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developed and validated a

communication strategy that could be

adapted to other technology transfer

problems.

First, NIOSH will develop a messagebased intervention targeted toward

American industrial hygienists. To do

this, NIOSH will create and pretest the

message, channel, and receiver variables

that will compose the intervention.

Pretesting of the intervention will occur

via mailout surveys and on-site

pretesting with industrial hygienists

attending conferences sponsored by

AIHA (the American Industrial Hygiene

Association), ABIH (the American Board

of Industrial Hygiene), and ACGIH.

Pretesting will occur during the first two

years of the project (2000–1), with a

total of 1,000 industrial hygienists.

Second, NIOSH will implement the

multi-channel, multi-exposure,

message-based intervention that was

created through pretesting. NIOSH

intends to employ the following four

channels of: (1) Trade print sources

(journal and magazine); (2) web site; (3)

direct personalized mailings; and (4)

face-to-face interaction through trade

show demonstrations. The entire

population of American industrial

hygienists (approximately 13,000) will

be targeted by this intervention. The

intervention will occur across four

years, applying modifications as needed

during the time period.

Finally, NIOSH will conduct annual

surveys of randomly selected samples of

American industrial hygienists on their

self reported use of NIOSH developed

analytical methods for field portable

exposure assessment through mail-in

surveys based on standard HCRB

communication and outcome protocols.

During Year 1 (2000), a survey of 700

randomly selected industrial hygienists

will be conducted to assess baseline

levels of attitudes, knowledge and

behaviors with regard to the use of the

NIOSH developed analytical methods

prior to receiving the intervention.

During the next four years (2001–2004),

an annual survey of 700 randomly

selected industrial hygienists will be

conducted to evaluate the impact of the

message-based intervention on the use

of NIOSH analytical methods (total

across all years=2800 respondents).

The total cost to respondents is

$64,770.

Respondents Number of respondents Number of

responses

Average hour

burden per

response

Total

response

burden

Industrial Hygienist .............................................. 1000 pretesting .................................................. 1 .33 330

700 Baseline Survey .......................................... 1 .25 175

2800 Annual Survey .......................................... 1 .5 1,400

Total .......................................................... ............................................................................ .................... ...................... 1,905

Dated: April 18, 2000.

Nancy Cheal,

Acting Associate Director for Policy,

Planning, and Evaluation Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC).

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Healthcare Infection Control Practices

Advisory Committee (HICPAC):

Meeting

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.

Name: Healthcare Infection Control

Practices Advisory Committee (Formerly

Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory

Committee).

Times and Dates: 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., May

22, 2000. 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m., May 23, 2000.

Place: Atlanta Marriott Century Center,

2000 Century Boulevard, NE, Atlanta,

Georgia 30345.

Status: Open to the public, limited only by

the space available.

Purpose: The Committee is charged with

providing advice and guidance to the

Secretary, the Assistant Secretary for Health,

the Director, CDC, and the Director, National

Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID),

regarding (1) the practice of hospital

infection control; (2) 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 guidelines and other

policy statements regarding prevention of

healthcare associated infections and

healthcare-related conditions.

Matters to be Discussed: Agenda items will

include a review proposed revisions to the

Guideline for Prevention of Intravascular

Device-related Infections, the Guideline for

Hand Hygiene, and the Recommendations for

Preventing the Spread of Vancomycin

Resistance in Hospitals; a discussion of

strategies for evaluation of HICPAC

guidelines; a review of the fourth draft of the

Guideline for Environmental Controls in

Healthcare Settings, 2001, and the first draft

of the Guideline for Prevention of

Nosocomial Pneumonia, 2001; and a review

of CDC activities of interest to the Committee,

including the Institute of Medicine Report on

Medical Errors.

Agenda items are subject to change as

priorities dictate.

Contact Person for More Information:

Michele L. Pearson, M.D., Medical

Epidemiologist, Investigation and Prevention

Branch, Hospital Infections Program, NCID,

CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, M/S E–69,

Atlanta, Georgia 30333, telephone 404/639–

6413.

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 the Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention and the Agency for Toxic

Substances and Disease Registry.

Dated: April 18, 2000.

John Burckhardt,

Acting Director, Management Analysis and

Services Office, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention (CDC).

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