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PHIT Force

Friday December 5, 2025

APIC SHEA Presidents Webinar – David Weber

PHIT Force DSA December 2025 – Bill Rutala

Evaluation of Testing Strategies PHIT – Dev Anderson

Beyond the Tip of the Iceberg – Zack Moore

State Update – Megan Davis

The following papers/articles are from Dr. Weber.

Beyond the tip of the iceberg impacts of federal actions on state and local public health infrastructure

Evaluating how the Trump administration will affect health outcomes

Healthcare groups, decry CDC messaging change on autism and vaccines

Trump’s second presidency begins evaluating effects on the US health system

US governors are forming a public health alliance of Federal funding cuts and shifting guidance

US investment in global health, disruption uncertainty, and response

Friday May 16, 2025

UNC Regional Special Pathogens Treatment Center Update – Brooke Brewer

Efficacy of a Foamed Disinfectant in Reducing Pathogen Contamination in Renovated Inpatient In-Room Sinks: A Randomized Controlled Trial – Bobby Warren

Disinfection and Sterilization:  Current Issues, New Research and New Technology – Bill Rutala

SPICE Updated May 2025 – Marty Cooney

Friday September 27, 2024

Friday January 5, 2024

Friday April 28, 2023

C. auris – David Weber

UNC Regional Special Pathogens Treatment Center – David Weber

Hospital Associated Salmonella Outbreak – Emily Sickbert-Bennett

  • https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S019665532300127X?dgcid=coauthor

Ambulance Contamination – Dev Anderson

  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34284846/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33331256/

C. difficile Hard Stop for Ordering Compliance – Danielle Doughman

CLABSI Risk by Line Type – Lauren DiBiase

Friday November 4, 2022

Paradigm shift: mandates for bivalent omicron vaccine and universal masking: David Weber UNC

Infection prevention implications of NTM: Art Baker Duke

Brief overview of NC TB Section’s actions on NTM Jason Stout: Duke, State TB Director

Antibiotic stewardship in era of COVID-19: Libby Dodds Ashley at DASON

Disinfection and Sterilization: Current Issues – CDC: Outbreaks of NTM Infections from Dental Clinics, FDA: Urgent Medical Device Recall for Urologic Endoscopes, Electrostatic Sprayers vs UVC – Bill Rutala UNC

November 6, 2020

PHIT Force Agenda 11062020

P&T-COVID Vaccines – Information – 27 Oct-DJW

L-COVID-19-Reinfection-13 Oct-DJW

T-COVID-19-Travel-2 Nov-DJW

Recorded presentations on COVID-19 vaccine and COVID-19 reinfection:

June 5, 2020

L-SPICE v3-5 June-DJW

October 25, 2019

PHIT Force Fall 2019 Agenda

Management of Epidemiologically Important Pathogens- Survey of Acute Care Hospitals in North Carolina-E Cook

CRE sinks PHIT force update-SLewis

Effectiveness of Oral Vancomycin for Prevention of Healthcare Facility-Onset Clostridioides difficile Infection-D Priest

Intermittent Occurrence of Healthcare-Onset Influenza Cases 10 2019-D Priest

SBAR Epic Travel and Communicable Disease Screening -S Lewis

Keith Ramsey Emergency Department Oct 10 2019 amendedv2

PHITForceOct19 [Compatibility Mode]-Rutala

May 10, 2019

Multi-topic presentation (C auris screening, CRE surveillance, SIR calculation error, antimicrobial stewardship reporting requirements, surveillance for measles and Ebola, Ebola patient triage: James Lewis, MD, NC DPH Communicable Diseases Branch

Resource: CDC Fact Sheet: Expanded AST Requirements

Risk factors and incidence of non-device associated infections – Paula Stassle, PhD

Measles update and C auris update David Weber, MD

FAQ Survey – Evelyn Cook

Ebola preparedness planning – discussion led by Keith Ramsey MD

https://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/healthcare-us/ppe/guidance-clinically-stable-puis.html

https://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/healthcare-us/ppe/guidance.html

Facility specific models for interface/collaboration between PI and IP – Emily Sickbert-Bennett, PhD

Physician incentive models based on quality data – Emily Sickbert-Bennett, PhD

October 26, 2018

Longitudinal review of .0207 Rule James Lewis and David Weber

CRE discussion – group – no handouts

State Health Dept’s role in Antimicrobial Stewardship – DPH  James Lewis

Protection Against Airborne Respiratory Viruses – Werner Bischoff

Infection Prevention with Procedure Rooms – Emily Sickbert Bennett and David Weber

  • Infection prevention strategies for procedres performed outside operating rooms: A conceptual integrated model AJIC 46(2018)94-6

ACIP Updates – David Weber – no handouts

Drug diversion and patient infection risks

  • US outbreak investigations highlight the need for safe injection practices and basic infection control Clin Liver Dis 14(2010) 137-151
  • Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US Health Care Personnel Mayo Clinic Proceedings; July 2014; 89, 7
  • Bloodstream infection outbreaks related to opioid-diverting health care workers Mayo Clin Proc July 2014:89(7):866-868

May 4, 2018

PHIT Force Agenda Spring 2018

MedicalWasteRulesDraftRMWRuleSet1,20180420_DPH – Jennifer MacFarquhar (DPH)

Changes to 10A NCAC 41A with regard to CRE – Heather Dubendris (DPH)

NC EDSS question packages for CP CRE – Heather Dubendris (DPH) (proposed)

Interfacility Transfer Form Presentation – Katie Steider (DPH)

Interfacility transfer instructions and form_final – Katie Steider (DPH)

October 13, 2017

Anderson_IDWeek Hostler Rebaselining

Moehring De-esc IDW17

Weber_20170920Outbreaks_

Dubendris PHIT force 2017

Rutala_PHITForceOct17

  • IDWeek2017 20170920CRE_
  • IDWeek2017 20170918DHP_
  • IDWeek2017 20170918C.auris_

EndoRepShiftSterilOhioOct17

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