Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)

For effective communication, infection preventionists and construction crews must understand each other's professional terminology. A resource tracer can be developed to ensure that both teams communicate the proper completion of work.

New Haven's infection prevention department created a procedure to identify and manage COVID-19 cases in BH units based on literature findings about how it spreads.

What are risk assessments? How are they done? Two experts explained them in an entertaining and informative presentation at the APIC 2023 conference in Orlando, Florida.

Central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) can cause harm to patients or even lead to fatalities, while also resulting in additional expenses for hospitals.

Reducing tests has benefits like better antibiotic use and fewer hospital infections. It can also prevent some cases of catheter-associated UTIs.

Amanda Crowson, MPH, RN, CPH, CIC, is a highly accomplished infection preventionist at AdventHealth Tampa that has been recognized for her research on implementing perineal care practices to minimize the occurrence of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs).

Patricia Jackson, BSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC, 2023 President of APIC and Devin Jopp, EdD, MS, CEO of APIC spoke to a group of reporters, including Infection Control Today about exciting and encouraging new strategies to further the IPC profession.

To celebrate 40 years, the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology wants to showcase the certification milestones on their website.

Infection preventions across the United States and the world converge at the annual APIC conference to learn the newest information on IPC. Read this article on who else should go to learn how to prevent and control infections.

Are you attending the 2023 APIC Conference in Orlando, Florida, from June 26-28? Check out this list to see the best things to do while you’re in town!

Karen Hoffmann, MS, RN, CIC, FSHEA, FAPIC, will be honored with the Carole DeMille Achievement Award during the 2023 APIC conference in Orlando, Florida, held June 26 to 28, 2023. She also discusses the poster she will be presenting.

Infection Control Today® talks to Shannon Simmons, DHSc, MPH, CIC, about her work with the APIC's Cleaning, Disinfection, Sterilization Conference and her position as an ambulatory infection preventionist.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today®’s highlights for the week ending December 15, 2022.

Hebah Ibrahim Al Zamel, MSN, CIC, CPHQ, currently living in Dubai discusses becoming a member of the APIC CDS Education Committee and what infection prevention is like in Dubai.

Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology’s (APIC’s) CDS Conference is virtual this year, and the topics are environmental hygiene and sterile processing.

A carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) cluster was identified and stopped because of due diligence of the infection preventionists at an acute care facility in Louisiana.

The strength of The Association for Professionals and Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) is the volunteer members and the critical work they perform to assist both novice and veteran IPs.

The 50-year-old Association for Professionals and Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) gives many tools to aid infection preventionists at any stage of their career with education, networking, and an annual conference.

In all areas, infection preventionists took on more responsibilities and expanded the ones they already had, including staff education and employee health.

Despite the initial reluctance for a urology team to work with infection preventionists, the collaboration is beneficial for both specialties.

They should be partners making each other and their patients safe through communication, education, and action plans.

If the policies are not consistently updated, they are “just a piece of paper shoved in a logbook that is not going to effectively improve reprocessing…of ultrasound probes,” said Lisa Waldowski, DNP, RN, CIC.

Eye devices often are not cleaned nor sterilized as they should be according to manufacturer’s instructions for use, which leads to poorer patient outcomes.

Infection preventionists should take an active role supporting ambulatory partners to help them follow infection prevention and control practices.

Investigators look for and find MRSA and C difficil widespread on floors, especially in patient rooms, and MRSA inside NICU isolette beds.

An IP can use their expertise to make decisions that will lead to cost savings and improved design flow.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today’s highlights for the week ending June 17.

The encouraging method used in the facility to raise the percentages was the answer to creating a positive response from the team.

Collaboration of a team from Inova Health with La Forma Medical developed an isolation gown that was cooler, better fitting, and more environmentally-friendly than disposables.

The wearable wristband works with location sensors throughout the hospital to track HH and HCW behavior, and then pairs with an app that analyzes individual performance.