Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) personal protective equipment training: Using simulation-based training to prevent healthcare-associated infection.

In this pre- and postintervention study, we demonstrate the feasibility and effectiveness of comprehensive simulation-based personal protective equipment (PPE) training amid the COVID-19 pandemic. With rapid-cycle, deliberate practice feedback, simulation-based training can improve the learners' sense of confidence and security while standardizing PPE protocols.

The role of simulation-based training in healthcare-associated infection (HAI) prevention.

Objectives: To perform a review of the literature on the role of simulation-based training (SBT) in healthcare-associated infection (HAI) prevention and to highlight the importance of SBT as an educational tool in infection prevention.

Methods: We reviewed English language publications from PubMed to select original articles that utilized SBT as the primary mode of education for infection prevention efforts in acute-care hospitals.

Results: Overall, 27 publications utilized SBT as primary mode of education for HAI prevention in acute-care hospitals.

Acinetobacter infections and outcomes at an academic medical center: a disease of long-term care.

Background.  Our study aims to describe the epidemiology, microbial resistance patterns, and clinical outcomes of Acinetobacter infections at an academic university hospital. This retrospective study analyzed all inpatient clinical isolates of Acinetobacter collected at an academic medical center over 4 years.