VIPTA members track guidance and regulation updates to create a one-stop-shop for users. The updates include source documents that guide infection prevention and control practices for public health staff and clinical and non-clinical healthcare personnel.
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Marburg Virus Disease Outbreak in the Republic of Rwanda
CDC
Any Practice Setting
Emergency Preparedness & Operations
Information for clinicians and health departments about the Republic of Rwanda’s confirmed outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD). The Health Advisory summarizes recommendations for public health departments and clinicians in the U.S. on case identification and testing and clinical laboratory biosafety considerations.
Clean Versus Sterile: Management Of Chronic Wounds
APIC
Acute Care Hospital
Ambulatory (Outpatient) Care
Assisted Living Facility (ALF)
Department of Health
Home Health
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Wound Care
A collaborative guidance update with the Wound Ostomy Continence Nurses Society (WOCN) addressing the use of clean versus sterile dressing technique for chronic wound care management.
Health Update: Prevention Strategies for Mpox, including Vaccinating People at Risk via Sexual Exposure, for U.S. Travelers Visiting Countries with Clade I Mpox Outbreaks (9/23/2024)
CDC
Department of Health
Outbreak Investigation
Surveillance
Provides recommendations for travelers who are going to a country with ongoing human-to-human clade I mpox virus transmission. Provides clinicians and public health practitioners with recommendations to implement during travel health visits to mitigate the risk to travelers visiting countries with ongoing human-to-human clade I mpox virus transmission.
Core Elements of Hospital Diagnostic Excellence Programs (9/11/2024)
CDC
Acute Care Hospital
Antimicrobial & Diagnostic Stewardship
Describes the key framework and actions that can be implemented to improve diagnoses for hospitalized patients. The guidance includes diagnostic stewardship considerations for urine culture and C. difficile tests which align with infection prevention recommendations.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services National Healthcare Safety Network’s (NHSN) Antibiotic Use and Resistance (AUR) Reporting Modules
CMS
Acute Care Hospital
Regulatory Compliance
Surveillance
Eligible acute care and critical access hospitals have two module options for reporting AUR data to the NHSN AUR Module to meet the CMS requirements for calendar year 2024. Find more information about these modules in the NHSN Newsletter and AUR Reporting FAQs on the NHSN website.
Use of COVID-19 Vaccines in the United States (9/6/2024)
CDC
Any Practice Setting
Vaccination
Recommendations for the use of 2024–2025 Novavax COVID-19 vaccine in people ages 12 years and older Updated guidance in the Interchangeability of COVID-19 vaccines section and in Appendix B on completion of an initial vaccination series if vaccine doses from different manufacturers are administered in certain circumstance.
Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) August Public Meeting Recap (9/3/2024)
CDC
Any Practice Setting
Transmission-Based Precautions
During the August 2024 meeting, the committee provided brief updates from three of HICPAC’s workgroups: Isolation Precautions, Dental Unit Waterlines, and Infection Control in Healthcare Personnel. A recap of the meeting and what was specifically covered can be reviewed on the CDC’s Blog.
Virginia Department of Health Updated Mpox Guidance: Assessing and Managing Exposed Healthcare Personnel (9/2024)
VDH
Any Practice Setting
Auditing / Observation / Monitoring / Assessment Tools
Emergency Preparedness & Operations
Employee/Occupational Health
Updated to align with the current CDC mpox guidance to include high and intermediate risk exposure monitoring and travel considerations. Revised language in exposure scenarios for the application of risk assessment for both healthcare personnel and patients experiencing exposure to a person with mpox. Updated risk categories based on current CDC guidance.
Virginia Department of Health Clinician Letter – Communicable Disease Updates (8/26/24)
VDH
Any Practice Setting
Emergency Preparedness & Operations
Standard Precautions
Surveillance
Transmission-Based Precautions
Vaccination
Updates and recommendations for healthcare providers on pertussis, avian influenza A(H5N1), invasive Group A Streptococcus, and mpox in Virginia.
CDC Health Alert Network (HAN): Mpox Caused by Human-to-Human Transmission of Monkeypox Virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with Spread to Neighboring Countries (8/7/2024)
CDC
Any Practice Setting
Surveillance
CDC issued a HAN Health Update to provide additional information about the outbreak of monkeypox virus (MPXV) in the DRC.
Last Updated: March 14, 2024