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CBIC has a new IPU category!! Participation in a Mentorship Program! Checkout what CBIC has to offer here.
CIC Study groups available.
Washington Study Group: 8/21/24
Ongoing: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1S6kC_I8SzOLEGGv40J6Fg#/registration
Florida Study Group: https://forms.office.com/g/N73PuAQN69
Date: The cohort will last a total of 28 weeks (excluding observed holidays). The start date has not yet been finalized. You will
receive additional information when available.
Time: Friday 3-4 p.m. Eastern time
Location: Virtual via Microsoft Teams
Who will be conducting this training? This cohort will be conducted by the Florida HAI Prevention Program. Facilitators
include: Sasha Borges MPH, CPH, CIC, CCMA (Infection Prevention Education Specialist), Barbara Russell MPH, RN, BS, CIC,
FAPIC (Infection Prevention Education Specialist), and Alexis Guttenberg MPH, CIC (Infection Prevention Education Specialist).
What is the benefit of becoming certified? Certification represents your knowledge of infection
CDC NHSN new respiratory data reporting is mandatory as of November 1, 2024. Read here.
See CDC’s HICPAC recommendations for the updated isolation precaution guidelines here.
A major change in the guidelines is the recommendation to identify transmission modes as either air or touch, rather than airborne or contact. HICPAC approved recommendations on standard precautions, PPE for healthcare personnel (HCP); transmission-based precautions to prevent transmission by touch and by air; and source control and patient placement recommendations.
What is HICPAC’s process for updates? Click here to read their process and blog posts.
Ever wonder if there is an audit tool for kitchen rounding?
Click here!
Water Processing for Medical Devices
ANSI/AAMI ST108 – Water for the Processing of Medical Devices (evoqua.com)
ST108 has a strong emphasis on proper water system design, monitoring, testing and maintenance. Unlike TIR34, which offered guidelines around water quality used for medical device reprocessing, ST108 has binding requirements for sterile processing departments. Thus, it is important that you understand this new standard and the effects of water quality on medical device processing.
Resource Links
AAMI
The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation® (AAMI) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1967. It is a diverse community of more than 10,000 professionals united by one important mission—the development, management, and use of safe and effective health technology. AAMI is the primary source of consensus standards, both national and international, for the medical device industry, as well as practical information, support, and guidance for healthcare technology and sterilization professionals.
AJIC
American Journal of Infection Control
Research articles, Podcasts and more. Subscription available free with APIC membership.
APIC
The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) is the leading professional association for infection preventionists (IPs) with more than 15,000 members. Our mission is to advance the science and practice of infection prevention and control.
CDC
CDC is the nation’s leading science-based, data-driven, service organization that protects the public’s health. For more than 70 years, we’ve put science into action to help children stay healthy so they can grow and learn; to help families, businesses, and communities fight disease and stay strong; and to protect the public’s health.
IDSA
Infectious Diseases Society of America
Physicians, Scientists and Public Health experts specializing in infectious diseases. Provides guidelines, research and professional development.
NHSN
CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network is the nation’s most widely used healthcare-associated infection tracking system. NHSN provides facilities, states, regions, and the nation with data needed to identify problem areas, measure progress of prevention efforts, and ultimately eliminate healthcare-associated infections.
OSDH
The Oklahoma State Department of Health protects and improves public health through its system of local health services and strategies focused on preventing disease. Five major service branches - Community Health, Family Health Services, Prevention and Preparedness, Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion and Protective Health Services - provide technical support and guidance to 68 county health departments as well as guidance and consultation to the two independent city-county health departments in Oklahoma City and Tulsa.
WHO
World Health Organization
The United Nations agency that connects nations, partners and people to promote health, and leads global efforts to expand universal health coverage.