CDC and CMS Twitter Chat About Safe Healthcare and Antibiotic Resistance

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What do antibiotic resistance and healthcare-associated infections have in common? Both are threats to patient safety that need urgent attention.

Mark your calendars for a Safe Care Twitter chat with CDC and CMS leaders on Wednesday, June 18, at 2 p.m. EDT.

CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden and CMS chief medical officer Patrick Conway, among others, will discuss how to protect your health and your patients’ health during medical care.

To participate, search #SafeCareChat on Twitter. Active CDC and CMS Twitter handles will include: @DrFriedenCDC, @CDCgov, @CMSinnovates and @CMSgov.

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