Policy Updates

The CDC Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) group will be holding a webinar to update clinicians on measles cases and outbreaks in the US. The webinar will be Thursday, August 14 at 2:00 – 3:00 pm ET. Free continuing education is available. Click here for more information, resources, and to join the webinar.

As the president’s FY 2026 budget proposal makes its way through Congress, now is the time to advocate for funding federal infection prevention priorities. Please use this link to send a pre-written letter to your federal legislators asking for their support. You may personalize the message; however, please do not change the dollar amounts, as … Continued

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. removed all 17 current members of the CDC Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP). He intends to replace them with new members in time for the scheduled June 25 -27 ACIP meeting in Atlanta. Democratic members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee responded by introducing the Family Vaccine … Continued

The CDC’s Project Firstline and the AMA collaborated to present a webinar, “Measles on the Rise: How to Prepare and Respond in Your Clinic.” A recording of the webinar is now available from the AMA EdHub web page. View the recording.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Effective Health Care Program released an evidence report, “Interventions to Prevent Nonventilator Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia (NV-HAP).” Access the report here.

AHRQ released a new “Toolkit for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI” designed to provide resources and tools to help healthcare providers tackle the complex problems of MRSA and SSI prevention for surgical services, specifically cardiac, hip and knee joint replacement, and spinal fusion surgeries. Access the toolkit.

CDC’s Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) is under consideration for elimination. Please write to your federal policymakers to let them know how important HICPAC guidelines are to IPC practices in your facility and your state. Numbers matter – the more messages Congress and the Administration get from their constituents they more they pay … Continued