5th Decennial International Conference on Healthcare-Associated Infections
Co-organized by SHEA, APIC, CDC, and IDSA

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March 18-22, 2010
Hyatt Regency Atlanta
Atlanta, GA

SHEA 2009
March 19-22, 2009
San Diego, CA

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SHEA Position Statement:
Interim Guidance on Infection Control Precautions for Novel Swine-Origin Influenza A H1N1 in Healthcare Facilities

SHEA, APIC, and IDSA released this public statement to provide CDC and OSHA the perspective of the scientific community on H1N1 protection recommendations, which have been further complicated by the evolving knowledge of the virus and differing opinions from the occupational and public health communities. The statement also reflects the practical realities of practitioners nationwide in implementing prevention guidance in healthcare institutions. statement; letter to Thomas Frieden, MD, MPH, Director of CDC

June 2009 SHEA Statement

The HHS Steering Committee for the Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections was established in July 2008 to develop a comprehensive strategy to prevent and reduce HAIs and issue a plan that establishes short and long-term national goals for HAI prevention. The plan is also intended to enhance collaboration with external stakeholders to strengthen coordination and impact of national efforts.

The final plan represents a culmination of months of deliberation by subject matter experts across HHS to identify key actions in the prevention of healthcare-associated infections. The initial version was released in January 2009, with comments were invited and requested from the public. SHEA comments

Future Stakeholder Meetings

A series of engagement meetings will be held during the summer of 2009 in: Denver, CO on July 25, Chicago, IL on July 30, Seattle, WA on August 27. more information

SHEA/IDSA Comments on the Proposed Changes to the FY 2010 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals Read Comments

Full Proposed Rule

MMWR released 6/18: “Novel Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infections Among Health-Care Personnel - United States, April-May, 2009.”

CDC hosted a telephone-only briefing to discuss an update in the investigation of cases of novel influenza A (H1N1) as well as the MMWR report. Drs. Dan Jernigan and Mike Bell presented.  audio recording