Nov 8, 2023 · Recent CDC HICPAC revisions regarding SARS-CoV-2 control face criticism from the World Health Network and others due to alleged breaches in committee structure and erroneous infection control guidance, potentially impacting COVID-19 management and immunocompromised individuals in health care.

Nov 18, 2024 · This month’s CDC HICPAC (Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee) meeting focused on answering questions posed by CMS. The answers will serve as a guide for revising recommendations regarding controlling the spread of airborne pathogens.

Jan 24, 2024 · On January 23, 2023, the CDC announced it is sending back its 2023 proposals regarding the spread of dangerous pathogens in health care to the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) for revision. 1 Infection Control Today ® (ICT ®) has published 2 articles 2,3 sounding the alarm regarding the potential harm these …

Sep 1, 2007 · One important set of guidelines by the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) was recently updated. The latest version of the Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings 2007, was released in June 2007, and contains significant changes.

Jul 24, 2023 · CDC/HICPAC did not discuss updates for source control recommendations that would reflect the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. Source control is essential to prevent respiratory virus transmission, especially for viruses with significant presymptomatic transmission, such as influenza and SARS-CoV-2 .

Aug 26, 2024 · The CDC leadership recognized possible shortcomings in their proposed recommendations and has asked HICPAC to specifically address whether N95 masks should be used for all pathogens that spread through the air (new WHO terminology). The second area of concern is an overreliance on randomized controlled trials.

Jan 26, 2024 · CDC Sends Back Proposals to HICPAC on Pathogen Spread in Health Care for Revision. CDC sends pathogen spread proposals for revision, raising concerns about potential harm and emphasizing the need for reevaluation.

Sep 24, 2012 · The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Â and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) have recommendations in both 2003 Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities and the 2008 Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities that state that the CDC does not support …

May 4, 2017 · The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s HICPAC has published its Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 2017, in the journal JAMA Surgery. This targeted systematic review of the literature synthesizes evidence-based recommendations for the prevention of SSIs.

Aug 28, 2023 · As with previous sessions, the commentators called for HICPAC to be comprised of a wider range of experts, including health care workers, industrial hygienists, occupational health nurses, safety professionals, ventilation engineers, aerosol scientists, and experts in respiratory protection.