 is opening its call for nominations for our 2010 Who's Who in Infection Prevention, which will appear in an upcoming issue of 

 magazine. Tell us, in about 200 words or less, why the person you are nominating deserves to be recognized; anyone who works as an infection preventionist  -- whether you are in infection control or work in the operating room, sterile processing department or in environmental services -- can be nominated. Include the person's name, title and facility with your nomination, and we also welcome a digital photo of the nominee, in a JPG or TIFF file format. The deadline for submission is April 30, 2010. Send your nomination to ICT editor Kelly Pyrek at 

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 health care-acquired infections (HAIs) page presents updates on the latest techniques and strategies in the never-ending battle between infection preventionists and HAIs. Focusing on the latest in medical literature, we also present perspectives from the top infection preventionists and other medical experts in the country about how to put the growing knowledge of HAIs into use in the everyday world of infection prevention. Articles and videos often focus on methods to contain and control pathogens and multidrug-resistant organisms from spreading within the health care system.

2010 Who's Who in Infection Prevention: Call for Nominations Open