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Nursing News ANA Awarded Funding to Boost Immunization Rates for Nurses and Public Oct. 5, 2009 – The American Nurses Association (ANA) announced it has been awarded a two-year cooperative… Read more »

GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) restated its confidence in the H1N1 flu vaccine on Tuesday, calling it the most important tool against the pandemic. Mild adverse side… Read more »

Continuing Education Credits/Contact Hours (CME, CNE, CEU and CHES) are available for this COCA Conference Call! COCA Conference Call:   H1N1 Pediatrics Update and Overview of CDC’s Child Care Guidance… Read more »

The IOM (Institute of Medicine) has issued a report: “Guidance for Establishing Crisis Standards of Care for Use in Disaster Situations”. A pdf of the Report is attached and you… Read more »

ACEP research investigator recommends penalizing hospitals for boarding (scroll down) Mary Crotty Prolonged Stays in Emergency Department Translate Into Long Stays in Hospital Fran Lowry October 6, 2009 (Boston, Massachusetts)… Read more »

By Rob Stein Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, October 4, 2009 Billions of tax dollars have been paid to giant pharmaceutical companies. Millions of doses of vaccine are on their… Read more »

Study: More cases of autism in U.S. kids than previously realized

Number of U.S. Children With Autism Up 50% in Two Years The incidence of autism spectrum disorder in eight-year-olds in the U.S. has risen by 50% since 2007, from one… Read more »

FYI, Excerpt from the article below related to those who do not get a flu shot being forced to wear surgical masks.  While New York State and Loyola have required… Read more »

The following updates were made to CDC information and guidance from Sept 28 – Oct 05, 2009.  If you have any questions on these or other clinical issues, please write… Read more »