IP Web Links
Sometimes when looking for a needle in a haystack a person needs some idea as to which haystack to begin their search! Here you'll find links to many agencies, associations and organizations (governmental and private) dealing with infection prevention. If you have a site in mind that's not listed here, or if you find a link that is no longer valid, please send us an email!
APIC Links
APIC - Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology
APIC - Other APIC Chapter Links
Agencies, Associations, and Organizations
AAMI - Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
AARC - American Association for Respiratory Care
ADA - American Dental Association
AHA - American Hospital Association
AHCPR - Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
AHRQ - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
AIA/AAH - American Institute of Architects/Academy of Architecture for Health
AJIC - American Journal of Infection Control
AORN - Association of periOperative Registered Nurses
ASGE - American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
ASHE - American Society for Healthcare Engineers
ASHP - American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
ASM - American Society for Microbiology
CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDC DHQP - Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion
CDC NIOSH - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
CMS - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
CNTC – The Francis J. Curry National Tuberculosis Center
DHHS NIH - National Institutes of Health
DHHS NIH NIAID - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Disinfection and Sterilization established by William A. Rutala, PhD, MPH
FDA - Food and Drug Administration
GNYHA - Greater New York Hospital Association
Hepatitis Foundation International
IAC - Immunization Action Coalition
ICHE - Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
IDSA - Infectious Disease Society of America
IFIC - International Federation of Infection Control
IHI - Institute for Healthcare Improvement
ISID - International Society for Infectious Diseases
MEDQIC - Medicare Quality Improvement Community
NAHC - National Association for Home Care
NFID - National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
NHIC - National Health Information Center
NNII – National Network for Immunization Information
NPSF - National Patient Safety Foundation
NYCDOHMH – New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
NYSDOH – New York State Department of Health
OSAP - Organization for Safety & Asepsis Procedures
OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Premier Safety Institute
SGNA - Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates
SHEA - Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
TJC – The Joint Commission
TJC ICPS – TJC International Center for Patient Safety
VA NCPS - VA National Center for Patient Safety
WHO - World Health Organization
Water Quality Association
Still More References
CDC PHIL - Public Health Image Library (online collection of health and disease related photos that can be copied and used for professional activities)
The Merck Manual
PubMed
University of California San Francisco The World-Wide Web Virtual Library: Medicine and Health: Epidemiology
University of South Carolina School of Medicine Online Textbook of Microbiology & Immunology
The US Government www.pandemicflu.gov/index.html
Sometimes when looking for a needle in a haystack a person needs some idea as to which haystack to begin their search! Here you'll find links to many agencies, associations and organizations (governmental and private) dealing with infection prevention. If you have a site in mind that's not listed here, or if you find a link that is no longer valid, please send us an email!
APIC Links
APIC - Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology
APIC - Other APIC Chapter Links
Agencies, Associations, and Organizations
AAMI - Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
AARC - American Association for Respiratory Care
ADA - American Dental Association
AHA - American Hospital Association
AHCPR - Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
AHRQ - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
AIA/AAH - American Institute of Architects/Academy of Architecture for Health
AJIC - American Journal of Infection Control
AORN - Association of periOperative Registered Nurses
ASGE - American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
ASHE - American Society for Healthcare Engineers
ASHP - American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
ASM - American Society for Microbiology
CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDC DHQP - Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion
CDC NIOSH - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
CMS - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
CNTC – The Francis J. Curry National Tuberculosis Center
DHHS NIH - National Institutes of Health
DHHS NIH NIAID - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Disinfection and Sterilization established by William A. Rutala, PhD, MPH
FDA - Food and Drug Administration
GNYHA - Greater New York Hospital Association
Hepatitis Foundation International
IAC - Immunization Action Coalition
ICHE - Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
IDSA - Infectious Disease Society of America
IFIC - International Federation of Infection Control
IHI - Institute for Healthcare Improvement
ISID - International Society for Infectious Diseases
MEDQIC - Medicare Quality Improvement Community
NAHC - National Association for Home Care
NFID - National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
NHIC - National Health Information Center
NNII – National Network for Immunization Information
NPSF - National Patient Safety Foundation
NYCDOHMH – New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
NYSDOH – New York State Department of Health
OSAP - Organization for Safety & Asepsis Procedures
OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Premier Safety Institute
SGNA - Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates
SHEA - Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
TJC – The Joint Commission
TJC ICPS – TJC International Center for Patient Safety
VA NCPS - VA National Center for Patient Safety
WHO - World Health Organization
Water Quality Association
Still More References
CDC PHIL - Public Health Image Library (online collection of health and disease related photos that can be copied and used for professional activities)
The Merck Manual
PubMed
University of California San Francisco The World-Wide Web Virtual Library: Medicine and Health: Epidemiology
University of South Carolina School of Medicine Online Textbook of Microbiology & Immunology
The US Government www.pandemicflu.gov/index.html