Research and Advancement

Research and Advancement

Research and Advancement

2018 TIPS Sudden Science Research Grant

TIPS Sudden Science Research Grant

Call to Action 2018 TIPS Sudden Science Research Grant Submission Deadline: May 11, 2018 Grant Amount: Up to $35,000 USD* NOTE: Due to multiple requests for extensions, which the funding...
Photodisinfection Therapy: Essential Technology for Infection Control

Photodisinfection Therapy: Essential Technology for Infection Control

 Peer Reviewed  Click Here for Print Version Abstract Photodisinfection therapy (PDT) is a treatment modality that involves the administration of a light-sensitive compound, known as a...
Checklist

Why Mandatory Training Needs to do More Than Tick a Box

Abstract: Achieving staff engagement with mandatory training topics is a challenge for many organisations. Too often, staff will attend events for the ‘tick in the...

Fighting Infections in a Microbial World

Abstract: Bacteria can be found everywhere, including in the human body where it plays an important role in our health. Your bacterial ecosystem is referred...
The Power of Data to Improve Hand Hygiene and Reduce HAIs

The Power of Data to Improve Hand Hygiene and Reduce HAIs

Abstract While hand hygiene is widely considered to be the most important factor in preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), hand hygiene compliance rates in hospitals still...
Human Pathogenic Coronaviruses: Understanding Their Environmental Survival For Better Infection Prevention And Control

Human Pathogenic Coronaviruses: Understanding Their Environmental Survival For Better Infection Prevention And Control

Introduction Coronaviruses (CoV) are significant pathogens of humans and animals. Though they were first identified as the cause of respiratory infections in humans in 1965,...
Efficacy of Ultraviolet Light Coupled With Ozone

Efficacy of Ultraviolet Light Coupled with Ozone as a Germicidal Against Eight Healthcare Associated...

 Peer Reviewed  Click Here for Print Version Cite as: Christine Greene, MPH PhD, Bryan D. Schindler, PhD. (2020) Efficacy of Ultraviolet Light Coupled with Ozone...
Evaluating a ‘no-touch’ UVC Radiation Device on High Touch Surfaces

Evaluating a ‘no-touch’ UVC Radiation Device on High Touch Surfaces

 Peer Reviewed  Click Here for Print Version Abstract The computers at nurse’s stations, patient rooms and mobile carts are used 24 hours a day. They are...
Nigeria

Nigeria: Hand Hygiene after Pandemics

Abstract: Last year, Nigeria observed how an existential threat from the Ebola pandemic reinforced people’s attitude towards hand hygiene – a strongly held idea and...

A Preliminary Field-Relevant Test to Assess Decontamination of High-Touch Environmental Surfaces: Testing with Staphylococcus...

Download POSTER PDF: QCT-3 Poster CremCo Editor’s note: Editor’s note: The following work represents the preliminary work being performed by the authors. The study was sponsored by Process...