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Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority

Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority Supports 'International Infection Prevention Week'

Published in Hospital Business Week, November 1st, 2009

The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority supports "International Infection Prevention Week," October 18-24, 2009, to raise awareness of the need to protect patients and the public from healthcare-associated infections (HAIs).

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) sponsor's the effort with the theme "Infection Prevention is Everyone's Business."

Nursing homes will be able to use new analytical tools on October 14, 2009 provided by the Authority to study their infection data. A new infection prevention screensaver is also available on the Authority's Web site as a daily reminder for healthcare workers.

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