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APIC Offers Course in Infection Prevention for ASCs

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) will hold the conference, Infection Prevention for Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Sept. 10-11 at the Baltimore Waterfront Marriott in Baltimore. This comprehensive infection prevention training ...More

2 weeks ago

Posted in News, Professional Development, Business/Program Ops

Kathy Warye to Depart as APIC's CEO

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) announces the resignation of CEO Kathy Warye effective Oct. 31, 2010. Warye has led APIC since 2004. In November, Warye will join BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medical ...More

3 weeks ago

Posted in News

APIC Comments on IPPS Changes, Applauds 'Acceleration Toward Transparency'

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) says it is encouraged by the final rule announced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). ...More

August 5, 2010

Posted in News, Business/Program Ops, Surveillance & Epidemiology, Guidelines & Regulations

APIC Lands Contract to Lead HAI Prevention Programs in Pennsylvania

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) has been selected by the Pennsylvania Department of Health to lead two new healthcare-acquired infection (HAI) prevention initiatives. The activities, which are funded through the American ...More

August 4, 2010

Posted in News, Business/Program Ops

APIC to Review HAI Data-Reporting Mandates from CMS

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) reminds its members that on July 30, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its final rule for the FY 2011 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and explains ...More

August 3, 2010

Posted in News

APIC Offers Professional Development Webinar Series

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) is offering its Professional Development Webinar Series, "The Power of Influence," as two Webinars to be held in August. ...More

July 28, 2010

Posted in News, Professional Development

APIC Extends MRSA Study Deadline

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) announces that it has extended its deadline for participation in the 2010 MRSA Prevalence Survey until Sept. 1, 2010. APIC says that the data derived from the study will be used to help drive ...More

July 28, 2010

Posted in News, Business/Program Ops, Research & Studies

APIC Offers Business Case for Infection Prevention Conference

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) will hold its "Building an Effective Business Case for Infection Prevention" conference Sept. 12-13, 2010 in Baltimore, Md. ...More

July 23, 2010

Posted in News, Business/Program Ops, Professional Development

Striving for Zero CLABSIs

In a new campaign, "I Believe in Zero CLABSIs," the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) has teamed with patient safety expert Peter Pronovost, MD, of Johns Hopkins, to mobilize infection preventionists to prove that prevention is ...More

July 19, 2010

Posted in News, Business/Program Ops, Patient/Worker Safety

Survey Finds Facilities Not Implementing CAUTI Prevention Guidelines

Only 40 percent of infection preventionists indicated that more than three-quarters of the nurses at their facility were applying the CDC's CAUTI prevention guidelines, and less than half reported that their facilities were conducting annual education and training on ...More

July 12, 2010

Posted in News, Infections

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