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Preventing Aerosol-Transmissible 

Diseases in Healthcare Settings: 



The Need for Protective 

Guidelines and Standards 

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COVID-19 was not recognized as an aerosol transmissible disease by Centers for
Disease Control (CDC) until May of 2021. This resulted in exceptionally high
rates of infection and many deaths among healthcare workers and patients. 




The "Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in
Healthcare Settings", produced in 2007, is currently being updated by the CDC's
Healthcare Infection Control and Prevention Advisory Committee (HICPAC). 




These updated guidelines will form the basis for state and local health
departments’ recommendations to prevent future infectious disease exposures and
outbreaks in healthcare settings. 




The revision process has lacked transparency and input from outside the
Committee, and the preliminary draft recommendations have been described as weak
and ineffective. 

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13 

12:00 - 3:00 PM EST 

ATD Workshop Report 

Attend the Next CDC HICPAC Meeting Online 

November 2 - 3, 2023

The weblink link to view the meeting will be

posted prior to the meeting on the CDC HICPAC

website at: https://www.cdc.gov/hicpac/meeting.html




More information on the November 2 - 3, 2023

meeting will be posted by CDC on the HICPAC

website prior to the meeting, including the

agenda and weblink for watching the meeting.




HICPAC meeting website:

https://www.cdc.gov/hicpac/meeting.html

Make an Oral Comment at the HICPAC Meeting




You can sign up on the CDC HICPAC website to

make a short oral public comment at the

meeting. The deadline for signing up is 

October 23, 2023, 11:59 pm ET. 

Time is limited, and CDC decides how many 

people will speak.




You can also submit a written comment to the

meeting. The period for submitting written

comments to the meeting record is 

November 1 – 6, 2023. 

Submit your written public comment to 

HICPAC@cdc.gov

                                                                                                                        
Speaker

Lisa Brosseau, University of Minnesota 

Mitchel Rosen, Rutgers University




Justin Chan, NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue







Jane Thomason, National Nurses United




Invited Stakeholders




Donald Milton, University of Maryland 

                             School of Public Health




Moderator:

Kate McPhaul, University of Maryland 

                            School of Public Health 

Participants:

Justin Chan, NYC Health and Hospitals/Bellevue 

Jane Thomason, National Nurses United 

Nancy Hagans, National Nurses United 

Amber Mitchell, International Safety Center




Invited Stakeholders




Raymond Tellier, McGill University







William Bahnfleth, The Pennsylvania State University







Lisa M Brosseau, University of Minnesota







Moderator: 

David Michaels, George Washington University 

Participants:

Raymond Tellier, University of McGill 

William Bahnfleth, The Pennsylvania State University Lisa M Brosseau, University
of Minnesota 

Barbara Materna – California Department of 

                                    Public Health (retired)




Invited Stakeholders




Lisa Brosseau, University of Minnesota 




Mitchel Rosen, Rutgers University







Jane Thomason, National Nurses United

Welcome

Workshop Overview and Goals




Overview of Current CDC Guidelines for Isolation Precautions




CDC/HICPAC Update & Draft Recommendations




Voices From the Front Lines




Aerosol Transmission in Healthcare – Update on the Science & Epidemiology



Q&A – Incorporating Current Science into New CDC Guidelines






















Stakeholder Testimony and Views




Aerosol Transmission: Examples of Influenza and COVID-19




Ventilation Control for Aerosol Transmissible Pathogens in Healthcare




Personal Protective Equipment for Aerosol Transmissible Pathogens in Healthcare




Q&A – Impact of New Guidelines on Healthcare

























Stakeholder Testimony and Views




Workshop Summary 




Summary of Workshop Participant 

Recommendations 




Information on next HICPAC meeting
















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