AHA podcast: Getting to Near Zero with Infection Prevention

Jun 21, 2023 - 02:44 PM
Communicable Disease Outbreak Prevention. A man in a full hazmat suit speaks to clinicians wearing surgical masks.

Waleed Javaid, M.D., director of infection prevention and control at Mount Sinai Health System in New York, shares successful strategies for eliminating healthcare-associated infections. LISTEN NOW

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