IOM Issues Report on Respiratory
Protection for Health-Care Workers
In September, the Institute of Medicine (IOM)
recommended that fit-tested N95 respirators be
provided to health-care workers who are in close
contact with patients suffering from the H1N1
influenza and other flu-like illnesses. The recommendation is based on a review of scientific
evidence regarding methods of respiratory protection for health-care workers in the workplace.
IOM released “Respiratory Protection for
Healthcare Workers in the Workplace Against
Novel H1N1 Influenza A: A Letter Report” on
Sept. 3. OSHA and the U.S. Center for Disease
Control and Prevention had requested IOM to
provide guidance on respiratory protection for
health-care workers out of concern that current
guidelines are not protective enough.
Free access to the report is available from
the website of The National Academies Press,
www.nap.edu. For more information about IOM,
visit www.iom.edu.
In August, an IOM committee held a three-day workshop in Washington, D.C., on personal
protective equipment for health-care workers
against the Novel H1N1 Influenza A virus.
Audio and presentation files from the workshop can be accessed from www.iom.edu/CMS/
3740/71769/ 71867.aspx.
Howard Returns to NIOSH
John Howard, MD, was named the new director
of NIOSH in early September. Howard previously
served as NIOSH director from 2002 through
2008 but was not reappointed by the Bush administration. Christine Branche
served as interim director
until the announcement of
Howard’s return on Sept. 3.
According to an agency
press release, Dr. Howard is
board-certified in internal
medicine, legal medicine,
and occupational medicine. He holds an MD from the Stritch School
of Medicine at Loyola University of Chicago,
an MPH from the Harvard University School
of Public Health, a doctor of laws from the
University of California, Los Angeles, and a
master of laws in administrative law and economic regulation from The George Washington
University.
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