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 2020 COVID-19 Vaccine Q&A
January 2021 SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Health Care Workers
February 2021 COVID-19 Vaccine Update
March 2021 Chlorhexidine Bathing for CLABSI Prevention: Focusing on the Basics
April 2021 Surgical Site Infection Prevention - Which Strategies are Worth the Squeeze? Our “Top 9 List” and Key Takeaways from Recent DICON Investigations
May 2021 Blood Culture Contaminants: No Joke
June 2021 Updates on the Treatment of C. difficile Infection: Highlights from the New IDSA and ACG Guidelines
July 2021 Intraoperative irrigation – Do additives add any benefit?
August 2021 COVID-19: Delta Variant Q&A and Vaccine Update
September 2021 Candida auris – An emerging global threat
October 2021 IDWeek 2021: Highlighted DCASIP Research and Abstracts
November 2021 Infection Control Risk Assessment 2.0: Where the Dust Settles