Publications by authors named "K Ravin"
In 2011, the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) and Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC®) established a formal collaboration to develop the first IPC guideline. Both organizations agreed that RMH programs staff and other organizations operating similar programs would benefit from a standardized approach. In 2023, the collaboration was re-established to revise and update the original IPC guideline.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis white paper provides clinicians and hospital leaders with practical guidance on the prevention and control of viral respiratory infections in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). This document serves as a companion to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)'s "Prophylaxis and Screening for Prevention of Viral Respiratory Infections in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Patients: A Systematic Review." It provides practical, expert opinion and/or evidence-based answers to frequently asked questions about viral respiratory detection and prevention in the NICU.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArticle Synopsis
- A study was conducted to see if infection prevention programs are tracking health disparities in healthcare-associated infection (HAI) rates.* -
- The survey revealed that most healthcare facilities do not currently monitor for disparities in HAI rates.* -
- There's a need for professional organizations and national guidelines to prioritize addressing this gap in monitoring health disparities.*
SHEA Pediatric Leadership Council commentary: Personal protective equipment during care of children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C).
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
September 2021
SHEA Pediatric Leadership Council commentary: Supporting well child care during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic with personal protective equipment in the ambulatory setting.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
August 2021