September 2009
Vol. 19 No. 9 |
| From the President: Protecting HCWs from Novel H1N1 |
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Since the initial novel H1N1 influenza outbreak last spring, IDSA members have been among the many health care workers (HCWs) on the front lines, providing clinical care to patients with suspected or confirmed cases.
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| IDSA Annual Meeting Reminders and Updates |
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If you attend only one ID event this year, make it the 47th Annual Meeting of IDSA. The premier meeting in the ID field will offer cutting edge, up-to-the-minute updates on pandemic and seasonal influenza, antibiotic resistance, HIV/AIDS clinical advances, and more.
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| IDSA Journal Club |
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This month: novel H1N1 influenza and severe respiratory disease, influenza shedding and patient isolation, MRSA carriage and household transmission after discharge, cefazolin failure in patients with MSSA infections, and corticosteroids and antivirals for Bell palsy.
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Upcoming Dates to Remember
IDSA 47th Annual Meeting
October 29-November 1, 2009
Philadelphia, PA
- Discount deadline – September 30
- Session submission deadline for 2010 – November 6
IDSA Fellows’ In-Training Exam
February 9-10, 2010
Registration opens November 3, 2009
SHEA/CDC Fundamentals of Healthcare Epidemiology Course
October 9, 2009
Garden Grove, CA
IDSA/FDA Workshop: Advancing Clinical Development of Molecular and Other Diagnostic Tests for Respiratory Tract Infections
November 12-13, 2009
Silver Spring, MD
5th Decennial International Conference on Healthcare-Associated Infections
March 18-22, 2010
Atlanta, GA
Abstract submission deadline – November 16, 2009
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