November/December 2018 • Vol. 2018 No. 6
SAVE THE DATE
Inside The
Issue:
Hospital linens may
be source of C. diff
outbreaks
p. 6
4 flu preparedness
lessons from the
1918 pandemic
p. 8
How a Novant Health
hospital reduced
infections by 70%
p. 11
Nearly half of patients
keep leftover antibiotics
p. 24
Hospital-acquired
conditions dropped
21% in 5 years
p. 30
4 ways to avoid
communication errors
during patient handoffs
p. 32
Google creates AI to
detect when breast
cancer spreads
p. 34
BECKER'S
Clinical Leadership & Infection Control
75+
STORIES
FEATURED
INSIDE THE ISSUE
Why NewYork-Presbyterian
built a Spotify playlist
for CPR p. 13
How Christiana Care
administered 7K+ flu shots
to employees in 1 day p. 9
Hospital privacy
curtains are
breeding MRSA,
study finds
p. 7
CareChex:
Top 10
quality
hospitals
for overall
hospital
care 2019
p. 27
Penn Medicine uses VR
to help ease anxious minds p. 15
Viewpoint:
Why providers should rethink how they
discuss death with patients p. 14
'AI Clinician' outperforms
physicians in treating
sepsis patients p. 36
Michigan nurse
donates kidney
to her patient
p. 11
Becker's Hospital Review
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April 01-04, 2019
Hyatt Regency | Chicago, Illinois
300+ Hospital and HealthSystem Executives Speaking
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