Kara Mullane, RN, MSN, CIC - Infection Preventionist
Each year 1.7 million Hospital Acquired Infections (HAIs) occur that contribute to 99,000 deaths and $20 billion in healthcare costs. What makes these numbers even more tragic is that 70 percent of all the HAIs are PREVENTABLE!Infection Prevent Spotlight was created by an Infection Preventionist (IP) certified in Infection Control (CIC) for other IPs and everyone else responsible for keeping patients safe from harm. It's hard for IPs to be responsible for reducing HAIs (CLABSIs, CAUTIs, SSIs, MDROs (C.diff, MRSA, VRE, CRE)) and the harm and deaths they cause as well as the financial costs...
Happy International Infection Prevention Week 2022!
We are celebrating all the amazing contributors to the podcast over the last 5 years.
Goodbyes are being said - This is the last podcast hosted by Kara Mullane, RN, MSN, CIC.
It would be great if an individual or company would like to take...
Published 10/20/22
Does it seem like every few days there is a report of a new or old organism or disease poking its head up and staying “I’m here! Look at me!” I’m sure as an infection Preventionist or ID physician, it may seem that way to you. If you are in the cities and towns that are having these outbreaks it...
Published 09/23/22