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
The following papers/articles are from Dr. Weber.
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
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
Ambulance Contamination – Dev Anderson
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
November 6, 2020
P&T-COVID Vaccines – Information – 27 Oct-DJW
L-COVID-19-Reinfection-13 Oct-DJW
Recorded presentations on COVID-19 vaccine and COVID-19 reinfection:
June 5, 2020
October 25, 2019
CRE sinks PHIT force update-SLewis
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
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