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"May 19 is Hepatitis Testing Day, which may seem to be just another
health observance. Unfortunately, as someone who contracted hepatitis C
as a result of unsafe injection practices, I know the importance and
urgency of testing for hepatitis..."
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Thanks to Michelle Farber, APIC 2012 President, for highlighting the excellent work of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology on today's CDC blog. We value the work of APIC, and we are grateful for the model of IP competency.
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Many organizations, including our valued partner AANA, are endorsing the CDC restatement of proper use of single-dose/single-use medication vials. We are grateful to all organizations for these endorsements.
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In response to ongoing challenges of and misinformation surrounding CDC's injection safety guidelines, the following six-page position statement was released today.
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HHS places special emphasis on preventing HAIs in ambulatory surgery centers.
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Evelyn McKnight and HONOReform Foundation are proud to serve on the Nebraska HAI Task Force. Here are details on excellent efforts throughout the state to prevent infections:
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HONOReform director Pam Dembski Hart says, "There should be no disparity in the quality of
care delivered, regardless of the size of the practice. This is not
meant to be adversarial. It is an opportunity to identify areas in need
of improvement; areas we have identified from past inspections that are
in need of improvement."
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We are proud of our affiliation with the One and Only Campaign.
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Many thanks to representatives of our partner-states--and the CDC--for releasing this important resource, developed to have health departments respond quickly to an outbreak situation.
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After 28 years, Evelyn has sold Professional Hearing Center. She will work there part-time, and refocus her efforts on supporting the HONOReform Foundation mission.
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For information on the variety of ways to help HONOReform continue its work to make injections throughout the United States safe and continue to align itself with public and private partners who are working to prevent outbreaks, go to the main page of our web site and click on the Save the Date!
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