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The home healthcare frontier: new study explores nurses’ knowledge and attitudes toward infection control You might have heard recently in the news about a polio-like illness that is cropping up across the United States. This illness is called acute flaccid myelitis (AFM). To date, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there have been 219 reports of APIC has launched its Certification: The Defining Difference campaign. This state-based legislative effort encourages new infection preventionists (IPs) to become certified in infection control. APIC is in the process of promoting this legislation in state legislatures. New IP recruitment video: Infection Preventionists Save Lives anyone to introduce students, interns, staff, and administrators to the infection preventionist role. We encourage you to share this in your organization and community and to let us know how you are using it to raise awareness about the role A special thanks to the University of Maryland Medical Center IPC team for their invaluable as*istance in the production and filming of this Access flood and hurricane infection prevention information NIOSH clarifies policy on facial hair and respiratory protective devices National Academies report on reusable elastomerics in healthcare As*ociation for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc.