NEWS & EVENTS
2010 National Influenza Vaccine Summit
Cori Ofstead and Jeremy Ward will be attending the 2010 National Influenza Vaccine Summit sponsored by the CDC in Scottsdale, Arizona. The meetings begin at 1:30 on Monday, May 17 and continue through Wednesday, May 19.
For more information on the conference or influenza, visit the National Influenza Vaccine Summit page.
2010 SGNA Conference, April 30 - May 5
Cori Ofstead and Harry Wetzler will present at the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (SGNA) in Orlando, Florida. Their presentation entitled "Factors that Contribute to Nonadherence with Endoscope Reprocessing Guidelines: A Prospective Study" recounts findings from a national, multi-site study performed by Ofstead & Associates.
For more information, please visit SGNA’s 2010 Annual Course page.
Pandemic Materials for Sale
Ofstead has created informational, quirky, and easy to read flyers to help protect yourself and others during the upcoming influenza season.
These flyers dispel myths, address common fears, and give people real-world steps to avoid getting sick. The best antidote is action!
Along with the flyers, Ofstead has created an informational video called “Follow Your Sneeze”. For more information, and to view the video, please contact Jeremy@ofsteadinsights.com.
Visit http://ofsteadinsights.com/flu for more information on the products, and to stay informed about seasonal and pandemic influenza.
Cori Ofstead Cited in IDSA Policy
We are pleased to announce that an article by Cori Ofstead, MSPH (Principal Investigator) and her co-investigators at the Mayo Clinic was cited in the IDSA Policy on Mandatory Immunization of Health Care Workers Against Seasonal and 2009 H1N1 Influenza. The original policy was created in January 2007, and the revised copy was released on September 30, 2009.
The revised copy includes the removal of declination for philosophical reasons, and detailed steps to protect patients from being infected by unimmunized HCWs.
To read the 2007 policy, visit: http://www.idsociety.org/influenza.htm
To read the 2009 revised policy, visit the same page and click "IDSA’s Revised Policy Statement".
Past Events
Please click here for a listing of recent events involving Ofstead.