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
March 2018 Interferon-gamma release assays (IGRA) testing of Healthcare Workers: More pitfalls than benefits
February 2018 C the Diff: What is New in the 2017 IDSA/SHEA Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infections?
January 2018 Periarticular Injection Practices in DICON/DASON Hospitals
December 2017 Antimicrobial Stewardship Strategies for Managing the Intravenous (IV) Fluid Shortage
November 2017 Contact Precautions for Asymptomatic Carriers of C. difficile
October 2017 Time to Discard Contact Precautions for Patients with VRE and MRSA Colonization?
September 2017 Updates in Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Testing
August 2017 Review of the New CDC Guidelines for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections
July 2017 Legionella: Your decorative fountains could be placing patients at risk
June 2017 Probiotics for the prevention of CDI: Myth or Miracle?
May 2017 Diagnostic Stewardship: An alternative approach to reduce HAIs and improve clinical care
April 2017 Midline Catheters: Alternative to PICCs or glorified PIVs?