Recent newspaper articles about an anti-biotic resistant strain of staph infection (MRSA) have caused much concern among the membership. Some lawyers have reported seeing clients who have contracted the MRSA infection and are concerned about whether they are putting themselves at risk by visiting clients in jail and generally being around infected clients. Local leadership is working on this issue with management and is providing some infromation about MRSA so that the membership can be more informed in the meantime.
Click here: MRSA: Understand your risk and how to prevent infection - MayoClinic.com
Click here: NPR : Staph Killing More Americans Than AIDS
Also, Dr. Chad Zawitz, infection control officer at Cermak Health Services is going to give a presentation on MRSA on November 6, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. at the 7th Floor Library at 2650 S. California. Please attend if you would like to know more about MRSA.
October 29th, 2007
will he be available for the other locations as well (suburban)?
October 29th, 2007
Having read a bunch of the articles and spoken to a couple of docs about MRSA, it seems that the bottom line is that the risk of infection is low but it would be very prudent of our brothers and sisters to wash their hands with soap more often and/or use alcohol based hand sanitizers. Some of the articles suggest that hand sanitizers are preferable.
AngieK: You might to check with your chief or Mr. Baitman about presentations in suburban locations.
Bruce
October 30th, 2007
thanks!!!!