Beyond the Surface - an ISSA Podcast
The Healthcare Surfaces Institute (HSI) presents Beyond the Surface, a compelling podcast exploring the foundational role of surfaces in healthcare environments and their impact on patient safety. Each episode delves into key topics like Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs), surface contamination, innovative materials, the role of surfaces in healthcare environment and how and why they support or hinder effective cleaning and disinfection practices.
Featuring healthcare professionals, infection control experts, materials scientists, and HAI survivors, this podcast blends powerful personal stories with expert insights to drive the critical changes that need to take place for improved infection prevention. Tune in to gain valuable knowledge and help create safer healthcare environments.
Beyond the Surface - an ISSA Podcast
Surviving HAIs: A Personal Journey from Infection to Advocacy
Did you know that 1 in 20 people who seek medical care will acquire an infection completely unrelated to what they sought care for? In this podcast, Jeanine Thomas, shares her HAI survivor story after battling multiple life-altering infections. She has taken her experience and turned it into advocacy as a founder of the MRSA Survivors Network.
Glossary of Terms:
• HAIs, or Healthcare Associated Infections, are infections that a person acquires entirely unrelated to the original reason for seeking treatment.
• C. difficile - Clostridium difficile (C. diff) is a bacterium that can lead to diarrhea and inflammation of the colon. It is a common cause of diarrhea in hospitals and long-term care facilities.
• Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) - infection is caused by staph bacteria that has become resistant to many antibiotics used to treat ordinary staph infections.