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
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?
March 2017 Out with the Old, In with the New: How DICON Hospitals’ NHSN SIRs Changed with the New 2015 Baseline
February 2017 Novel Nasal Antiseptics as a Strategy to Reduce Surgical Site Infections
January 2017 Reviewing the New ACS Surgical Site Guidelines
December 2016 Rebaselining the NHSN SIRs
November 2016 Stöckert 3T Heater-Cooler Units: an update on recent FDA and CDC guidance
October 2016 Single-use endoscopes: The way of the future?