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Do’s and Don’ts for wearing gloves in the Healthcare Environment

10/28/2016

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  • DO wear gloves to reduce the risk of contamination or exposure to blood, other body exposure, hazardous materials, and transmission of infection
  • DO clean hands before putting on gloves for a sterile procedures (e.g., insertion of catheter or other invasive device)
  • DO clean hands after removing gloves
  • DO clean hands and change gloves between each task (e.g., after contact with a contaminated surface or environment
  • DO make sure that gloves fit you properly before performing any tasks
  • DO ensure the correct type of glove is available if you have skin sensitivity or allergy issues
  • DO follow your facility's policy on glove use 
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  • DON’T re-use or wash gloves (except for utility gloves after being properly cleaned)
  • DON’T substitute glove use for hand hygiene
  • DON’T use gloves if they are damaged or visibly soiled
  • DON’T touch your face when wearing gloves
  • DON’T wear the same pair of gloves from one patient to another
  • DON’T wear gloves outside the patient room e.g. in clean areas, nurse’s station, supply room,  hallways, during patient transportation
  • DON’T forget to remove and dispose of gloves properly
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New Treatment for Hepatitis C

10/25/2016

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 In view of the continued rapid progress in the development of new treatments for hepatitis C infection, the World Health Organization (WHO) is issuing updated treatment guidelines. The guidelines promote the transition to newer, more effective medicines that have the potential to cure most persons living with hepatitis C infection.
WHO issued the first-ever recommendations on the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in 2014. Since then, several new medicines have been introduced and marketed. These medicines, called direct-acting antivirals (DAAs), are more effective and easier to use than established treatment regimens. Treatment with DAAs is short in duration (8–12 weeks), easy to take (as few as one pill per day), has few side effects, and results in a cure for more than 90% of people treated. This is a vast improvement from older treatments, which cured less than half of the people treated, required weekly interferon injections for up to 12 months, and often resulted in severe, sometimes fatal, side effects.
Approximately 130 million to 150 million people are estimated to be infected with HCV. Each year, an estimated 700,000 people die from HCV-related complications including fatty liver (cirrhosis), cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma) and liver failure. Unfortunately, many people with HCV only learn about their infection when they develop symptoms from cirrhosis or liver cancer.
Because the medicines are becoming available and are easy to use, they have the potential to dramatically reduce the number of deaths due to hepatitis C infection.
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Influenza season

10/24/2016

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It is not possible to predict what this flu season will be like. Flu seasons are unpredictable in a number of ways. While flu spreads every year, the timing, severity, and length of the season usually varies from one season to another. Flu activity most commonly peaks in the U.S. between December and February. However, seasonal flu activity can begin as early as October and continue to occur as late as May. 
Flu vaccines are safe and recommended for everyone 6 months of age and older as the first and most important step in protecting against this serious disease. While there are many different flu viruses, the seasonal flu vaccine is designed to protect against the main flu viruses that research suggests will cause the most illness during the flu season. 
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