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• Project Firstline Quarterly Webinar Series 2025

  Details:

  June 25, 2025

  • Infectious Disease

  Webinar #1: Apr 23, 2025 Antimicrobial Resistance and the Role of the ICAR in Mitigating Multidrug-Resistant Organisms in Louisiana; Webinar #2: Jun 25, 2025 Basics of the Infection Preventionist Role in Long Term Care Settings; Webinar #3: Sep 24, 2025 Dialysis Infection Prevention in Non-Traditional Settings; Webinar #4: Dec 10, 2025 Infection Control Best Practices for Wound Care

  Downloadable Assets:

  Webinar 1: Antimicrobial Resistance & the Role of the ICAR in Mitigating MDROs Webinar 1 Recording Webinar 2: Basics of the Infection Preventionist Role in Long Term Care Settings Webinar 2 Recording

• Arbovirus Surveillance Reports - 2025 Season

  Details:

  June 25, 2025

  • Infectious Disease

  Weekly arbovirus reports of West Nile Virus activity and other mosquito-borne diseases in Louisiana in 2025

  Downloadable Assets:

  Jun 21, 2025

• Emerging Infectious Diseases and Field Epidemiology Training 2025

  Details:

  May 30, 2025

  • Infectious Disease

  Integrated emerging infectious diseases and field epidemiology training for public health personnel and infectious disease personnel employed in healthcare settings.

  Downloadable Assets:

  Foodborne Infections Healthcare-associated Infections and MDRO Transmission IPC for Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Vectorborne Diseases Common Fungal Infections in Louisiana The Threat of Avian Influenza

• Influenza and Respiratory Virus Reports 2024-25 Season

  Details:

  May 23, 2025

  • Infectious Disease

  Reports of influenza and other respiratory virus activity in Louisiana are published weekly during the height of influenza season and monthly during June through September. Represented here are Oct 2024 - Sep 2025

  Downloadable Assets:

  Oct 5, 2024 Oct 12, 2024 Oct 19, 2024 Oct 26, 2024 Nov 2, 2024 Nov 9, 2024 Nov 16, 2024 Nov 23, 2024 Nov 30, 2024 Dec 7, 2024 Dec 14, 2024 Dec 21, 2024 Dec 28, 2024 Jan 4, 2025 Jan 11, 2025 Jan 25, 2025 Feb 1, 2025 Feb 8, 2025 Feb 15, 2025 Feb 22, 2025 Mar 1, 2025 Mar 8, 2025 Mar 15, 2025 Mar 22, 2025 Mar 29, 2025 Apr 5, 2025 Apr 12, 2025 Apr 19, 2025 Apr 26, 2025 May 3, 2025 May 10, 2025 May 17, 2025

• School Resources

  Details:

  April 01, 2025

  • Infectious Disease

  Guidance on communicable diseases in school settings for school nurses and personnel

  Downloadable Assets:

  Communicable Disease Chart Immunization Requirements for School Entry

• West Nile Virus Annual Year End Summary Reports

  Details:

  December 28, 2024

  • Infectious Disease

  Year-end arbovirus reports of West Nile Virus activity in Louisiana from 2002 to present

  Downloadable Assets:

  2024 West Nile Virus Summary 2023 West Nile Virus Summary 2022 West Nile Virus Summary 2021 West Nile Virus Summary 2020 West Nile Virus Summary 2019 West Nile Virus Summary 2018 West Nile Virus Summary 2017 West Nile Virus Summary 2016 West Nile Virus Summary 2015 West Nile Virus Summary 2014 West Nile Virus Summary 2013 West Nile Virus Summary 2012 West Nile Virus Summary 2011 West Nile Virus Summary 2010 West Nile Virus Summary 2009 West Nile Virus Summary 2008 West Nile Virus Summary 2007 West Nile Virus Summary 2006 West Nile Virus Summary 2005 West Nile Virus Summary 2004 West Nile Virus Summary 2003 West Nile Virus Summary 2002 West Nile Virus Summary

• Project Firstline Quarterly Webinar Series 2024

  Details:

  December 11, 2024

  • Infectious Disease

  Healthcare-associated Infections nurse coordinators present evidence-based infection prevention and control practices

  Downloadable Assets:

  Candida auris Screening and Containment in a Facility Enhanced Barrier Precaution Education from a Patient’s Perspective Environmental Factors and Ventilation to Prevent Infectious Disease Spread Hands On with Hand Hygiene

• IDRIS: Infectious Disease Reporting Information System User Manual

  Details:

  September 26, 2024

  • Infectious Disease

  Reporting certain conditions is required by Louisiana law. IDRIS is a tool used to facilitate electronic reporting.

  Downloadable Assets:

  IDRIS: Infectious Disease Reporting Information System User Manual

• Antimicrobial Stewardship Summit 2024

  Details:

  June 07, 2024

  • Infectious Disease

  Content experts speak on various topics related to antimicrobial activity, resistance, and prevention

  Downloadable Assets:

  One Health - AMR and MDROs in Companion Animals The Impact of Single-Dose Antibiotic Treatment in Emergency Care for Cystitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Infections Comparing the Efficacy of Weak Inducers and Good Substrates to Standard of Care to Treat AmpC Bacteremia Surveillance Data for Action

• Project Firstline Quarterly Webinar Series 2023

  Details:

  December 13, 2023

  • Infectious Disease

  Healthcare-associated Infections nurse coordinators present evidence-based infection prevention and control practices

  Downloadable Assets:

  How Respiratory Droplets Spread COVID-19 Hand Hygiene Cleaning and Disinfection Multi Dose Vials

• Antimicrobial Stewardship Summit 2023

  Details:

  June 02, 2023

  • Infectious Disease

  Content experts speak on various topics related to antimicrobial activity, resistance, and prevention

  Downloadable Assets:

  A Day in the Life of the Antimicrobial Steward Small Steps, Big Results: Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship in Pediatric Medicine Antimicrobial Stewardship Across the Care Continuum Between Veterinary and Human Medicine Clinical Impact of Vancomycin MIC on Outcomes in Patients with CoNS Bacteremia Statewide MDRO Trends

• Louisiana Morbidity Report 2020

  Details:

  February 21, 2020

  • Infectious Disease

  2020 publication of Louisiana Morbidity Report, Volume 31, Number 1

  Downloadable Assets:

  Louisiana Morbidity Report 2020, Volume 31, Number 1, Jan-Feb