The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) announces the following 2011 dates and locations for the course, EPI 101: The Fundamentals of Infection Surveillance, Prevention and Control:
April 4-7, 2011, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas
August 1-4, 2011, Hyatt Regency Embarcadero, San Francisco
October 24-27, 2011, Marriott Biscayne Bay, Miami
For additional information, visit www.apic.org
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