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2021 healthcarehygienemagazine
BUILDING BRIDGES BETWEEN INFECTION PREVENTION / EPIDEMIOLOGY , SCIENTIFIC R & D , MANUFACTURING AND REGULATORY / COMPLIANCE vol . 3 no . 8 contents
Cover Story
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Healthcare Personnel Attire : Domestic Versus Industrial Laundering and the Implications for Infection Prevention Kelly M . Pyrek
Features
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Perioperative Nursing & COVID-19 : Leadership and Learning Throughout the Pandemic and Beyond By Kelly M . Pyrek
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Circular Referencing and its Detrimental Impact on Healthcare Attire Laundering Principles and Practices By John Scherberger , FAHE , T-CSCT , VPEI
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Reprocessing Dental Instruments Effectively By Mary Olivera , MHA , CRCST , CHL , FCS
on the cover
Healthcare attire can quickly become contaminated with myriad opportunistic pathogens . See page 24 for a look at laundering-related imperatives .
Columns
6 Editor
’ s Letter
Civil Liberties and Obligations to Patient Safety Clash as Experts Urge Healthcare Workers to Accept COVID-19 Vaccinations By Kelly M . Pyrek
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Perspectives
3 Ps for Post-Pandemic Infection Prevention for Perioperative Patients By Amber Wood , MSN , RN , CNOR , CIC , FAPIC
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Under the Microscope
Fungal Infections Worldwide are Becoming Resistant to Drugs and are More Deadly By Rodney E . Rohde , PhD , MS , SM ( ASCP ) CM SVCM , MBCM , FACSc
Infection Prevention
A Call for Standardized Automation : HAI Surveillance in the 21st Century By Sue Barnes , RN , CIC , FAPIC
Sterile Processing
Sterile Processing Week is October 10-16 : It ’ s Not Too Early to Get Your IPs and C-Suite Involved By Julie E . Williamson
Patient Safety & Quality
Pandemics and Beyond : An Evidence-Based Approach to Resiliency in the Perioperative Environment 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
Hand Hygiene
Major Historical Milestones in Healthcare Hand Hygiene : A High-Level History of Our Most Important Practice for Infection Prevention By Paul Alper
Vascular Access Infection Prevention
Healthcare Value Analysis
Value Analysis Partnership and the Approach With Surgical Services Disruption By Karen Tucker , MSN , RN , NEA-BC ; Gloria Graham DNP , RN , CVAHP ; and Heather Waters , MSN , RN