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Obama’s Emergency H1N1 Declaration

incoaoc — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:40:18 +0000

Authority Section 1135 of the Social Security Act [42 USC §1320b–5] permits the Secretary of Health and Human Services to waive certain regulatory requirements for healthcare facilities in response to emergencies. Two conditions must be met for the Secretary to be able to issue such “1135 waivers”: first, the Secretary must have declared a Public Health [...]

What Employers Must Know About OSHA’s Bloodborne Pathogens Standards

incoaoc — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:35:05 +0000

All employers are required to have an Exposure Control Plan which identifies job classifications, tasks, and procedures where there is occupational exposure to Bloodborne pathogens. This plan must be available to employees and reviewed and updated annually. Safety Devices: Employer must evaluate medical devices with enginerred sharps injury protections otherwise known as safety devices. Employers must [...]

Latest News Regarding H1N1

incoaoc — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:15:09 +0000

The U.S. has ordered 27.3 million more doses of H1N1 Vaccine from Sanofi Pasteur, this brings the total government order of Sanofi vaccine to 75.3 million doses. Sanofi said today that they will begin delivering pandemic H1N1 flu vaccine to the US by mid October. Margaret Chan, director of WHO say that the overall clinical picutre [...]

Pandemic Influenza What You Need To Know

incoaoc — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 04:33:22 +0000

A flu pandemic occurs when a new influenza type A virus emerges for which people have little or no immunity, and for which there is no vaccine.

Multistate Outbreak of E. coli 0157:H7 Infections Linked to Eating Raw Refrigerated, Prepackaged Cookie Dough

incoaoc — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 04:23:43 +0000

Clinical Features: Most people infected with E. coli 0157:H7 develop diarrhea (often bloody) and abdominal cramps 2-8 days after swallowing the organism, but some illnesses last longer and are more severe. Infection is usually diagnosed by culture of a stool sample. Most people recover within a week, but some develop a severe infection. A type [...]

Pandemic Preparedness Plan

incoaoc — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:34:41 +0000

InCo and Associates will be listing a Pandemic Preparedness Plan for healthcare facilities in the next few days. This item will be listed in our product section. Coming soon Pandemic Preparedness for the physician office and for the general public. How can you be prepared for the upcoming flu season.

Swine Influenza

incoaoc — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 00:55:36 +0000

CDC is currently investigating cases of respiratory illnesses in the states of California and Texas. The individuals who have become ill are between the ages of 7 and 55. 63% of the cases are male. Treatment for anyone suspected of having this illness (swine influenza) are oseltamivir and zanamivr. Symptoms of the illness include cold [...]

Fall Infection Control Newsletter

incoaoc — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 03:03:05 +0000

InCo & Associates Quarterly Newsletter Fall marks the beginning of the Influenza season. For long-term care facilities this signifies numerous flu shots for residents and staff members. Influenza is a common respiratory illness affecting thousands of people worldwide each year. Unfortunately, influenza may be lethal for individuals over the age of 65. Therefore, annual influenza vaccination [...]

Infection Control and Health Care Epidemiology

incoaoc — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 05:09:55 +0000

Infection control and health care epidemiology is the discipline concerned with preventing the spread of infections within the health-care setting. As such, it is a practical (rather than an academic) sub-discipline of epidemiology. It is an essential (though often underrecognized and undersupported) part of the infrastructure of health care. Infection control and hospital epidemiology are [...]

Bloodborne Pathogens

incoaoc — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 05:04:59 +0000

Bloodborne Pathogens A Bloodborne Pathogens or blood-borne disease is one that can be spread by contamination by blood. The most common examples are HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C and viral haemorrhagic fevers. Diseases that are not usually transmitted directly by blood contact, but rather by insect or other vector, are more usefully classified as vector-borne disease, even though [...]