Infection Prevention and Control

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The AHA's Living Learning Network is partnering with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to launch the Sepsis Champions Leadership Series. These monthly events aim to improve sepsis care through peer-to-peer sharing, best practices and expert guidance on enhancing sepsis prevention,…
The San Francisco Department of Public Health Jan. 10 announced a presumptive positive case of H5N1 bird flu in a child after they experienced symptoms of fever and conjunctivitis.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration Jan. 13 announced that it terminated efforts to establish a final COVID-19 safety standard to protect workers in health care settings.
The Department of Health and Human Services Jan. 3 announced it is awarding approximately $306 million to support the federal government’s H5N1 bird flu response. 
Adventist Health’s unique mobile clinic — think of it as a doctor's office on wheels — helps families and their children in and around Bakersfield, Calif., by offering immunizations for young people from birth to 19 years old at various locations around Kern County.
Hospital and health system sepsis teams are invited to join the Sepsis Champions Leadership Series, a new collaborative facilitated by the American Hospital Association’s Living Learning Network (LLN) in partnership with the CDC. 
Beginning January 2025, with the CDC, the LLN will provide resources and educational offerings focused on sepsis prevention and management.
The California Department of Public Health Saturday reported the first known case of clade I mpox in the U.S. to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Nov. 6 released its annual progress report on health care-associated infections, which showed continued decreases in hospitalizations last year.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Nov. 1 announced it will host two webinars this week that will address frequently asked questions regarding the recently finalized hospital respiratory data condition of participation.