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Reopening After A Hurricane: Steps for Healthcare Facilities to Ensure Safety and Compliance

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Maintenance should be performed on any equipment before using in the delivery of patient care, this includes autoclaves, suction lines, ultrasounds, radiology equipment, etc. The resources used for this article were the CDC, OSHA, EPA, and The Association for Dental Safety. Perform spore testing on autoclaves prior to use.

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Accept no imitators! Listen to this great podcast episode on syphilis

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And, since we know from the CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey that many American teens are having sex with less than optimal condom use and infrequent STI testing, pediatricians everywhere should be thinking more about acquired syphilis infection, not just congenital syphilis. Thank you, Jen.