There are several common-sense things you can do to protect yourself, and help prevent or minimize the spread of #COVID19 to your family. Consider these 10 steps from Mayo Clinic's Infection Prevention and Control team: mayocl.in/3bjLhsX.

In November 1970, officials in Oregon, USA decided to blow up a rotting whale carcass. The whole thing went horribly wrong. Why do we bring this up? Well, this story can teach us 3 things about #coronavirus ⬇️

Yup. And for your infection prevention and public health folks, we haven’t had a break since February. We’re on call at night and on the weekends. So when we try to shine a light on what’s happening, please listen. We are deeply worried for the public and our HCWs..and tired.

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Life of an Infection Preventionist as months pass by in 2020

Aayushi Chheda I am betting this was a gift from @AKBugsBeware. I miss her silly surprise gifts and birthday office vandalism.

International Infection Prevention Week (#IIPW) 2020 is finally here! We've asked our association friends, healthcare partners & the public to join us in celebrating IPs. Get involved: professionals.site.apic.org. #WeLoveIPs #IIPW2020

8 frequently asked questions about vaccines, ANSWERED. A collaborative post co-authored by some of your fave of COVID science communicators on Instagram <3 🧵

HAI COST CALCULATOR IS HERE: IPs, make sure to check out the new #HAI Cost Calculator free tool funded by @AHRQNews! Find out more and access the tool here: ow.ly/reM250FkbbG

You and your IP colleague when someone says they do not believe in vaccines @AKBugsBeware

Infection Preventionists on rounds! #infectionprevention #GiddyUp #infectionpreventionist

Below is a direct comparison of the most recent versions of the CDC county level risk indicators for: - Community Transmission (old measure) - Community Levels (new measure) At the bottom is the difference in county classification, by measure. Back to this in a sec 1/

Late post but unlocked an achievement with @AKBugsBeware when presented an e-learning webinar at APIC to about a 100 live IP professionals from across the globe. Grateful for the opportunity to get to share our experience as IPs during a 7.1 earthquake in Alaska!

Where are our Chapter Leaders at? Shout out your chapter ⬇️ #APIC2023

Proud APIC chapter President to receive chapter excellence award on behalf of Midnight Sun Chapter. It was a great 1st day at the APIC 2023 and looking forward to meet more amazing #IPs this week! #infectionprevention #epidemiology #apic2023 #publichealth

Proudly nerding🤓 out at APIC #apic2023 general session with Dr. Peter Hotez “Global Vaccines and Vaccinations: The Science vs the Antiscience”

Excellent session focused on practical, scalable implementation of IPC at APIC 2023. Hope to see more global IPC sessions to increase awareness and understanding of health inequity #apic2023 #infectionprevention #healthequity @AKBugsBeware

🎞️ Congratulations to our #APIC2023 Film Festival Winner – “All About Technique (No CAUTI)” by Donald Rock from St. Luke's Health System 🍿 You can watch the prize winning film here: bit.ly/3CSJ9rP