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Chapter Forms

2004 Job Descriptions (pdf)

2004 Job Descriptions (MSWord)  (When asked for a password, click "Cancel" and save to your local hard drive).

Greater Omaha Chapter Guidelines

Multi-Drug Resistant Organism (MDRO) Guidelines - 2005 (pdf)
Cover letter (pdf)

Printed Resources

OSHA Releases New Needlestick Rule - Federal Register, Legislation and Regulatory Text all at one website.

OSHA Releases New Recordkeeping Rules - Regulatory Text, printable forms, and Recordkeeping Proposal

Draft Guideline for Environmental Infection Control in Healthcare Facilities, 2001 (Print the 198 page document - answers to lots of questions)

APIC Links

APIC National Home Page

Certification Board in Infection Control and Epidemiology

APIClist

APIC Catalog

APIC E-learn

Patient Safety

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) report "Making Health Care Safer: A Critical Analysis".

Formal response letter and Press Release from APIC and SHEA

Other Organizations

American Hospital Association

CDC  

bullet National Immunization Program
bulletCDC Hand Hygiene Draft Guidelines
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Infection Control Risk Assessment - The JCAHO now requires Healthcare facilities to conduct a an Infection Control Risk Assessment for any construction and renovation.  Download a sample Infection Control Risk Assessment.

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HICPAC Issues new IV Guideline Draft

Food and Drug Administration

Health Care Finance Administration

The Hospital Infection Society (UK)

Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

bulletInformation relating to the occurrence and management of Sentinel events in JCAHO accredited organizations.
bulletSentinel Event Alert - Preventing Needlestick and Sharps injuries

National Institute of Health

Nebraska Hospital Association

Nebraska Infection Control Network

NICN Newsletter

National Nosocomial Surveillance System(NNIS) / NHSN

Definitions

Nebraska Medical Association

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

World Health Organization

Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Publications/Information Searches

Federal Register

JAMA

MMWR

National Library of Medicine - Medline

bulletPubMed - database of references to articles published in medical and life science journal
bulletMedLinePlus - Consumer Health Information, include Health Topics
bulletLocatorPlus - NLM's online catalog - monographs, journals & AV materials

New England Journal of Medicine

Occupational Safety & Health Administratio

Patient Information

CDC Childcare Provider Information Sheets - Infectious Diseases

CDC Patient Information Sheets - Infectious Diseases

Vaccine Information Sheets

APIC Chapters

Badger, Wisconsin

California APIC Coordinating Council

Camino Real, California

Dallas Fort-Worth    

Greater Buffalo Chapter

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Los Angeles

Minnesota

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Orange County California

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San Diego, California

San Francisco, California

Southeastern Wisconsin

Three Rivers APIC  

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