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SHEA Epidemiologists training for ‘All Hazards” Outbreaks
After a succession of emerging infections from SARS to Ebola in this young century, healthcare epidemiologists are trying to shift the response from reacting to a single pathogen to a more all-hazards approach.
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Research on Antibiotics Raises Ethical Questions
With drug-resistant bacteria on the rise, clinical trials are being undertaken to determine whether antibiotics can be used less often for shorter durations without sacrificing clinical effect. Attempts to answer that question raise ethical issues of their own.
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Healthcare Workers Fired for Refusing Flu Shots Win Legal Fight
The case could have implications for the increasing number of hospitals requiring influenza vaccination as a condition of employment, as the hospital agreed to compensate the workers some $300,000 for lost wages and compensatory damages after the EEOC filed suit in September 2016.
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CDC Updating HCW Infection Control Guidelines
Infection preventionists who work closely with employee health colleagues — or wear the proverbial “two hats” for both jobs — should be aware that the CDC is updating its 1998 “Guideline for Infection Control in Healthcare Personnel.”
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A New Focus on PPE Compliance
Considering widespread problems with personal protective equipment reported during the Ebola outbreak, the CDC is assessing ways to better train and observe workers using PPE.
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Is Infection Prevention a Bipartisan Issue? APIC Urges IP Advocacy
While the current political landscape is certainly unpredictable, APIC has several key legislative issues that should have bipartisan appeal. Foremost among these is support of antibiotic stewardship programs to prevent the fading efficacy of drugs against an increasing array of resistant bacterial infections.
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‘Serious Noncompliance’ the Leading Incident Reported to OHRP
IRBs and research institutions may be concerned that reporting incidents of noncompliance to the HHS Office for Human Research Protections could be a red flag to prompt an investigation, but the reverse is actually true.
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The Ethical Question of Denying Children Antibiotics
As IRB members are no doubt aware, public health officials are warning that the overuse and misuse of antibiotics has selected out resistant strains of bacteria all over the globe. As a result, the short-lived miracle of the antibiotic era is at risk of coming to an end.
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‘Reimagining’ the IRB Model for the 21st Century
The IRB model created to protect human research subjects more than a half-century ago is in danger of being outstripped by technology-driven research and other forces. It must be “reimagined” for the 21st century to provide safe and ethical oversight of rapidly expanding research agenda, the authors of a recently published report argue.
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VCU IRB’s Member Handbook Covers What They Need to Know
The Virginia Commonwealth University IRB office created the IRB Member Handbook for training new members and to serve as a resource to all members.