Aug 29, 2023
Posted: August 29, 2023 Author: Natasha Bagdasarian, MD, MPH For almost 20 years, my career has focused on hospital epidemiology, infection prevention and control (IPC), and antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASP), so I am excited about joining this group of...
Mar 20, 2023
Posted: March 20, 2023 Lisa Hannah, RN, CIC, is the Infection Prevention Team Supervisor at the Washington State Department of Health. Her infection prevention and control work during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and her dedication to serving rural counties across...
Dec 15, 2022
Posted: December 15, 2022 In early November 2022, after almost three years of virtual meetings, council representatives and workgroup members convened in Atlanta, GA for the hybrid CORHA Fall Meeting. This two-day meeting consisted of robust discussions, informative...
Jun 16, 2022
Part Two: CORHA’s New HAI Outbreak Notification Framework Posted: June 16, 2022 Authors: Maureen Tierney, MD, MSc., FIDSA, Moon Kim, MD, MPH, & Dawn Terashita, MD, MPH In part one of this blog, we discussed the case for making outbreak notifications. Now we...
May 19, 2022
Part One: Truth and Transparency Posted: May 19, 2022 Authors: Maureen Tierney, MD, MSc., FIDSA, Moon Kim, MD, MPH, & Dawn Terashita, MD, MPH Patient notification is at the forefront now more than ever due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The CORHA Policy Workgroup...