The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS), and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) are calling on the CDC to reinstate the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC), a vital source of expert, evidence-based guidance used nationwide to prevent healthcare-associated infections. The termination of HICPAC leaves a critical gap in the nation’s infection prevention infrastructure, especially as threats like antimicrobial resistance and emerging pathogens grow. The societies emphasize that HICPAC’s interdisciplinary approach and decades of trusted guidance are irreplaceable for protecting patients, healthcare workers, and public health.

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