Last June, an obscure federal advisory committee—the Healthcare Infection Control Advisory Committee to the Centers for Disease Control—first shocked many in the public health community by suggesting ...

Whether you are placing a central line, managing a Clostridioides difficile case, or keeping a surgical field sterile, you're likely following standards influenced by the Healthcare Infection Control ...

Members revealed that the termination already took effect late in March The HICPAC's page on the CDC website has also been archived Industry experts expressed disappointment over the committee's ...

Funding cuts and restructuring at the CDC reportedly have disrupted certain efforts related to infection prevention, control and disease monitoring. One such effort is Together TakeMeHome at Emory ...

The CDC has ended its healthcare infection control practices advisory committee to comply with President Donald Trump’s “continuing the reduction of the federal bureaucracy” executive order, a ...

The Trump administration has terminated a federal advisory committee that issued guidance about preventing the spread of infections in health care facilities. The Healthcare Infection Control ...

The Trump administration has shut down a key advisory committee at the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that is responsible for setting infection control standards in hospitals ...

The Trump administration has terminated a federal advisory committee that issued guidance about preventing the spread of infections in healthcare facilities. The Healthcare Infection Control Practices ...

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Michael Bell, MD, associate director for infection control at CDC‘s Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, discussed the dangers of improperly using single dose vials and ways healthcare providers ...

Advice from the top U.S. disease control experts on how to safely reopen businesses and institutions in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic included detailed instructive guidance and some more ...