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Sue Sebazco wins APIC Distinguished Scientist Award

Consider Serving the Chapter in an Elected Position in 2014
Click here for position descriptions and the Willingness to Serve form
Complete position descriptions can be found in the Operating Policies


Click here for new DCDHHS Reporting Forms and Instructions
Also located under Health Departments on the left



APIC-DFW October Conference ~ Complete information and registration



NO JUNE MEETING

Click here for a "flu smile"
Current Professional Resources


Current Government Affairs Report
CMS Reporting Matrix
Excerpts from the Texas Health & Safety Code
Vaccine Preventable Disease Policy
HAI Reporting
TJC Prepublication Standards - Hospital Deeming Requirements

NHSN Ventilator Associated Event (VAE) Surveillance>


West Nile Virus:
5 D's to Help Families "Fight the Bite" http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/idcu/disease/arboviral/westNile/
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/default.shtm
http://www.dallascounty.org/department/hhs/home.html
http://dentoncounty.com/dept/main.asp?Dept=33
http://ci.fort-worth.tx.us/health/
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/news/releases/20120817.aspx

2012 -2013 Influenza Vaccination
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/season/upcoming.htm

H3N2v Influenza
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/swineflu/index.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/swineflu/h3n2v-factsheet.htm


Updated Dallas County Exposure Forms

New Online CE Course:
Avian Influenza in Humans: Detection, Prevention, and Control
Click here for complete information and registration


CDC Guide to Infection Prevention in Outpatient Settings


HAI REPORTING RULES ADOPTED AND PUBLISHED
http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/pdf/currview/0429adop.pdf

Look on pages 7-11 in TITLE 25. HEALTH SERVICES, PART 1. DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES , CHAPTER 200. HEALTHCARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS SUBCHAPTER A. CONTROL OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES , 25 TAC §§200.1 -200.10.


SHEA publication: NPSG on VAP & CAUTI goals


National Targets and Metrics (HHS)
Monitoring Progress Toward Action Plan Goals: A Mid-Term Assessment

CDC has cool e-cards for all occasions