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CIRI at APIC

July 18, 2014

Larson and Ferng Poster Elaine Larson, RN, PhD, CIC, FAAN (right) and Yu-hui Ferng, MPA with their poster, "Multicenter Study of Hand Carriage of Potential Pathogens by Neonatal ICU Providers," at...
Clean Hands Help Combat Measles Outbreak, Columbia Nursing Infection Expert Says

July 18, 2014

With measles cases in the U.S. at a 20-year high, it’s more important than ever to keep your hands clean.
China’s Growing Reliance on Lower-Paid Contract Nurses May Compromise Patient Care, New Research Suggests

July 18, 2014

Economic and health system reforms in China in recent decades have dramatically reduced the number of traditional hospital nursing jobs, known as “bianzhi” or “iron rice bowl” positions, which are guaranteed for life. Instead, more than half of nursing posts in many Chinese hospitals are now filled with contract-based nurses who do the same work as “bianzhi” for lower pay, fewer benefits and limited job security.
Center for Interdisciplinary Research to Reduce Antimicrobial Resistance under the extraordinary direction of Elaine Larson, PhD, has achieved an amazing record of funding success.

July 18, 2014

CIRAR (Center for Interdisciplinary Research to Reduce Antimicrobial Resistance), under the extraordinary direction of Elaine Larson, PhD, has achieved an amazing record of funding success. In...
Center for Health Policy Conference

July 18, 2014

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) began its inaugural Nursing Student Policy Summit in Washington, DC for the next generation of health policy leaders. Sponsored by the Jonas...
Carrie Lyn Sammarco, DrNP '07, is the recipient of the John Dystel Nursing Fellowship in Multiple Sclerosis

July 18, 2014

Carrie Lyn Sammarco, DrNP '07, is the recipient of the John Dystel Nursing Fellowship in Multiple Sclerosis. The fellowship program is designed for nurses wishing to receive advanced training in...
Camels Are Likely Source of MERS Outbreak, Study Finds - News Sample

July 18, 2014

Scientists at the Center for Infection and Immunity at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, King Saud University, and EcoHealth Alliance extracted a complete, live, infectious...
Bringing Long-Term Intensive Care within Hospital Walls Shows Promise for Cost Savings and Improved Patient Care

July 18, 2014

A new study shows that hospitals with specialized units combining the compassionate care of hospice and the level of care offered in medical-surgical units may provide efficient, cost effective assistance to patients with advanced chronic illness or terminal disease. The study was published in the American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine and done at Montefiore Medical Center.
BS/MS students Mindy Banker, Jocelyn Harris, Dorothy Hopton, Julia McBee, and Jessica Skelton won the best student poster award at the Eastern Nursing Research Symposium (ENRS)

July 18, 2014

Combined BS/MS students Mindy Banker, Jocelyn Harris, Dorothy Hopton, Julia McBee, and Jessica Skelton won the best student poster award at the Eastern Nursing Research Symposium (ENRS). The...
Bobbie Berkowitz Named School of Nursing's New Dean

July 18, 2014

Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger and Lee Goldman, Executive Vice President for Health and Biomedical Sciences and Dean of the Faculties of Health Sciences and Medicine, today sent...

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