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 2012 Antimicrobial Stewardship: Another approach to combating drug-resistant pathogens
March 2012 Norovirus Outbreak!
February 2012 Surgical Site Infection (SSI)-Improved Methods for Benchmarking and Public Reporting
January 2012 Targeting Device Removal: Interpretation and Impact of Device-Utilization Ratio
December 2011 Year in Review: Major Events of 2011 and DICON Predictions for 2012
November 2011 Methods to Measure Hand Hygiene Compliance: Many Options, Free Good Choices
October 2011 Surgical Site Infection Risk Adjustment Methods for 2012
September 2011 Diagnostic Testing for C. difficile Infection and Surveillance Bias
August 2011 Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus that Evades Molecular Tests: Impact on Infection Control
July 2011 Scrubs, Rubs, and Brushes: An Update in Surgical Hand Antisepsis
June 2011 The "Bundle" and Beyond: Updates in Catheter-related Bloodstream Infection Prevention
May 2011 Building the Business Case for Investment in Infection Control: The Dollars and Sense of Infection Prevention