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NOVEMBER 2006

7-9Â
EPI 101 course
Sponsored by APIC Westin Atlanta North, AtlantaÂ www.apic.orgÂ

12-18Â
Perioperative Nurse Week 2006
www.aorn.orgÂ

16-18Â
Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)s 20th Annual National Conference on Quality and Patient Safety
Details TBA atÂ www.jcaho.orgÂ

20-21Â
Northeast Regions Annual Fall IAHCSMM Conference
Sponsored by the Mid Atlantic Central Service AssociationÂ
Trump Marina, Atlantic City

DECEMBER 2006

1Â
World AIDS Day
Sponsored by the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)Â www.unaids.org/en/default.aspÂ

MARCH 2007

10-15Â
Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) annual meeting
Orlando, Fla.
www.aorn.orgÂ

APRIL 2007

14-17Â
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) annual meeting
Baltimore Marriott Waterfront, BaltimoreÂ www.shea-online.orgÂ

29-MayÂ
2 IAHCSMM annual meeting
AtlantaÂ www.iahcsmm.orgÂ

JUNE 2007

9-14
National Education Conference on Infection Prevention and Control
Sponsored by the Community and Hospital Infection Control Association (CHICA) of Canada Shaw Conference Centre,Â
Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaÂ
(204) 897-5990 or (866) 999-7111Â www.chica.orgÂ

24-28Â
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) annual meeting
San Jose, Calif.
www.apic.orgÂ

SEPTEMBER 2007

15-18Â
ASHCSP annual meeting
St. LouisÂ www.ashcsp.orgÂ

30-Oct.Â
4 ASHES annual meeting
St. LouisÂ www.ashes.orgÂ

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