University of Chicago Press to publish Infection Control and HospitalEpidemiology

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For Immediate Release: January 30, 2006
Contact: Suzanne Wu / 773-834-0386 / swu@press.uchicago.edu

UCP to publish Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

The University of Chicago Press is delighted to announce that we 
will publish Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology on 
behalf of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 
beginning with Volume 27 (2006). Full-text articles will be 
freely available online until April 1, 2006, via the University 
of Chicago Press, Journals Division Web site.  Please see 
www.journals.uchicago.edu/ICHE.

Edited by William R. Jarvis, MD, Infection Control and Hospital 
Epidemiology publishes original, peer-reviewed scientific 
articles for Epidemiologists, Infection Control Practitioners, 
members of the Infection Control Committee, or anyone involved in 
an infection control or epidemiology program in a hospital or 
health care facility. Articles are dedicated to meeting the needs 
of these professionals by providing scientific, authoritative 
information concerning environmental monitoring and surveillance 
activities, risk reduction, policy development, education, and 
epidemiologic and laboratory investigation. Written by infection 
control practitioners and epidemiologists, and guided by an 
Editorial Board composed of the nation's leaders in the field, 
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology provides an essential 
forum for this vital information.

"Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology addresses a 
critically important area of health care around the world and is 
an excellent addition to the University of Chicago Press' 
distinguished portfolio of medical and scientific journals ," 
said Everett Conner, Publications Manager, University of Chicago 
Press.

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) was 
founded in 1980 to foster the development and application of 
healthcare epidemiology and to promote the highest standard for 
patient care and healthcare worker safety. SHEA is an accrediting 
organization known for its dedication to promoting communication 
and education in the field. In recent years, SHEA members have 
also been successful adapting nosocomial infection control to a 
broad range of quality-of-care issues, leading to increased 
participation by clinicians and scientists in pediatrics, 
surgery, and microbiology. SHEA welcomes as members all qualified 
individuals interested in healthcare epidemiology.

"SHEA is delighted to partner with the University of Chicago 
Press to publish Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology and 
to broaden the reach and impact of vital research regarding 
quality-of-care issues," said Annette Mucha, SHEA Executive 
Director. "The UCP supports our dedication to information 
dissemination, and we are confident that together we will 
strengthen our commitment to the presentation of the best 
scientific and quality improvement methods."

The University of Chicago Press was established in 1891, making 
it one of the oldest continuously operating university presses in 
the United States. More than a century later, the University of 
Chicago Press is the largest American university press, with a 
reputation for the publication of distinguished scholarship. The 
Journals Division currently publishes 43 leading journals and 5 
annuals in the fields of social sciences, humanities, biological 
and medical sciences, and the physical sciences. For more 
information, please see our Web site (www.press.uchicago.edu) or 
contact Suzanne Wu at 773-834-0386 or swu@press.uchicago.edu.

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Suzanne Wu
Public Relations Coordinator
Journals Division
The University of Chicago Press
1427 East 60th Street
Chicago, IL 60637
voice: 773-834-0386
fax: 773-702-0172
swu@press.uchicago.edu
www.journals.uchicago.edu