Behavioral health Articles

Hand Hygiene | 2.4.20

The Ultimate Guide to Healthy Hands

Hand hygiene is one of the most important measures for preventing the spread of infection within healthcare facilities. Repeated use...

Environmental Infection | 6.6.19

Advancing the profession: An updated future-oriented competency model for professional development

Learn how the APIC Competency Model Revision Task Force developed a revised competency model. The focus of the Competency Model...

Environmental Infection | 4.8.19

PDI Introduces FREE Continuing Education Courses

Introducing PDI’s new educational experience at pdihc.com, which features, a growing library of CE courses; personalized account activity; and on-the-spot...

Hand Hygiene | 5.7.18

All Hands On Deck

To help reduce the spread of preventable infections and to empower clinical staff, visitors and patients to play an active...

HAIs: Types and Pathogens | 10.31.17

Implementing an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program: A Practical Guide

Designing and implementing an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (ASP) to improve the quality of antibiotic prescribing and combat antimicrobial resistance is...

Hand Hygiene | 10.6.16

Soap: The Science Behind It and The Changing Regulatory Landscape

Because of the changing regulatory landscape, it is important for key decision makers to be armed with as much knowledge around...

Decontamination, Disinfection and Sterilization | 9.30.16

Focus on LTC/Behavioral Health Outbreaks— Identify the Pathogen: Norovirus

Hospital outbreaks are reported more often in the medical literature than outbreaks in the long-term care (LTC)/behavioral health setting. By...

HAIs: Types and Pathogens | 9.30.16

Identify the Pathogen: Streptococcus Pyogenes

Hospital outbreaks are reported more often in the medical literature than occurrences in the long- term care (LTC) or behavioral...