Technical and Research Applications
High-school students get hands-on experience with tuberculosis research
Inexpensive Infection Control Measures
Could Save Thousands of Lives, Billions of Dollars
“These two initiatives, targeting ventilator associated pneumonias and central line associated bloodstream infections, involved simple steps that lead to dramatic reductions in not only the targeted infections, but also mortality and costs,” says Bradford D. Harris, MD, who led the study while serving as an associate professor of anesthesiology and pediatrics in the UNC School of Medicine. He is now a medical officer at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in Washington.
Other uses for Ultra-violet light
(Crime – UV and blood; PDF)
Glo Germ and Handwashing For Life® Healthcare Release a Training Combo
Shared beliefs inspire these two companies, GloGerm and Handwashing For Life Healthcare, to motivate handwashing in both acute and long-term care…
Turning Point Model State Public Health Act
To read, search or download the Turning Point Model State Public Health Act
in Adobe Reader format, visit:
State of Alaska Turning Point Materials
Additional information about the Public Health Statute Modernization Collaborative as well as electronic copies of its previous publications are available here.
Strategies for Norovirus (By Robert E. Wheeler, MD, FACEP)
Voyager Medical Seminars was founded in 1995 by Robert E. Wheeler, MD to develop and coordinate CME programs for Cruise Ship Medicine. Since that time, VMS has orchestrated five successful conferences at sea. The last conference was in 2002 aboard Royal Caribbean’s Voyager of the Seas.
Dr. Wheeler is an Emergency Physician from New Hampshire and is a founding member and current Chairperson for the American College of Emergency Physicians’ Section of Cruise Ship and Maritime Medicine. He has been sailing part-time as a Cruise Ship Physician for 20 years. Handouts (PDF, 1.2mb) Slides (PDF, 743k)
Voyager Medical Seminars
9 Corduroy Road
Amherst, NH 03031-2724, 603-672-5775 Voice/Fax
vms@adelphia.net
Flow Cytometry and Microbiology
Real time detection of biological aerosols.
Cytometry Applications:
Cytometry papers (in PDF format):
Measuring Containment of Viable Infectious Cell
Sorting in High-Velocity Cell Sorters
Internet sites:
Science Fair Project on Handwashing
by the Illinois Department of Public Health (PDF, 16 pgs.)
Henry the Hand
(Principles of Hand Awareness)
Handwashing For Life
(Measuring and Managing the Rising Risks)
Developed by NSF International, the Scrub Club teaches children proper hand washing technique.
Nevada Handwashing Poster:
The most effective way to prevent disease transmission (PDF)
Teeth, Hands and Body Hygiene Basics
High-school students get hands-on experience with tuberculosis research
Busy Bee: Hand Washing Basics for Kids