Blog - "PDI Perspectives"

Disinfectant Labels: Take a Step Back

September 7, 2022

Differentiations between production and master labels are often market-based and nuanced. Yet, some can be relatively important for IPs and end-users alike.

Infection Prevention Insights: Learnings from the Pandemic

Author: Clinical Affairs PDI Healthcare

December 16, 2021

As the healthcare industry still grapples with COVID-19 and the surging Delta variant, it is important to periodically assess our...

Emerging Strategies for Effective Cleaning and Disinfection in Healthcare Settings

Author: Clinical Affairs PDI Healthcare

November 29, 2021

New research, technology, and strategies in cleaning and disinfection have been on the rise throughout the last decade in the...

Who Brought the Sauce? Prevention of Foodborne Illness During the Holidays

Author: Amanda Thornton, CIC, RN, MSN

November 9, 2021

As we once again approach the holiday season, we gather with friends and family bringing holiday cheer, friendship, lots of...

Strengthening the Foundation: CDC Updates Guidance on COVID-19 Prevention for Nursing Homes

Author: Amanda Thornton, CIC, RN, MSN

October 28, 2021

From early in the pandemic, we watched as one nursing home after another began to experience infections, outbreaks, then deaths,...

PDI Perspectives Podcast: The Transformative Role of the IP

Author: Marc-Oliver Wright, MT(ASCP), MS, CIC, FAPIC

October 22, 2021

Marc-Oliver Wright of PDI Healthcare talks with Dr. Deb Burdsall, Ph.D., RN-BC, CIC, FAPIC, about the challenges Infection Preventionists face...

WHO and Infection Prevention and Control in the Primary Care Setting: Guiding IP (Programs) Along the Continuum of Care

Author: Holly Montejano, MS, CIC, CPHQ

October 14, 2021

Infection prevention and control (IPC) efforts in the acute care setting have proven imperative to patient safety initiatives and good...

PDI Perspective Podcast: The Importance of a Layered Approach to Disinfection

Author: Marc-Oliver Wright, MT(ASCP), MS, CIC, FAPIC

October 6, 2021

PDI Clinical Science Liason Marc-Oliver Wright, MT(ASCP), MS, CIC, FAPIC talks with JHC Publisher John Pritchard about the importance of...

How is the Evolving SARS-COV-2 Virus Impacting Cleaning Protocols?

Author: PDI Healthcare

September 27, 2021

With the highly contagious SARS-COV-2 Delta variant now the dominant strain in the US and around the world, new COVID-19...

CDC Reveals Plan of Support for America’s Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Programs: Are You Ready for the Ride?

Author: Debra Hagberg MT (ASCP), CIC

September 24, 2021

On September 17, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that $2.1B will be invested in strengthening...

Preparing Healthcare Professionals for Administering Care to the Growing Elderly Patient Population

Author: Amanda Thornton, CIC, RN, MSN

September 15, 2021

For the first time in U.S. history, older adults are projected to outnumber children within the next 15 years, according...

Breaking the Unbroken Chain of Transmission: Candida auris in 2020-2021

Author: Marc-Oliver Wright, MT(ASCP), MS, CIC, FAPIC

September 8, 2021

As the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has rolled on through 2021, an opportunistic and deadly fungal infection has been creeping into healthcare...