[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of a virtual training to enhance public health capacity for COVID-19 infection prevention and control in nursing homes

AR Penna, JC Hunter, GV Sanchez… - Journal of Public …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
ABSTRACT Context: Between April 2020 and May 2021, the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC) awarded more than $40 billion to health departments nationwide for …

Reimagining infection control in US nursing homes in the era of COVID-19

CJ Crnich - Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 2022 - Elsevier
Residents of nursing homes (NHs) are susceptible to infection, and these facilities,
particularly those that provide post-acute care services, are high-risk settings for the rapid …

[HTML][HTML] 'Smart'BLE wearables for digital contact tracing in care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic—a process evaluation of the CONTACT feasibility study

CA Thompson, A Daffu-O'Reilly, T Willis… - Implementation Science …, 2023 - Springer
Background Rapid and mass transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus amongst vulnerable
people led to devastating effects from COVID-19 in care homes. The CONTACT intervention …

What kind of interventions were perceived as effective against coronavirus-19 in nursing homes in Italy? A descriptive qualitative study

A Palese, S Chiappinotto, M Peghin… - … and Healthcare Policy, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose To identify interventions implemented during the first, second and third waves of the
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among Italian Nursing Homes (NHs). Patients and …

[HTML][HTML] Mind the gap: knowledge, attitudes and perceptions on antimicrobial resistance, antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention and control in long-term …

S Hidad, SC de Greeff, A Haenen, F de Haan… - … Resistance & Infection …, 2024 - Springer
Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has become one of the major public health
threats worldwide, emphasizing the necessity of preventing the development and …

'Snapshot in time': a cross-sectional study exploring stakeholder experiences with environmental scans in health services delivery research

P Charlton, DA Nagel, R Azar, T Kean, A Campbell… - BMJ open, 2024 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To describe stakeholder characteristics and perspectives about experiences,
challenges and information needs related to the use of environmental scans (ESs). Design …

[HTML][HTML] Implementation of COVID-19 infection control best practices in nursing homes amid the pandemic

GC D'Souza, JL Kraschnewski, E Francis… - BMC Health Services …, 2024 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed around 170,000 lives among nursing
home residents and staff in the United States through April 2023. In a cluster randomized …

The association of nursing home infection preventionists' training and credentialing with resident COVID 19 deaths

JA Kang, PW Stone, LG Glance… - Journal of the American …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Nursing home (NH) residents' vulnerability to COVID‐19 underscores the
importance of infection preventionists (IPs) within NHs. Our study aimed to determine …

The development of a long-term care infection prevention compendium during the COVID-19 pandemic

M Rubano, E Kieffer, E Larson, N Colline… - American Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Long-term care (LTC) facilities experienced significant morbidity and mortality
rates among both residents and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic, for which they were ill …

an environmental scan of studies reporting current practices for the conduct of environmental scans

T Nguyen, A Esmail, B Di Rezze… - Australian Journal of …, 2024 - ajan.com.au
Objective: The objective of this environmental scan is to synthesize the published, peer-
reviewed literature specific to the term 'environmental scan'to determine how it is currently …