Department of Health Update on Infections Associated with Epidural Steroid Injections

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Health will host a media briefing on the outbreak of infections associated with epidural steroid injections Friday, October 5 at 11 a.m. Central time. Members of the media are invited to attend the briefing in person at the TDH Central Office in the Cordell Hull Building at 425 5th Avenue North in Nashville. Media members wishing to attend in person must be in place by 10:45 a.m., and should arrive earlier at the Cordell Hull Building with photo identification to be checked in by security.

Media members may also participate in the briefing via telephone by calling 1-888-757-2790, passcode 781337.

Who:  John Dreyzehner, MD, MPH, Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Health
            David Reagan, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer, Tennessee Department of Health
            Marion Kainer, MD, MPH, Director, Healthcare Associated Infections & Antimicrobial   Resistance Program, Tennessee Department of Health
 
What:  Update on investigation of infections associated with epidural steroid injections

When:   Friday, October 5, 11 a.m. Central time

Where:  Cordell Hull Building
                425 5th Avenue North
                Nashville, TN  37243

Call-in information:  Call 1-888-757-2790, Passcode:  781337

CONTACTS:  Woody McMillin - 615.741.3446 or Woody.McMillin@tn.gov

                        Shelley Walker - 615.253.5184 or Shelley.Walker@tn.gov