With the end of the Public Health Emergency on May 11^th, navigating the infection prevention and control regulatory environment within your facilities can get pretty confusing.  To help  navigate your way through successfully, we wanted to remind members of two very helpful resources:

• The most recent CDC guidance dated May 8, 2023:  https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/infection-control-recommendations.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fhcp%2Fnursing-home-long-term-care.html
• The Department of Health Services through its HAI Prevention Program has an experienced team of regional infection preventionists to help you.  Names and contact information are set forth below:

Regional infection preventionists

The Wisconsin HAI Prevention Program has experienced infection preventionists that provide infection prevention support to each public health region, including for local health departments and health care facilities across settings.

Western Region: Nikki Mueller, MLS(ASCP)CM, MBA, CIC
Phone: 608-628-4464

Northern Region: Anna Marciniak, MLS(ASCP), CIC
Phone: 608-590-2980

Northeastern Region: Tess Hendricks, BS, MLS, CIC
Phone: 608-338-9071

Southeastern Region: Aimee Mikesch, BSN, RN, LTC-CIP, CIC
Phone: 608-867-4625

Southern Region: Please contact the HAI Prevention Program for assistance.
Phone: 608-267-7711