California APIC

This website has been created to enhance communication between the California APIC chapters by providing the most current information on educational and legislative activities throughout the State.

Headliners

SHEA nixes respirator use

for protection from novel and seasonal flu

Epidemiologists who first advised respirator use for the current flu pandemic now say it is not necessary. (more...)

SHEA Position Statement on Precautions for H1N1

SHEA, APIC, and IDSA released this public statement to provide CDC and OSHA the perspective of the scientific community on H1N1 protection recommendations, which have been further complicated by the evolving knowledge of the virus and differing opinions from the occupational and public health communities. (more..)

HHS Awards $17 Million in a New National Initiative to Fight Health Care-Associated Infections (more...)

APIC Influenza Web Page: http://www.apic.org/swineflu/

Influenza: Seasonal and Pandemic H1N1

	*Los Angeles Acute Communicable Diseases* *� Reporting Requirement for Severe Influenza in Los Angeles County* *� Influenza A (H1N1) Case Report Form*
	*California Department of Health Services*
	*Centers for Disease Control and Prevention*
	*World Health Organization*

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California APIC Chapters

Camino Real

San Diego and Imperial Counties

Coastline

San Francisco Bay Area

Greater Los Angeles Area

Kern Rivers

	Infection Prevention


	Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP) interactive training course: Hand Hygiene Interactive Training Course: Review key concepts of hand hygiene and other standard precautions to prevent healthcare-associated infections. http://www.cdc.gov/handhygiene/training/interactiveEducation/ The course contains a short video that will be posted separately in the near future on the updated hand hygiene Web pages

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