The assistive technology provided is amazing in its ability to erase the boundaries of disability.
Former patients and their families have spoken out about the poor hygiene standards of Sydney's Royal North Shore Hospital. 
The groups objectives are to eliminate infections in the healthcare workplace. 
Soap has become the number one form of sterile services in hospitals around the country and the hygiene routine is saving 10,000 lives every year. 
Canada has the highest rate of hospital acquired infections in the developed world, and Canada's consumer watchdog wants to know why. Erica Johnson puts hospital cleanliness to the test, and finds a mess that is making you sick. 
He's made innovative products for Muhammad Ali and the late Christopher Reeve and has helped change lives for thousands of people with disabilities. This Alberta Trailblazer features Randy Marsden and his new war on germs. 
Of the 72 claims, 22 involved the Dayton VA’s dental clinic. The vast majority, if not all, of those 22 dental clinic tort claims appear to be related to an infection control scandal at the clinic which became public in 2011. 
A networking group dedicated to innovation and best practices for Hospital Infection Control. CleanKeys is an acrylic or glass keyboard that is designed to be easily and thoroughly cleaned to prevent buildup of bacteria that is found in Medical Environments 
Every day, engineers help the medical community in ways most of us will never see. Working with other disciplines, they're developing practical new solutions to many common health-care issues. ![Your Keyboard is 60 Times Dirtier Than Your Toilet [INFOGRAPHIC] - Techvibes.com | Patient Safety in Medical and Dental Environments | Scoop.it](http://img.scoop.it/RLIEPf2hhE9TZwv1i64Bpjl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBVaiQDB_Rd1H6kmuBWtceBJ)
Your keyboard has 60 times more germs than your toilet seat.
This is one of many perturbing statistics revealed in an infographic by Keeping It Clean. Others include the fact that light switches have over 200 bacteria per square inch and 16% of cellphones have poop on them.
Thankfully for hospitals and dentists there is a solution for thier keyboards and http://cleankeys.com has that solution. Next time you are in a hospital or sitting in a dental office check out thier keyboards and tell them that they should be using a Cleankeys ® keyboard.
For a new perspective on household technology, check out the infographic below. And while you're at it, observe some of the impressive wall decorations in the house. 
NEW YORK, March 12 (Reuters Health) - Whendoctors-in-training at the University of Chicago were given iPadtablet computers to use on their rounds, they found that usingthe device helped them be more (RT @RichmondDoc: Chicago hospital doctors say iPads... 
Hygiene lesson plans, infection control training programs, hand hygiene activities and games, standard precaution posters, health teacher guides, health worksheets and printables, and so forth make up some of the OUTFOX Prevention offering. |
Infections with viruses, bacteria and parasites cause about one in six of the 12.7 million new cancer cases, says report in The Lancet Oncology journal. 
One in six cancers - two million a year globally - are caused by largely treatable or preventable infections, new estimates suggest. 
May 8 (Bloomberg) -- Lill-Karin Skaret, a 67-year-old grandmother from Namsos, Norway, was traveling to a lakeside vacation villa near India's port city of Kochi in March 2010 when her car collided with a truck. 
DebMed® was developed by a multi-disciplinary team of scientists, researchers and engineers from Deb Group, along with healthcare industry thought leaders from the medical, research, infection prevention and quality management communities. Our core principal is to help create a safety culture in which hand hygiene is a habit for all. 
An analysis of a U.S. hospital database found that in-hospital mortality is four times higher in patients with a hospital-acquired infection (HAI) than in those without, reported Medscape Medical Read more... ![The Disgusting Truth About Your Favorite Gadgets [Infographic] | Edudemic | Patient Safety in Medical and Dental Environments | Scoop.it](http://img.scoop.it/nyaOCLylALmP-NL4ZgDlsTl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBVaiQDB_Rd1H6kmuBWtceBJ)
How did you navigate to this page just now? By using a mouse and keyboard? If so, there’s a good chance they’re crawling with germs. In fact, some of your most-used devices probably even have poop on them. Thanks to a new infographic from Keeping It Kleen we (unfortunately) now know the truth. 
Infection control is one of the major challenges that healthcare organizations face, and for which they are actively looking for solutions. There is no silver bullet, but rather a combination of strategies to address the issue. But, before diving into solutions, let me rattle off some information to get you in the right frame of mind:.......
If you are proposing a product, can your product help combat infections from growth? Is your product a ‘touch point” for the staff or the patient? Can you design your product to limit the chance of infection? 
Intriguing website to learn about practical infection prevention strategies through the nanobugs (tm). More than 50 cartoon microbes (bacteria, viruses, and fungi) that entertain and educate. 
Raise awareness and discuss the issue of Hospital Acquired Infections and somethings you can do about it as consumer and healthcare employee or hospital... 
Eight senior physicians are ringing serious alarm bells about the risk of patients contracting C. difficile at Burnaby General Hospital, saying 84 people have died there with the infection within a period of two and a half years. 
Doctors at Burnaby Hospital are ringing alarm bells after the deaths of 84 patients from C. difficile infections in the last two-and-a-half years. Clip from Envision's "Infection Control in the Operating Room" healthcare training video for hospital and ambulatory surgery staff. Based on AORN recommendations 
Randy Marsden had Grade 11 all figured out. He’d have a first period spare and be able to sleep in an extra hour. Unfortunately his principal didn’t think this was such a hot idea, making him check in at the library when school started. To fill the time Marsden took a typing class and with that decision he set the stage for the rest of his professional life. |
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