done. "Stick to the facts, don't panic and rely on your experts," says
Ms. Groven.
Infection preventionists should cast a wide net when it comes to
seeking help from experts. "They need to work with their local health
departments as well as their state health departments," says Ms.
Pettis. "They need to broaden their areas of expertise and keep track
of what the different health departments and experts such as the CDC
and the World Health Organization are doing."
When the dust finally settles and healthcare organizations slowly
and cautiously return to some semblance of a pre-pandemic routine,
perhaps some good will come out of the current crisis. Says Ms.
Pettis, "If there's a silver lining in any of this, which you really have to
search for right now, it's that surgical professionals are hopefully
developing some really good habits that we've been trying to get them
to embrace for many years."
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