h ealthcarehygienemagazine
BUILDING BRIDGES BETWEEN INFECTION PREVENTION/EPIDEMIOLOGY,
SCIENTIFIC R&D, MANUFACTURING AND REGULATORY/COMPLIANCE
vol. 2 no.1
contents
Columns Cover Story
6 13 Making the Case for Cleaning
8
Editor’s Letter
20 Observations for 2020
Instructions for Use, Inadequate Support Pose
Medical Device Cleaning Challenges for
Sterile Processing
By Damien Berg, CRCST
By Rodney E. Rohde, PhD, MS, SM(ASCP)CM SVCM,
MBCM, FACSc
Infection Prevention
11
Leading the Way to Zero: Moving Purposefully
Forward Together
By Kelly M. Pyrek
Perspectives
Under the Microscope
10
A Microbial Home for the Holidays?
By Kelly M. Pyrek
By Sylvia Garcia, MBA, RN, CIC
Features
Shared
Accountability in Cleaning and
16
Disinfection Can Help Reduce Infection Risk,
Boost Outcomes
By Kelly M. Pyrek
Contaminated Fomites & the Contribution to
19
HAI-Transmission Dynamics
By Kelly M. Pyrek
Automated
Room Disinfection Technology:
30
A Q&A with William Rutala
Patient Safety & Quality
35
20 Years After the Patient Safety Revolution
By Kathy Warye
Hand Hygiene
36
Electronic Monitoring Systems: Essential
Considerations
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By Paul Alper
Sterile Processing
37
Terminal Cleaning in the SPD: A Critical Step in
Infection Prevention
By Julie E. Williamson
38
Striving for Continuous Improvement
Healthcare
Textiles & Laundry
By David Potack
on the cover
Bacteria on stainless steel, colored
scanning electron micrograph (SEM).
Courtesy of Sandra Silver, U.S. Department
of Agriculture/Science Photo Library
Environmental Hygiene
39
Moving Out of the Cul-de-sac
4
By J. Darrel Hicks, MREH, CHESP
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