The Healthcare An infection Management Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) held a public assembly August 22, 2024, in Atlanta, GA. Official assembly minutes will probably be accessible on the HICPAC web site quickly. Till then, here’s a abstract of key points from the day’s dialogue.

Watch recording of the reside public webcast: HICPAC Assembly – Aug. 22, 2024 (youtube.com)

Key Moments

Throughout the assembly, the committee heard temporary updates from three of HICPAC’s workgroups:

• Isolation Precautions Workgroup offered a abstract replace on their current work.

• • Because the November 2023 HICPAC assembly, 7 new workgroup members have been added to carry the full to 17 members. The workgroup consists of experience in an infection prevention, healthcare epidemiology, worker occupational well being, aerosol science, industrial hygiene, long-term care/post-acute care. There have been 14 workgroup conferences since February 29, 2024.
  • Technical specialists from CDC’s Nationwide Institute of Occupational Security and Well being (NIOSH) and Division of Healthcare High quality Promotion (DHQP) proceed to help the workgroup and be a part of workgroup calls. An skilled from NIOSH offered to the workgroup on air flow points in healthcare settings at one workgroup assembly.
  • An exterior skilled from the Occupational Security and Well being Administration within the Division of Labor additionally joined one workgroup assembly to assist reply questions that arose throughout workgroup discussions.
  • The workgroup’s aim is to current progress on the deliberate November 2024 HICPAC assembly.
  • Be taught extra about updates to the 2007 Guideline for Isolation Precautions.
• Dental Unit Waterlines Workgroup offered on the replace to the Tips for An infection Management in Dental Healthcare Settings 2003, part on Dental Unit Waterlines, Biofilm and Water High quality.

• An infection Management in Healthcare Personnel Workgroup offered on the replace to the Guideline for An infection Management in Healthcare Personnel, 1998.

• • The workgroup’s aim is to supply up to date data on An infection Management in Healthcare Personnel (HCP), Part 2, which focuses on pathogen-specific suggestions.
  • The workgroup offered updates to the part on cytomegalovirus (CMV).

Hear workgroup updates and examine shows on the recording of the reside public webcast.

Different Discussions & Votes

• CDC’s Division of Healthcare High quality Promotion offered to the committee a proposed up to date framework to stipulate the sorts of proof used to assist guideline suggestions. That is an replace to an current HICPAC framework that was produced in 2017.
• Voting was held on the Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Draft Suggestion Updates of An infection Management in Healthcare Personnel Guideline and the Draft Updates for Chosen Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers (VHF): Appendix A, each of which have accomplished the general public remark course of by means of the Federal Register.
  • Each updates had been accepted by voting by the Committee. The following step for these paperwork is for them to be despatched to CDC for consideration and attainable formal clearance after which posted to the CDC web site as CDC steering.
  • Quorum for the assembly was reached by having 10 HICPAC members and a couple of ex officio members in attendance. For a suggestion or doc to be accepted by the committee, it should obtain a sure vote by not less than 8 voting members.

Public Remark

HICPAC heard public feedback throughout the public assembly. These unable to current their feedback are inspired to supply written feedback to the HICPAC mailbox (HICPAC@CDC.gov).

Members of the general public are inspired to submit written feedback about draft paperwork utilizing the Federal Register course of through Rules.gov when paperwork are posted. As of August 2024, HICPAC doesn’t have any draft paperwork for public remark within the Federal Register. When new paperwork are posted, the general public will probably be notified in some ways. Written feedback may also be despatched to HICPAC immediately by utilizing the on-line type or by writing to the HICPAC mailbox (HICPAC@CDC.gov). Feedback obtained by electronic mail or by means of the net type will probably be shared with the HICPAC members.

Keep Knowledgeable

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