St. Michael’s Hospital infection preventionist Shara Junaid is at her desk when the phone rings. It’s the hospital lab; a patient in the Emergency Department has tested positive for Influenza A.

Between 5-10% of patients admitted to an Australian hospital acquire an infection. Research suggests that hospital acquired infection (HAI) surveillance is the best way to prevent this from happening.

On any given day, 1 in 25 people can develop a hospital-acquired infection (HAI). It's no wonder that HAI prevention is a top priority for healthcare organizations. One strategy? External reporting.

Inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions are common. Though individually they may seem insignificant, each is contributing to growing rates of antimicrobial resistance, worldwide

High reliability organizations (HROs) practices can be applied in your organizations antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) efforts. Why do these principles fit in with AMS? This article will explain why.

For this year’s International Infection Prevention Week, find out the latest trends in Infection Prevention and Control to help you discover a new perspective.

For this year’s International Infection Prevention Week, the focus is on shifting the mindset toward an understanding that infection prevention is everyone's responsibility.

What do you do when some of the most common bacteria are also the most resistant to treatment?

Data’s power lies in how you use it. Take a look at creative uses of infection surveillance data and how to get the most out of the information you’re taking in.

What happens when there are no antibiotics left that work? Learn how organizations in Australia and New Zealand are tackling that question through antimicrobial stewardship.

Do you sometimes wish you had an extra set of hands? Our Remote System Optimization services might just be the solution you've been looking for.

The nature of infectious diseases is changing - your infection prevention and control teams need to be changing, too.

Learning and change are partners in the evolution of healthcare. There are lots of ways to build a learning culture - from the complexity of a root cause analysis to having open conversations.

In the midst of one of the most challenging flu seasons in a decade, experts are looking toward a future where machine learning may help make forecasting more accurate.

The Joint Commission's announcement of new citations for poor hand hygiene brings hospital adherence to the practice under the spotlight.

As HAIs become more complicated, synergy between risk management and infection prevention teams becomes more critical.