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 2007 Bariatric Surgery -- A Weighty Concern
March 2007 Team-Based Prevention of Vascular Catheter-Related Infections--Chapter 3: Efficacy in a DICON Hospital
February 2007 Team-Based Prevention of Vascular Catheter-Related Infections -- Chapter 2: Evidence for Individual Recommendations
January 2007 Team-Based Prevention of Vascular Catheter-Related Infections -- The Bar Gets Raised
December 2006 Infection Control Aspects of Needleless Connectors: A Basic Primer with a Discussion of Unanswered Questions and Recommendations for Use
November 2006 Are Active Surveillance Cultures for MRSA Effective and Practical: Science and Speculation
October 2006 Surgical Site Preparations -- Review of Available Agents and Their Pros and Cons: We Didn't Start the Fire
September 2006 Surgical Infection Prevention (SIP) Project and Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP)
August 2006 Chlorhexidine Gluconate (CHG) Uses in Infection Control and Prevention: The Ups, Down, Backwards, and Forwards of Skin Antisepsis
July 2006 Mandatory Public Reporting of Healthcare-Associated Infections: Current Realities and Future Predictions
June 2006 Flash Sterilization: An Update and Basis Primer for Healthcare Workers and Infection Control Practitioners Affiliated with DICON
May 2006 Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) Review