Edited by Ebbing Lautenbach, Keith F. Woeltje, and Preeti N. Malani
© 2010

$185.00
E-book $60.00

Practical Healthcare Epidemiology takes a hands-on approach to all aspects of infection surveillance and prevention. This fully revised third edition brings together the expertise of more than fifty leaders in healthcare epidemiology and infection, who provide clear, sound guidance on infection prevention for the full range of patients in all types of healthcare facilities, including those in settings with limited resources.

Sponsored by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
Developed in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Endorsed by the California Department of Public Health

Eight-hour online educational offering adapted from the SHEA/CDC Training Course in Healthcare Epidemiology to provide healthcare providers with a foundation in healthcare epidemiology and infection prevention.

The course is endorsed by the California Department of Public Health to fulfill the 2008 California mandate that individuals acting as epidemiologists or chairing hospital infection control committees to obtain CME-accredited training in hospital epidemiology.

Registration:
- SHEA Members: $149
- Non-members: $199

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM.

Preventing Avoidable Infectious Complications by Adjusting Payment (PAICAP), a research project funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is being conducted by researchers at Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health. The goal of the project is to assess the impact of Medicare’s policy of non-payment for preventable complications. Collaborators include leadership at: SHEA, CDC's NHSN, and CMS. Click here to learn more or to sign up.

CDC's Updated Guidance: Prevention Strategies for Seasonal Influenza in Healthcare Settings was posted in the Federal Register.

Click here for SHEA's comments.

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced that it plans to explore occupationally-acquired infectious disease strategies that are used to mitigate the risk of such exposures in healthcare and healthcare-related settings. One outcome may be a proposal for a new airborne infectious disease standard. OSHA also seeks information on whether such a standard should include diseases transmitted via contact or droplet routes. Download the RFI; Download the Fact Sheet

SHEA Summary
SHEA Talking Points
Recent Comments from OSHA highlighting RFI Questions
OSHA Questions included in Federal Register

AP - A new study published June 9 in JAMA finds many ambulatory surgery centers have problems with infection control, including failure to wash hands, wear gloves, and clean blood glucose meters. In the study, state inspectors visited 68 centers in Maryland, North Carolina and Oklahoma. The study found that 67 percent of the centers, which perform such procedures as colonoscopies and esophagus examinations, had at least one lapse in infection control and that 57 percent were cited for deficiencies. article; CDC messages