Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)

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#  Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the following meeting of the aforementioned committee:

*Time and Date:* 1:30 p.m.-3 p.m., September 8, 2010.

*Place:* Teleconference.

*Status:* Open to the public. Teleconference access limited only by availability of telephone ports. To participate in the teleconference please dial 1-888-324-7115 and enter conference code 5959790.

*Purpose:* The Committee is charged with providing advice and guidance to the Secretary, HHS; the Assistant Secretary for Health; the Director, CDC; and the Director, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), regarding: (1) The practice of hospital infection control; strategies for surveillance, prevention, and control of infections ( *e.g.,* nosocomial infections), antimicrobial resistance, and related events in settings where healthcare is provided; and (3) periodic updating of guidelines and other policy statements regarding prevention of healthcare-associated infections and healthcare-related conditions.

*Matters To Be Discussed:* The agenda will include a follow up discussion on the *Draft Guideline for the Prevention and Control of Norovirus Gastroenteritis Outbreaks in Healthcare Settings.* Materials for the call will be available on the HICPAC Web site, *http://www.cdc.gov/hicpac,* no later than September 6, 2010.

Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.

*Contact Person For More Information:* Michelle King, HICPAC, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, NCEZID, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., Mailstop A-07, Atlanta, Georgia 30333; *E-mail: [email protected].*

The Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, has been delegated the authority to sign *Federal Register* notices pertaining to announcements of meetings and other committee management activities, for both CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

Dated: August 10, 2010.

Elaine L. Baker,

Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).