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Urgent Information!
- "Michigan Manual for the Prevention and Control of Bed Bugs." The manual has general inspection,
prevention, and control recommendations, as well as site-specific guidelines for many situations. Please feel free to distribute to your community partners.
www.michigan.gov/bedbugs - comprehensive manual is available online for download and printing - MIOSHA home page and Alliance agreement with MSIPC links: www.michigan.gov/miosha
Alliance agreement can be found here: http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dleg/wsh_mspic_agreement_251030_7.pdf - MSIPC Public Policy News Report - June 2010 National Issues affecting Infection Prevention and Control Practice
- Michigan HAI Surveillance and Prevention Plan
MSIPC is an Advisory Group member for this initiative.
The plan targets:- Development and/or enhancement to the HAI Program Infrastructure
- Surveillance, Detection, Reporting and Response
- Prevention of HAI Infections
- Evaluation, Oversight, and Communications
- "Crisis Standards of Care - Implication for Infection Prevention" Doris Neumeyer, 2010 Spring Conference, Concurrent Session
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APIC Offering Online Certification Review: Go to APIC Home Page, Education/Certification Tab and click on APIC Anywhere for information and to purchase and register.
Online Certification Review Course
APIC has made learning even more convenient for anyone preparing for the certification exam. This course is intended for individuals who need a general overview of content covered including:
- - Taking the Certification Exam
- - Identification of Infectious Diseases
- - Employee Health
- - Outbreak Investigation
- - And more.
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Save the dates
MSIPC Sponsored Educational Offerings:
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Fall 2010 conference
October 14-15, 2010
Lansing Lexington Hotel -
Fall Fundamentals of Infection Prevention
October 27, 28, 29, 2010
St. Francis Retreat in Dewitt, MI
Brochure Part One
Brochure Part Two Other Educational Offerings:
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The Thomas Francis, Jr. Symposium
Influenza as a Global Concern: Where Do We Go From Here?
Friday November 12, 2010
At the University of Michigan School of Public Health
1415 Washington Heights
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Event is free however, registration required. Deadline for online registration is November 1, 2010.
Agenda and to register please visit www.ThomasFrancisSymposium.org - Archived web-cast co-sponsored by the Michigan Antibiotic Resistance Reduction (MARR) Coalition and the Wayne State University School of Medicine entitled, "Promoting Appropriate Management of Upper Respiratory Tract Infections: Antibiotic Resistance, Treatment Guidelines and Patient Satisfaction". This course offers up to 3 CME credits. There is no charge for the web-cast. It is available through October 5, 2010 by accessing the MARR website or going directly to the Wayne State School of Medicine website (see brochure). Questions can be directed to Jane L. Finn (jane@MI-MARR.ORG)
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Communicable Disease Conferences
a new website, www.michigan.gov/cdconference will have information on upcoming conferences and previous conference*s available powerpoint presentations. -
MRSA Prevention and Control Brochures and posters are available at
http://www.michigan.gov/mdch/0,1607,7-132--66857--,00.html#disease
Membership
MSIPC Membership Flyer PDF, 1 pg, 56 KB
MSIPC Membership Application DOC, 466 KB
Membership in Michigan Society for Infection Control has many benefits including quarterly newsletters, workshops and semiannual conferences. For more information on the benefits of joining MSIPC and an application, follow the link below to About MSIPC.
MSIPC Speakers Bureau Form PDF, 1 pg, 230 KB
Willingness to Serve Word, 1 pg, 230 KB
Ready Resource Link for Members
Is your Certification in Infection Control about to expire? Do you need to certify? If so click on the following link for all the details – www.cbic.org
*Microbe image – Gloria J. Delisle and Lewis Tomalty,
Kingston General Hospital, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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