May 6, 2012
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| CURRENT RESOURCES |
Occupational Safety and Health Course for Healthcare Professionals
May 9-10, 2012
Click here for information and registration
Rules for Article 8 from SB 7 passed last year are posted for comment
Click on link and search for “vaccination” or scroll down to page 2862 (p44)
http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/pdf/backview/0420/0420prop.pdf
Comments will be accepted until May 20 (instructions provided)
Comments on the proposal may be submitted to Ellen Cooper, Manager, Facility Licensing Group, Regulatory Licensing Unit, Division of Regulatory Services, Department of State Health Services, P.O. Box 149347, Mail Code 2835, Austin, Texas 78714-9347, (512) 834-6639 or by email to ellen.cooper@dshs.state.tx.us. Comments will be accepted for 30 days following publication of the proposal in the Texas Register.
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GOING TO SAN ANTIONIO????
APIC-DFW DINNER MEETING ON TUESDAY at MI TIERRA |
APIC-DFW ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Wednesday, october 17, 2012
Methodist Hospital ~ Dallas
Limited Seating ~ Register Early
CANCELLED
A Day with Dr. William Rutala:
Update on Infection Prevention, Cleaning, Disinfection, Sterilization
Click here for complete information and registration
JUNE 7 th and JULY 5th MEETINGS
APIC Recognizes Two APIC-DFW Heroes of Infection Prevention
CATHY GRAYSON
KATHY RHODES
Updated Dallas County Exposure Forms
Instructions for Completing Form
Form/Affidavit
Letter of Recommendations
Request to Test Source
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
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
DSHS Healthcare Associated Infections Site
CDC has cool e-cards for all occasions
Flu e-cards from the CDC