Register for Fireside Chat with CDC Director and AMA

Learn how to protect patients and yourself this respiratory virus season

Join CDC and the American Medical Association Tuesday, December 12, 1:45-2:30 p.m. EST, for a special fireside chat with CDC Director, Dr. Cohen, on how to protect yourself and your patients during the fall and winter respiratory virus season.

During the fall and winter, germs are more likely to spread within the community and within healthcare settings. Healthcare workers play a critical role in slowing and preventing the spread of viral respiratory infections, including flu, COVID-19, and RSV. Infection control and prevention also helps to combat antimicrobial resistance, get ahead of sepsis, and improve antibiotic use.   Don’t miss the opportunity to hear from Dr. Mandy Cohen, Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, and AMA’s Immediate Past Chair Dr. Sandra Fryhofer as they discuss vaccinations and other tools that can keep everyone safe and healthy. Register and submit your questions today: https://bit.ly/CDC-AMAFiresideChat

	Join @CDCFirstline for a fireside chat with @CDCDirector, Dr. Cohen, on how to protect yourself and your patients during fall and winter respiratory virus season. Register and submit your questions today: https://bit.ly/CDC-AMAFiresideChat

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ACIP: Vaccine Recommendation Updates - 12/5/2023

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You are receiving this email because you opted to receive updates for the ACIP Recommendations.   The following ACIP updates to recommendations this month are listed below: Tick-Borne Encephalitis Vaccine: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, United States, 2023

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Final Sepsis Core Elements Training Webinar

Learn best practices for successfully implementing the Sepsis Core Elements

Register for Final Sepsis Core Elements Webinar with Free CE

In October, CDC’s Project Firstline began a five-part webinar series for healthcare professionals in collaboration with the American Medical Association to introduce the first-ever, recently-launched Hospital Sepsis Program Core Elements. This release provides a framework to help U.S. hospitals implement, monitor, and optimize institutional sepsis programs and sepsis outcomes. The Sepsis Core Elements complement existing sepsis guidelines and help facilitate implementation of guideline-recommended care practices at a wide variety of hospitals and healthcare systems. During each one-hour webinar, sepsis subject matter experts provide an overview of the Hospital Sepsis Program Core Elements, and partners share real-life examples, strategies, and best practices about how they have successfully implemented specific Sepsis Core Elements at their organization. Each webinar topic is independent, and all webinars are recorded. Free Continuing Education (CE) is offered upon successful completion of a post-test.

Register today for the final webinar and share with your network: Education: December 7, 2023, at 1 p.m. ET

Watch past webinar recordings and obtain CE: Leadership Commitment Accountability and Multi-Professional Expertise Action Tracking and Reporting To learn more about sepsis and how to prevent infections, visit www.cdc.gov/sepsis.

	HCPs: Register for CDC’s #Sepsis Core Elements final webinar series with free CE in partnership with @AmerMedicalAssn and @CDC_Firstline on 12/7 at 1pm ET discussing the importance of sepsis education: https://bit.ly/CDCSepsisWebinars #SAM2023

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New from CDC: 2022 National and State Healthcare-Associated Infections Progress Report

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2022 National and State Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) Progress Report Shows Improvements in Preventing HAIs in Acute Care Hospitals

CDC has released the 2022 National and State Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) Progress Report, which shows progress in preventing several important HAIs in acute care hospitals (ACHs). This is the first HAI Progress Report to show decreases in HAIs since the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. This is a notable accomplishment for ACHs, given the ongoing challenges healthcare facilities continue to manage.    Decreases in the standardized infection ratio (SIR)* from 2021 to 2022 for some HAIs in ACHs included: 19% decrease in ventilator-associated events (VAE) 16% decrease in hospital-onset methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia 12% decrease in catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) 9% decrease in central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) 3% decrease in hospital-onset Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) 2022 National HAI SIRs compared to 2021 SIRs by Facility Setting

The report includes data submitted to CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) across four healthcare settings: ACHs, critical access hospitals (CAHs), inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) and long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs). The report showed little progress in reducing HAIs in other healthcare settings. Among IRFs, there was a 9% decrease in hospital-onset CDI infection, otherwise there were no significant changes in the 2022 SIRs compared with 2021. Among LTACHs, there were no significant changes in 2022 SIRs compared with 2021. The 2022 National and State HAI Progress Report highlights the need for healthcare providers to continue to: Reinforce infection prevention and control practices in their facilities. Regularly review HAI surveillance data to identify areas that need to be improved. Address any gaps in prevention practices. CDC remains committed to protecting patients and promoting safety and quality in health care. CDC will continue partnering with healthcare facilities and other federal and local public health agencies to strengthen healthcare quality and improve patient safety across the United States. Read the full 2022 HAI Progress Report, including the executive summary, data tables, technical appendix, and frequently asked questions. Data for the HAI Progress Report are also available in CDC’s Antimicrobial Resistance & Patient Safety Portal (AR&PSP), an interactive web-based application that shows data collected through CDC’s NHSN and other sources.

*The Standardized Infection Ratio (SIR) is a summary statistic used to track HAI prevention progress over time; lower SIRs are better. The SIR compares the number of infections in a facility or state to the number of infections that were predicted, based on previous years of reported data.

	New 2022 National and State HAI Progress Report from @CDCgov shows decreases in healthcare-associated infections between 2021 and 2022 in acute care hospitals. Explore current data in the Antimicrobial Resistance & Patient Safety Portal: https://bit.ly/3QWb7cS #InfectionControl

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Keep the momentum going to combat antimicrobial resistance

Our work to improve prescribing and use doesn’t stop here

The Mission Continues: What Are You Doing to Improve Antibiotic and Antifungal Use?

Thank you for supporting U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week (USAAW). Even though USAAW just ended, our work to improve antibiotic and antifungal prescribing and use doesn’t stop here. We need your help to keep the momentum going!  Why it matters.   CDC recently published a paper showing clinician antibiotic prescribing behavior varies by patient’s race and ethnicity, sex, age, socioeconomic factors, geography, clinician’s age and specialty, and healthcare setting.  CDC is prioritizing reducing health inequities. Health inequities resulting from less-than-optimal antibiotic or antifungal prescribing practices may impact health outcomes. More research is needed to fully understand potential disparities related to antimicrobial resistance (AR), so we can take further action to reduce the impact AR has on our health.

Antimicrobial-resistant infections are one of the biggest public health challenges of our time. Each year in the United States, at least 2.8 million people get an antimicrobial-resistant infection, and more than 35,000 people die.  Any time antibiotic and antifungal drugs are used to treat an infection, they can cause side effects and contribute to the development of AR.  Antimicrobial resistance has been identified in all regions of the world and can rapidly spread. Factors such as access to clean water and adequate sanitation, vaccination coverage, and access to quality health care can impact the spread of antimicrobial resistance and the number of infections worldwide.

From travelers, animal owners, and caregivers to patients and healthcare providers, we all have a role to play to combat antimicrobial resistance.  What can you do with your family to reduce your risk of infections and combat antimicrobial resistance?   Ask your healthcare provider or veterinarian about the best treatment when you, your family, or an animal is sick. Antibiotics and antifungals aren’t always the answer.  Keep your hands clean by washing or using hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol to help stop germs from spreading.  Stay up to date on recommended vaccines to help prevent infections, slow antimicrobial resistance, and reduce antibiotic and antifungal use.  Prepare food safely to avoid foodborne infections. Clean your hands, utensils, and surfaces. Separate raw meat from other foods. Cook foods to safe temperatures. Chill foods promptly.  Choose safer sexual activities and use condoms the right way from start to finish to lower your risk of getting a drug-resistant sexually transmitted infection.  What can healthcare providers do to improve antibiotic or antifungal use and prescribing and reduce infections to combat antimicrobial resistance?  Follow infection prevention and control guidelines, including screening at-risk patients when indicated.  Improve antibiotic and antifungal prescribing by following clinical and treatment guidelines.  Educate patients on ways to prevent spread of germs and infections.  Be aware of infections and AR trends in your facility and community.  Inform patients and families if they have an antimicrobial-resistant infection, as well as sexual partners when appropriate.  Know when to report cases and submit resistant isolates to the health department to identify unusual resistance or treatment failures.  Ensure your patients receive recommended vaccines.  Talk to your patients and their families about preventing infections, keeping scrapes and wounds clean, managing chronic conditions, seeking medical care when an infection is not getting better, and understanding when antibiotics and antifungals are needed. Check out some of the resources we shared during USAAW!   Heath Equity and Antimicrobial Resistance article and factsheet.  Be Antibiotics Aware educational materials for patients/families and healthcare professionals. You can order FREE print resources by calling 1-800-CDC-INFO or visiting CDC Publications on Demand. Select “Antibiotic Use” from the Program drop-down menu and click “Apply” to view all available publications.  Antibiotic Stewardship Resource Bundles for healthcare professionals, partner organizations, health departments, and professional societies.  New Safe Healthcare blogs on infection control practices in Ethiopia, antibiotic allergy stewardship, and supporting Argentina’s new antimicrobial resistance law.   Thank you, again, for participating in this important week. We look forward to continuing this important work with you to raise awareness about appropriate antibiotic and antifungal prescribing and use, and the threat of antimicrobial resistance. Together, we can combat antimicrobial resistance.

	Even though U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week just ended, our work to improve #antibiotic and #antifungal prescribing/use. We all have a role to play to combat antimicrobial resistance. https://www.cdc.gov/DrugResistance/actions-to-fight.html

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