Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

• Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)

• Information About The Current Epidemic Strain Of Clostridium difficile

• Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

• MDR TB (Multidrug-Resistant TB)

• Vancomycin-Intermediate/Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections [VISA/VRSA]

• Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci Infection (VRE)

• 12 Steps to Prevent Antimicrobial Resistance Among Hospitalized Adults

• Clostridium difficile Infections

Find 5 Practical Tips for Proper Antibiotic Prescribing on Today’s Safe Healthcare Blog

Dr. Neil Fishman, President of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), shares his views on tackling antimicrobial resistance and shares 5 critical strategies for ensuring proper antibiotic use.

Read Dr. Fishman's views and join the conversation: http://blogs.cdc.gov/safehealthcare.

World Health Organization (WHO)

• Community Health & Disease Surveillance Newsletter

• Infection Control Programmes to Contain Antimicrobial Resistance

• Monitoring of Antimicrobial Resistance

• Who Safety Curriculum

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

• FDA's Role in Antimicrobial Resistance

• Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

CMS Mandate on Preventing Hospital Acquired Conditions

Hospital acquired, catheter associated UTI is one of the ten categories that Medicare will no longer offer reimbursement for treatment. For hospital patient discharges after October 1, 2008, hospitals will not receive additional Medicare payments for treating any of the ten conditions if it was not present on admission. Therefore, prevention of hospital-acquired catheter associated UTI becomes a major issue for nursing staffs across the country. This Knowledge Center contains in-depth content on the condition and its prevention.

• Overview from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

• Statute Regulations Program Instructions

• Updated Reporting Requirements

• Educational Resources

• APIC Statement on New CMS Payment Regulations

Antibiotic Resistance and the Threat to Public Health

Statement of

Thomas Frieden, M.D., M.P.H.

Director
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

To read article, click on link below.
http://medizoneint.com/information/u-s-congressional-hearings-on-antibiotic-resistance-bacteria-threat-to-public-health/