Healthcare Hygiene magazine September 2020 September 2020 | Page 4

sept
2020
healthcarehygienemagazine
BUILDING BRIDGES BETWEEN INFECTION PREVENTION/EPIDEMIOLOGY,
SCIENTIFIC R&D, MANUFACTURING AND REGULATORY/COMPLIANCE
vol. 2 no. 9
contents
Cover Story
12
Transmission Dynamics and COVID-19:
How the Coronavirus is Challenging
the Hierarchy of Controls
By Kelly M. Pyrek
Features
22
The Hierarchy of Controls Combined With the
Seven Aspects of Surface Selection for Surface
Evaluation and Selection
By Linda Lybert
26
Risk Assessment and Management in the Era of
COVID-19: It’s Everyone’s Responsibility
By Kelly M. Pyrek
28
Time for Quality Outcomes
By Aaron Jett
32
When the Stakes are Even Higher, Sterile
Processing is Ready
By Mary Olivera, MHA, CRCST, CHL, FCS
on the cover
Colorized scanning electron
micrograph of a cell (blue) heavily
infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus
particles (red), isolated from a
patient sample. Image captured at the
NIAID Integrated Research Facility
(IRF) in Fort Detrick, Md. Courtesy of
NIAID/NIH
Columns
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Editor’s
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Under
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Letter
COVID-19 Reveals the Danger of Chronic
Nurse Understaffing
By Kelly M. Pyrek
the Microscope
Norovirus: It’s Not Just on Cruise Ships
By Rodney E. Rohde, PhD, MS, SM(ASCP)CM SVCM,
MBCM, FACSc
Infection Prevention
Beyond Bundles: Resources to Support IP
Departments During the Pandemic
By Sue Barnes, RN, CIC, FAPIC
Sterile Processing
Difficult Times Deliver Opportunities for Lasting
Positive Change
By Nicholas Schmitz, PMP, LSSBB
Healthcare Textiles & Laundry
As Senior Living Facilities Weigh Infection
Control Solutions, Laundry Precautions Must
Be Part of the Discussion
By Linda McCurdy
Hand Hygiene
Introducing The 5 “Rights” of Hand Hygiene:
A New Strategic Framework for Healthcare
Organizations
By Paul Alper, BA
Patient Safety & Quality
Vetting Infection Control Technologies: Ensuring
Safe and Efficacious Usage in Healthcare Settings
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
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