Category Archives: Infection Control

Simulation 2.0: A Test Lab for Health Care Transformation

Posted on May 2, 2013 by

Ted James, MD, Director of the Clinical Simulation Laboratory, provides an update on what to expect from the “Sim Lab” in 2013. What does simulation have to do with health care reform? More than you may think. Health care is … Continue reading →

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Preventing Hospital Acquired Infections: How Fletcher Allen is Meeting the Challenge

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

Editor’s Note: This blog originally ran in October 2010; statistics have been updated to reflect current data.  Given community interest in our infection prevention efforts, we wanted to share Dr. Alston’s insights with you again – feel free to share!  … Continue reading →

Posted in Caregiving, Hospital Medicine, Infection Control, Physicians, Technology in Healthcare | 2 Comments

Know your Status: Get Tested!

Posted on June 23, 2011 by

Monday, June 27 is National HIV Testing Day, and it’s hard to believe that we’ve been aware of HIV and AIDS for thirty years.  On June 5, 1981, a report of five cases of a rare pneumonia seen only in … Continue reading →

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Preventing Hospital Acquired Infections: How Fletcher Allen is Meeting the Challenge

Posted on October 22, 2010 by

A lot of people go to the hospital because of infections that begin at home. Doctors prescribe antibiotics for these infections and millions of patients have been miraculously cured. But there is a flipside to this story: people who go … Continue reading →

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