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
May 2009 Recent Changes in the NHSN Definition for UTI: For Better AND Worse
April 2009 The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: Musings on Surveillance of Hospital-Acquired Infections
March 2009 The Law of Unintended Consequences and Medicare's New Reimbursement Rules: Our Perspectives on Common Misunderstandings
February 2009 Selective Decontamination of the Digestive Tract and/or Oropharynx: Is There a Potential Role For This Practice in American ICU's?
January 2009 Clean Hospitals: More Than Just Clean Hands!
December 2008 Who is Driving the Bus? External Influences on Infection Control
November 2008 Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing--Background Information for Clinical Staff
October 2008 An Emerging Epidemic in DICON-Affiliated Hospitals: Extended-Spectrum Beta Lactamase Producing E. Coli
September 2008 Silver-Coated Endotracheal Tubes: A Silver-Lining for a Tough Problem or Another Quick Silver Solution?
August 2008 Chlorhexidine Gluconate -- Part III--Further Applications of Chlorhexidine Gluconate: Preventing Infections in the Adult ICU
July 2008 The Joint Commission Updates on the National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) for 2009; A Summary of Changes Related to Infection Control
June 2008 Klebsiella Pneumoniae Carbapenemases (KPC) Producing Organisms -- An Inevitability?