Tip of the week: Celebrate International Infection Prevention Week
Infection Control Weekly Monitor, October 21, 2009
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APIC, in collaboration with 3M, has proclaimed this week “International Infection Prevention Week” (October 18-24), and it’s urging all 50 states across the U.S. and Congress to do the same.
On Friday APIC awarded the first annual Healthcare Administrator Award to Deborah Friberg, chief operating officer and executive vice president of WakeMed Health and Hospitals, in Raleigh, NC, for her contributions to the facilities IC department. During a press conference, Friberg discussed some infection prevention efforts at WakeMed, including increasing physician hand hygiene compliance by 30 percent.
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