaders shaping the future of sepsis care as they connect the dots between the CDC’s Sepsis Program Core Elements, real-world outcomes at Goshen Health, and the next wave of intelligent workflows that are transforming patient safety.
View the sessions on demand here.
Thursday
Poll results | PSQH Quick Poll 2025: Taking the Pulse of Infection Prevention Efforts
As part of PSQH’s celebration of International Infection Prevention Week, we decided to reach out to our readers with a few questions to find out the state of infection prevention efforts.
This poll covered various aspects of infection prevention, including:
- The effectiveness of organizational infection prevention programs
- Preparedness for infectious disease outbreaks
- Level of strength in dealing with various infection control-related areas
- The biggest infection prevention priorities
