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 2013 Get the Facts: Quadrivalent versus Trivalent Influenza Vaccine for 2013-2014
March 2013 Whole Genome Sequencing: An exciting new tool, but not a replacement for traditional epidemiologic methods for investigating an outbreak
February 2013 The Alphabet Soup of Options for Hospital Accreditation: TJC vs HFAP vs DNV
January 2013 A Year in Review: Our reflections on 2012's hot topics in infection control
December 2012 Hand Hygiene and Healthcare Worker Accountablity in Current Patient-Safety Culture
November 2012 Ditch the Swabs and Yellow Gowns: Mupirocin and Chlorhexidine for Everyone!!??
October 2012 Pertussis Outbreak: Is Your Hospital at Risk?
September 2012 Universal Influenza Vaccination of Healthcare Workers: Where do DICON hospitals stand?
August 2012 Epidemiology of MRSA Infections: DICON and Beyond
July 2012 Our Comments and Critique of the 2012 Centers for Disease Control Toolkit: Guidance for Control of Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) What is New? What is Important?
June 2012 The Trouble with Using Vancomycin for Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Surgery
May 2012 Good-bye VAP, Hello VAC