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 2014 National Healthcare Safety Network Healthcare-Associated Infection Surveillance Changes for 2015
January 2015 Antimicrobial lock solutions and central line-associated bloodstream infections
February 2015 Resources for Prevention of Clostridium difficile Infection
March 2015 Contaminated Duodenoscopes and CRE Transmission: DICON Response
April 2015 The Struggle to Improve Hand Hygiene: Don't Wash Your Hands of It.
May 2015 Technology-Assisted Direct Observation Methods for Hand Hygiene
June 2015 Diagnostic Testing for Clostridium difficile Infection
July 2015 Does treating asymptomatic bacteriuria prior to joint surgery reduce the risk of surgical site infections?
August 2015 Pitfalls and Problems Related to the Use of Administrative Coding Data for Surveillance of Healthcare-Associated Infections and for Public Quality Reporting
September 2015 Rethinking Isolation Precautions for Hospital Visitors:One Size doesn't Fit All
October 2015 IDWeek in Review: The Role of the Inpatient Environment in Transmission of Healthcare-Associated Infections
November 2015 HotDogs, Bair Huggers, and Lawsuits, Oh My! A brief review of the controversy surrounding perioperative warming methods.