Available online! AHQA webinar presented by Doctors Without Borders on July 27, 2020, Infection Control & Covid-19: Lessons Learned from the Frontline. Presenters Heather Pagano, Emergency Coordinator, and Buffy Lloyd-Krejci, PhD, IPC Manager USA...
Older adults living in assisted living facilities, like nursing homes and adult foster care facilities, is accounting for the majority of deaths from COVID-19 because of their age and underlying medical conditions. Dr. Buffy and Doctors Without Borders/Médecins...
There have been many questions around “when do we let COVID positive residents off of isolation… even if they continue to test positive?” Please see the information on “persistent positive” below when making this decision. What is the current policy for having a...
IPCWell is dedicated to reducing the harms and deaths associated with infections in all healthcare settings, with a special focus on underserved and under-resourced facilities such as nursing homes. Healthcare facilities hire IPCWell to evaluate their current...
Dr. Buffy Lloyd-Krejci, Board Certified in Infection Control and owner of IPCWell, a company founded to combat infectious diseases, has been recognized as one of the most notable women in STEM taking significant steps to combat the novel coronavirus. ...
From vaccine developments to vital testing kits, women in the science world are making critical strides in helping humanity combat the novel coronavirus. As time — and the coronavirus crisis — go on, we’re starting to see small glimmers of hope for a cure, and...
As of May 4, 2020, the US now has 1,300,696 (178,210 new since May 4, 2020) COVID-19 cases with 78,771 (13,036 new since May 4, 2020) deaths. You can track your states COVID-19 cases and deaths here (updated daily at noon ET) This week’s update will...
After the coronavirus shuttered nursing homes across the country and turned the industry upside down, health department officials and infectious disease experts are now tasked with planning for what the future of nursing homes will look like after the pandemic. ...
