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I-APIC Education Calendar: 2016
Updated 3/15/2016 (all times are MT)
MONTH
Jan 2016
MEMBER MEETING
(at SLRMC,
Meridian)
1/25/2016
Feb 2016
2/26/2016
Mar 2016
Apr 2016
3/25/2016
4/29/2016
Member Meeting Education Topic
Board only: Strategic Planning meeting
Christine Hahn, MD. Public Health Update:
Zika virus
Journal Club, Jessi Bond
NHSN Update, Martha Jaworski
“End-stage Renal Disease and Central Line
Infections – working across settings”, Barb
Breckler, Quality Improvement Director
Network 16&18
Other HAI Events
Sponsor
(*no cost)
Jan 28: How to Positively Influence Individuals to
Participate in HAI Prevention
Jan 29: Part 1: The Culture of Culturing: Best
Practices in Testing for C. difficile Infection; Part 2:
Preventing Surgical Site Infections - Engaging
Patients in Prevention Activities Prior to Surgery
Feb 24: Environmental Cleaning Roles and
Responsibilities
Feb 25:
Still the King of the Hill – Hand
Hygiene
QualisHealth/HAI
15*
Qualis Health*
Feb 29-Mar 4: National Healthcare Safety Network
(NHSN) Update, Atlanta (live-stream info to follow)
CDC*
Mar 9: Patient Safety and developing highly reliable
processes
Mar 24: Central line associated bloodstream
infections (CLABSI) update
Apr 13: Engaging patients in C. difficile &
intraoperative SSI reduction
Apr 14: C. difficile in Hospitals and Nursing Homes
Qualis Health*
April 18-23 APIC Spring Academy (EPI101, 201,
Intensive)
National APIC
webinar
Qualis Health/HAI
15*
QualisHealth/HAI
15*
Qualis Health*
QualisHealth/HAI
15*
National APIC
St Lukes, Saint
1
I-APIC Education Calendar: 2016
Updated 3/15/2016 (all times are MT)
May 2016
5/27/2016
Apr 21-22: Idaho Patient Safety and Quality
Improvement Conference
Alphonsus & Qualis
Health
May 5: NHSN Update Spring 2016
National APIC
webinar
SHEA Spring
Conference
Qualis Health*
SHEA updates (Martha, Aimee, Femi)
May 18-21, SHEA conference, Atlanta, GA
May 26, Disparities and Healthcare Acquired
Infections
Jun 2016
Jul 2016
6/25, McCleary
Center, Saint
Alphonsus RMC
Spring I-APIC Conference
7/22/2016
Conference updates:
Nikki Ripplinger: (N APIC), AMS
John Harding: (APIC Ac) summary
Jerrie Hammons: (N APIC) IP/ ID physician
relations
Terry Conrad (APIC Ac) topic
Chris Dent: N APIC
June 8: Communicating Infection Prevention Data
to your C-Suite
June 11-13, National APIC Conference, Charlotte, NC
June 24, NW Antimicrobial Stewardship Summit
June25, College of Clean
July 28: New Antibiotic Stewardship Program (ASP)
Guidelines
Qualis Health*
National APIC
Kootenai Health
I-APIC Chapter
Qualis Health – HAI
18*
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I-APIC Education Calendar: 2016
Updated 3/15/2016 (all times are MT)
Aug 2016
Sept 2016
8/26/2016
9/23/2016
Conference updates:
Gary Hedges (APIC Ac) :
Suzanne Walsh: (N APIC)
Jessi Bond: (N APIC)
Robin Nettleton: (N APIC)
Janet Brooks: (APIC Ac, NHSN) SSI reporting
August 17: Using Standard Orders to Boost Adult
Immunization Rates
August 25: Regional Approach to Managing C.
difficile
Qualis Health*
?Dr. Olberding?
Sept 22-23, OR/WA APIC chapter Conference, Bend,
OR
Sept 30, Inland NW Chapter Conference (Spokane?)
OSWAPIC Chapter
Oct 14, Puget Sound APIC chapter Conference:
“Using Data for Action”, Seattle, WA
Oct 2016
Nov 2016
Dec 2016
Jan 2017
Feb 2017
March 2017
10/27-28
Wyndham Garden,
Boise, ID
I-APIC Chapter Conference
11/18/2016*(1
week early due to
Thanksgiving)
TBD
Conference follow up? And/or strategic
planning for 2017 meeting?
27-28, I-APIC conference, Wyndham Garden, Boise,
ID
Qualis Health – HAI
18*
APIC Inland NW
Chapter
Puget Sound APIC
Chapter
I-APIC Chapter
No host holiday party
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