Newsletters

We issue monthly newsletters to keep hospital infection control professionals, nurses, and physicians up-to-date about technical, timely, and important news regarding infection control topics.

Previous DICON Newsletters are listed below as examples of this valuable resource

Date Title
January 2006 Avian flu and Clostridium Difficile-Associated Diarrhea (CDAD)
February 2006 Update on Tuberculosis Screening, Prevention, and the Consequences of Undiagnosed TB in a Healthcare Worker
March 2006 Flushing IV Lines and Measuring Blood Sugars: How Improper Techniques During simple Nursing care Tasks Can Seriously Harm Patients
April 2006 MRSA: New Data, Controversies and New Economic Issues
May 2006 Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) Review
June 2006 Flash Sterilization: An Update and Basis Primer for Healthcare Workers and Infection Control Practitioners Affiliated with DICON
July 2006 Mandatory Public Reporting of Healthcare-Associated Infections: Current Realities and Future Predictions
August 2006 Chlorhexidine Gluconate (CHG) Uses in Infection Control and Prevention: The Ups, Down, Backwards, and Forwards of Skin Antisepsis
September 2006 Surgical Infection Prevention (SIP) Project and Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP)
October 2006 Surgical Site Preparations -- Review of Available Agents and Their Pros and Cons: We Didn't Start the Fire
November 2006 Are Active Surveillance Cultures for MRSA Effective and Practical: Science and Speculation
December 2006 Infection Control Aspects of Needleless Connectors: A Basic Primer with a Discussion of Unanswered Questions and Recommendations for Use