Search Tag: Infection prevention and control

Executive Health Management

Future-threats-of-anti-covid-19-measures

2020 12 Nov

Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) – social distancing, use of face masks, school closures, etc. – help control COVID-19 transmission. NPIs also reduce the spread of other endemic diseases such as influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), disrupting the "seasonal transmission patterns" of these other respiratory diseases.  ...Read more

Executive Health Management

Refusal-to-be-tested-what-to-do

2020 09 Jul

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a major disruption to regular healthcare services. As the novel coronavirus is highly contagious, hospitals need to double down on their infection control strategies to reduce nosocomial spread. Routine screening of patients and staff would be one such strategy, but what if not everyone agrees to be tested?...Read more

Executive Health Management

Covid-19-how-can-hospitals-protect-workers-and-patients

2020 13 Mar

The novel coronavirus COVID-19 continues its spread globally. Public authorities are implementing various measures to contain or delay it, from complete or partial territorial lockdowns to closing schools to banning larger public gatherings. In this situation healthcare systems are on the front line, and hospitals and healthcare leadership...Read more

Executive Health Management

Patient-safety-by-informa-markets-2019

2019 24 Oct

Find Patient Safety on Social Media   Read more