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
April 2026 Surgical Site Infection Prevention in Robotic Surgeries
March 2026 Conducting an Outbreak Investigation – Part 2
February 2026 Conducting an Outbreak Investigation – Part 1
January 2026 Updates to the NSHN Patient Safety Component manual for January 2026
December 2025 Association of periOperative Registered Nurses, 2026 Instrument Cleaning Guidelines
November 2025 Elective procedure patient selection and SSI risk reduction
October 2025 Summary of IDWeek Presentations
September 2025 Updated Strategies for Prevention of Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Infections (CIEDI)
August 2025 Summary of the adjusted rank metric (ARM) for analysis of healthcare-associated infections
July 2025 Hospital-Onset Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infection
July 2025 Prevention of Non-Ventilator Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia
May 2025 Measles Resurgence: What You Need to Know