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
December 2010 E. coli ST131: Multi-Drug Resistance in Community-Acquired Infections
January 2011 Regulations, Guidelines, and Recommendtions: Staying Current with the Help of DICON
February 2011 One Needle, One Syringe, One Time, One Patient: Preventing Bloodborne Infections with the DICON Safe Injection Practices Course
March 2011 Infection Control Implications of the New Guidelines on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing for Enterobacteriaceae
April 2011 Side Effects of Contact Precautions: Yelllow means Danger, Delays, and Depression of Patients
May 2011 Building the Business Case for Investment in Infection Control: The Dollars and Sense of Infection Prevention
June 2011 The "Bundle" and Beyond: Updates in Catheter-related Bloodstream Infection Prevention
July 2011 Scrubs, Rubs, and Brushes: An Update in Surgical Hand Antisepsis
August 2011 Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus that Evades Molecular Tests: Impact on Infection Control
September 2011 Diagnostic Testing for C. difficile Infection and Surveillance Bias
October 2011 Surgical Site Infection Risk Adjustment Methods for 2012
November 2011 Methods to Measure Hand Hygiene Compliance: Many Options, Free Good Choices