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 2022 Sterile Compounding Standards: Updates to USP General Chapter 797
January 2023 HAIs on the Rise: Highlights from the 2021 Annual National and State Healthcare-Associated Infections Progress Report
February 2023 Updates from the 2022 SHEA Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Hospital-Acquired Infections: CLABSIs, VAEs, and Hand Hygiene
March 2023 Candida auris: Common Questions regarding Screening and Laboratory Testing
April 2023 Preventing infection among patients undergoing hemodialysis
May 2023 Midline Catheters: Pros and Cons of an Alternative Venous Access Modality
June 2023 Updates from the 2022 SHEA Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Hospital-Acquired Infections: Surgical Site Infections
July 2023 Updates from the 2022 SHEA Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Hospital-Acquired Infections: MRSA Transmission and Infection
August 2023 Updates from the 2022 SHEA Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Hospital-Acquired Infections: C. difficile
September 2023 Updates from the 2022 SHEA Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Hospital-Acquired Infections: CAUTI
October 2023 IDWeek 2023: Highlighted DCASIP Research and Abstracts
November 2023 Nasal Mupirocin versus Povidine-Iodine for MRSA Decolonization Protocols: Results of the Swap-Out Trial