2008 Post-Election Voting Survey of Department of State Voting Assistance Officers: Tabulation of Responses

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
DEFENSE MANPOWER DATA CENTER ARLINGTON VA
Keyword(s):  
Department Of State

Organization of the control system for realization of the National project «Health care» by Roszdravnadzor

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 (4) ◽  
pp. 5-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Михаил Мурашко ◽  
Mihail Murashko ◽  
Ирина Серегина ◽  
Irina Seregina
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Control System ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
State Control ◽  
Risk Of Falling ◽  
National Project ◽  
Department Of State ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Control And Monitoring System ◽  
Regional Projects

The article presents main properties of the federal projects of the National project «Health care», as well as the main activities of those projects, in which Roszdravnadzor has a particular interest. The article depicts the control and monitoring system applied by the Department of state control of implementation of state healthcare programs of Rosdravnadzor, which allows to detect in real time the subjects of the Russian Federation that have the highest risk of falling short of the targeted indicator of the regional projects and to take this information into account during the development of the plan for the control and surveillance activities.

scholarly journals Site Visits Reveal Common Gaps in Instrument Reprocessing and Sterilization at Philadelphia Dental Clinics

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. s389-s390
Author(s):  
Tiina Peritz ◽  
Susan Coffin
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Infection Prevention And Control ◽  
Environmental Cleaning ◽  
Department Of State ◽  
Inappropriate Use ◽  
Dental Clinics ◽  
Point Of Use ◽  
Policies And Procedures ◽  
License Renewal ◽  
And Control

Background: Most dental clinics lack resources and oversight related to infection prevention and control (IPC) practices. Few dental clinics undergo inspections by regulatory authorities unless the state licensing authorities receive a specific complaint. Many states, including Pennsylvania, do not have continuing IPC education requirements for dental providers. In 2018–2019, the Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH) received and responded to multiple complaints and concerns related to IPC practices at dental clinics. Complaints were investigated in collaboration with the Pennsylvania Department of State (PADOS). Methods: Unannounced site visits were conducted at 7 Philadelphia dental clinics from December 2018 through September 2019 as part of the public health responses. Clinic evaluations and observations by PDPH certified infection preventionists focused on (1) IPC policies and procedures, (2) staff IPC training, (3) hand hygiene, (4) personal protective equipment, (5) instrument reprocessing and sterilization, (6) injection safety, and (7) environmental cleaning and disinfection. The CDC and the Organization of Safety, Antisepsis and Prevention (OSAP) checklists were adapted for this purpose. Results: Most dental practices we visited were small, unaffiliated, owner-operated clinics. The most common gaps we identified were associated with instrument reprocessing and sterilization practices, including inadequate separation between clean and dirty work areas, limited space and availability of sinks, inappropriate use of glutaraldehyde products for instrument cleaning (n = 3, 43%), extended reuse of cleaning brushes (n = 5, 71%), sterilization or storage of sterilized instruments without appropriate packaging (n = 2, 29%), lack of spore testing or reviewing results (n = 2, 29%), and lack of documentation of sterilizer run cycles and maintenance (n = 7, 100%). Additionally, most clinics did not have well-developed IPC policies and procedures, and staff IPC trainings were neither documented nor conducted annually. Alcohol-based hand sanitizer was often not available at the point of use. Conclusions: In Philadelphia, dental clinics often lacked IPC support and oversight. Lapses across multiple key IPC domains were common. These findings suggest that public health may have a role in providing IPC support to unaffiliated dental clinics. Licensing entities can also serve a role in improving IPC practices by more widely mandating continuing IPC education as part of the dental license renewal process.Funding: NoneDisclosures: None

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