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 2019 When Sterilization Fails
January 2020 Grassroots Infection Prevention: Five Simple Rules for Establishing Rapport and Improving Morale
February 2020 Hand Hygiene Surveillance Methods
March 2020 The Evidence Behind Social Distancing
April 2020 COVID-19 Testing
May 2020 COVID-19 in the Community: Nursing Homes
June 2020 COVID-19 Transmission and the Ongoing Need for Universal Masking
July 2020 Isolation and Quarantine using the “10+1” Rule: Does the CDC’s Math Add Up?
August 2020 CLABSIs in the Time of COVID19
September 2020 Leveraging urine testing to improve the diagnosis of UTIs
October 2020 IDWEEK 2020: Highlighted Abstracts and DCASIP Research Presentation Synopsis
November 2020 COVID-19 Vaccine Prospects