OP ED #7: A Ray of Hope
Opinion Editorial #7 by Dr. Sarathi Kalra – Protect Your Patient – “Studies show the DiskCover aseptic barriers are effective in preventing patient exposure to harmful pathogens and contaminants while preserving sound quality for an optimal clinical experience.”
OP ED #6: Hearing is Believing
Opinion Editorial #6 by Dr. Alan Maisel – Protect Your Patient – “…stethoscope cross-contamination should be prevented with an aseptic and high-fidelity barrier that is aseptically applied to our personal stethoscope diaphragms…”
OP ED #5: Achieving The Triple Aim With Our Third Hand
Opinion Editorial #5 by Alpesh Amin – Protect Your Patient – “An easy to use and fail-safe method that improves stethoscope hygiene could help facilitate achieving the Triple Aim.”
OP ED #4: Protect Your Patient
Opinion Editorial #4 by Cynthia Cadwell – Protect Your Patient – “Adding a touch-free stethoscope barrier dispenser in these locations will decrease stethoscope contamination. Goal: ‘Do No Harm’.”
OP ED #3: Stethoscope Contamination: What We Haven’t Learned in 150 Years
Opinion Editorial #3 by Frank Peacock, IV, MD, FACEP, FACC, FESC – Stethoscope Contamination: What We Haven’t Learned in 150 Years – “Unfortunately, the apparent standard of care is to rub dirty contaminated stethoscopes on our patients.”
OP ED #2: HAI MORTALITY: Equal to an Airplane Crash with No Survivors, Every Day
Opinion Editorial #2 by Sandra Sieck, RN – HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION: “Equivalent to a large commercial airliner falling out of the sky with no survivors, each and every day”
OP ED #1: Infection Control and the Clinician’s Third Hand – a Long Standing Problem
Opinion Editorial #1 by Stuart B. Kipper, MD – “Infection Control and the Clinician’s Third Hand – a Long Standing Problem”