In the latest episode of GNYHA’s Perspectives podcast, GNYHA’s Anne Liston Sullivan, RN, Associate Vice President, Quality and Clinical Initiatives, sits down with infection prevention experts Priya Dhagat, MS, MLS(ASCP) CM, CIC, CHEP, of NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, and Alison Bradbury, MSN, RN, CIC, of NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County for a timely conversation about how hospitals can stay ready for measles. With vaccination gaps widening and a summer of large gatherings ahead—including the FIFA World Cup—a single unrecognized case can quickly strain emergency departments, isolation capacity, and staffing. The episode explains why measles is so easy to miss and makes a strong case for vigilance through practice, exploring how simple, low-fidelity simulation keeps frontline staff sharp without big budgets.
This episode of Perspectives also introduces a GNYHA-developed measles identification tool, which can be used in under five minutes and printed as flashcards or carried on a tablet.