Hand Hygiene: A Patient Safety Issue in the Perioperative Environment / George Allen -- Is Hair Removal Necessary Before the Surgical Incision? / Audrey B. Adams -- Preparing for the Patient Who Has Prion Disease / Cynthia Spry -- Flash Sterilization Revisited / Mary Ann Magerl -- Sterilization and Disinfection in the Operating Room / Kathi Mullaney -- Infection Prevention for Construction and Renovation in the Operating Room / Sandra Hardy, Janet P. Haas -- Operating Room Sanitation : Routine Cleaning Versus Terminal Cleaning / Mary Ann Magerl -- Multi Drug-Resistant Pathogens : Implementing Contact Isolation in the Operating Room / Tania N. Williams, Janet P. Haas -- Preventing Hepatitis B Transmission in the Perioperative Environment : Focus on Policies and Procedures / Lucille H. Herring -- Emergency Surgery on a Patient Who Has Infectious Tuberculosis / George Allen, Kevin Caldwell