Transmission Control Podcast

Minimally invasive surgery was introduced to reduce the rate of infection, but the technology has come a long way. In recent years, single use devices have emerged as an...

Infection prevention audits are critical to continuous improvement, but may not always be welcomed by department staff. What can be done to improve receptiveness and encourage collaboration when sharing...

What level of trust to do you have in the healthcare industry? What does it mean to truly advocate for patient safety and the public interest? What can you...

Hand washing has taken the stage, front and center during the pandemic. With over 50 billion moments of hand hygiene occurring annually in acute care settings, there are so...

On this episode of Transmission Control, we tackle the topics of design & improvements to medical devices and the guidelines and standards which guide them. Christian Berling joins Dr....

Have we lost our patient focus when it comes to regulating and evaluating hospital performance? Has this resulted in a cost shift away from patient care? Could all these...

Have you ever thought about the purpose of the white paper that pulls down over the exam table when you visit your primary care physician’s office? Do gloves give...

Hospital beds and mattresses are the highest touch surfaces in healthcare facilities around the world. This represents a significant opportunity for the transmission and cross infection of dangerous bacterium...

Can carpet be just as safe and possibly more effectively cleaned than vinyl floors in the healthcare setting? In the acute care setting, healthcare professionals are very familiar with...

Are your hospital scrubs actually clean? What does that process even look like at your facility? Are they laundered onsite? Offsite? Or even washed at home? If your hospital...

Why should hospitals take a dynamic approach toward technology supporting the infection prevention and control efforts of environmental services? Tune in to this week’s episode of the Transmission Control...

The pandemic not only required more Infection Prevention & Control professionals to manage the urgent call for support, but it also expedited retirement plans for many nurses who were...

Environmental Services touches every surface of the hospital, but do we always recognize how integral they are to the infection control team? Additionally, EVS workers have direct patient contact...

There is no doubt that Long Term Care facilities were hit hard during the pandemic. In many cases, these facilities do not have a dedicated infection control practitioner on...

You may be familiar with biofilm but what do you know about small colony variants — and the impact that they have on infection control and public health? All...

Within the world of GI endoscope reprocessing there exists a debate on whether or not sterile water should be used during procedures versus tap water. Running parallel to that...