aug
2020
healthcarehygienemagazine
BUILDING BRIDGES BETWEEN INFECTION PREVENTION/EPIDEMIOLOGY,
SCIENTIFIC R&D, MANUFACTURING AND REGULATORY/COMPLIANCE
vol. 2 no. 8
contents
Cover Story
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Surfaces & Equipment: Chemical Compatibility
Issues Driving New Inquiries, Scientific Inroads
By Kelly M. Pyrek
Biomedical Engineers: A Key Colleague of
IP and EVS
Features
14
SARS-CoV-2 Could be a Game-Changer in the
Prevention of Sharps Injuries and Body
Fluid Exposures
By Kelly M. Pyrek
30
Benefits Abound with Strong Sterile Processing
and Infection Prevention Partnerships
By Chris Pennucci, AS, BS, CRCST
32
A Better Way to Understand Your Microbial
Jungle: What’s In There and How to Know When
It’s Gone
By Paul Pearce, PhD; and John Scherberger, FAHE
on the cover
Columns
6
Editor’s
8
Under
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36
38
Letter
UPPs Require a Paradigm Shift
By Kelly M. Pyrek
the Microscope
Just What Do You Know About Gonorrhea?
By Rodney E. Rohde, PhD, MS, SM(ASCP)CM SVCM,
MBCM, FACSc
Infection Prevention
Navigating Ongoing COVID-19 Challenges:
A Perspective From the Front Lines of
Infection Prevention
By Phenelle Segal, RN, CIC, FAPIC
Hand Hygiene
Self-Assessment in COVID-19: Know Your
Baseline, Measure Your Progress
By Paul Alper, BA
Patient Safety & Quality
A Time for Collaboration: A Needed Paradigm Shift
in Interprofessional Communication to Reduce
Healthcare-Associated Infections
By J. Hudson Garrett Jr., PhD, MSN, MPH, MBA, FNP-BC,
IP-BC, PLNC, CFER, AS-BC, VA-BC, MSL-BC, CPPS, CPHQ,
NREMT, CADS, FACDONA, FAAPM, FNAP
A close-up of damage to medical equipment
caused by an incompatible disinfectant. Courtesy
of Richard Fechter. Don’t miss the cover story on
surface and disinfectant compatibility and a Q&A
with UCSF biomedical engineer Richard Fechter
beginning on page 20.
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