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Welcome to the ISIPS Newsletter |
July 16, 2010 |
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USA News
Obama's HIV/AIDS strategy: sound, but not sufficient
HIV remains a challenge even with promising advances
and presidential involvement
HIV scare at VA hospital
Trial set for HIV-positive man in biting case
To combat HIV/AIDS, perhaps we should look to Africa
Health Department report chronicles increase in HIV
cases, H1N1 outbreak
Veterans test positive for HIV, hepatitis B,
hepatitis C
NJ budget cuts free AIDS medication for 950
HIV-positive patients
HIV positive former doctor sentenced to 26 years and 6 months
Global News
Tainted organ transplants
Bad blood at Indian hospital
Patients blame hospital for hepatitis
Clinic users still sought for testing
Hep B exposure risk high in Whitehorse
Asia Faces Tough Fight in Keeping HIV Infection Rate Low
Avian Flu
H1N1 out of the way, H5N1 is next
Swine Flu
Why are we in danger of Swine Flu?
WHO delays judgement on swine flu pandemic
Man hospitalised with swine flu in Kolkata
Baby dies of swine flu, 1 dies of malaria
Jamnagar man tests swine flu positive
Study shows healthy people hit hard by H1N1 flu
Kerala, Maha report most swine flu cases
Most people killed by swine flu 'had no underlying health
problems'
How long do H1N1 flu virus germs survive on surfaces outside the
body?
32 test positive for swine flu in Pune
Medical News
Structural studies of Helicase NS3 variants from Hepatitis C
virus genotype 3...
Newly Discovered Hepatitis C-Related Virus Found in Bats
Prevent and Protect Yourself from Hepatitis
West Nile
This Year's First Case of West Nile Virus in a Human
First
case of West Nile virus found in East Baton Rouge
Mosquito activity alert
Elderly
Woman Died From West Nile Virus |
In This Issue
NVHR: Administration's National HIV/AIDS Strategy Recognizes Need
for Better...
HIV antibody kills 91% of HIV strains
Potential HIV Vaccine
OSHA Violations
...citations issued
ISIPS Corporate Members
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Amgen
Immunization
Branch-California Dept. of Health Services
ANFIM - Association of Needle-free Injection Mfrs Canadian Intravenous Nurses Association (CINA)
Sarstedt
Center for Phlebotomy Education, Inc.
Managing Infection Control Magazine Luminetx Corporation
Real Needlestick and
Blood Exposure Stories Is it against OSHA standards to open used sharps containers? Where I work the needle count is closely watched, as it is a very high security job. A lost needle could be detrimental to all staff. To help deter this the DON has decided when a needle leaves the medication room, taken to the units and used, dropped into a small portable sharps container...then it is to be brought back to the med room, where at that time 2 nurses are to open the sharps, account for the used needles and then they are to be dropped into a large sharps container. To my co-workers and myself we feel this is dangerous as well as being against OSHA standards.
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ISIPS Articles
Managing Infection Control articles written by Ron Stoker 2009 October 2009- Preventing Injuries from Glass Ampoule Shards-Advances in glass ampoule breakers April 2009 - Safety Enhancements for Blood Culture Processing-Protecting Staff From Harm April 2009 - Neuropathy Testing - One of the Challenges of Diabetes April 2009 - Where to Find Safety Products - Part Four March 2009 - Sharps Safety Matters - Where to find Safety Products - Part Three February 2009 - Advances in Internal Bone Fixation - Sharps Safety for Orthopedic Surgeons February 2009 - Sharps Safety Matters! - Where to find Safety Products Part 2 January 2009 - Sharps Safety Matters! - Where to find Safety Products Part I 2008 December 2008 - 2008 International Sharps Injury Prevention Awards November 2008 - Sharps Injuries - just part of the job, right? October 2008 - Eye Can See Clearly Now - the Positive use of face shields as PPE September 2008 - Safety Scalpels - State of the Market Report August 2008 Revolutionary Designs - New passive, self-sheathing safety syringe June 2008 - One Less Problem - Safe Practices When Administering IV Therapy May 2008 - Scalpel Safety - Protecting patients and clinicians April 2008 - Working in Harms Way - Understanding Sharps Safety Compliance April 2008 - PPE Practices - Use of Personal Protective Equipment in Satellite Locations March 2008 - Simply Safe- Providing safety for the needle that saves lives 2007 November 2007 - A Fortune to Share -Changing attitudes toward sharps safety. June 2007 - OSHA’s Most Cited Hospital Violations - Strategies for Creating a Safe Workplace May 2007 - OR Safety - Improvements in Sharps Safety in the Operating Room May 2007- Safety Product Review - Use Safety Products to Improve Staff and Patient Safety. April 2007- Needlestick Safety-Not just a U.S. problem. Feb 2007 A Change Of Heart - Set Goals To Improve Your Teams Safety Jan 2007 Stuck at Work - Use Safety Blood Draw Products To Avoid Needlestick Injuries 2006 September 2006 -Evaluating Safety Products - Decision Making in the Selection of Safety Products August 2006 -Safety Peripheral IV Catheters - State of the market report June 2006 BESIDE THE POINT: Safety Huber Needles 2006 - State of the Market Report May 2006 - Zero Needlesticks— A Goal We Can Live With! Current OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Citations April 2006 - A Change of Heart - Set Goals to Change Your Team's Sharps Safety February 2006 - How Can You Tell If Your OSHA inspection is going poorly? Part II
Additional Articles
Anatomy of Needlestick Injury; Ron Stoker, Business Briefing: Global Healthcare- Advanced Medical Technologies 2004- Infection Control and Epidemiology Needlestick Injury Prevention, Ron Stoker, Business Briefing: Global Healthcare 2003 Specially designed syringes maximize flue vaccine supply - Syringes reduce costs and and increase healthcare worker safety and patient comfort
Safety Wound
Closure Presentation
Not Just
painful, Deadly! Patients aren't the only ones scared of Needles |
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Links
Immunization Branch, California Department of Health Services ANFIM - Association of Needle-free Injection Manufacturers International Association of EMTs and Paramedics AOHP - Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare CINA - Canadian Intravenous Nurses Association Center for Phlebotomy Education |
Compendium of Infection
Control Technologies
Digital Edition The Compendium of Infection Control
Technologies - Digital Edition is now available. It also includes:
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