NOVEMBER 2006
7-9Â
EPI 101 course
Sponsored by APIC Westin Atlanta North, Atlanta 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 at 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, Baltimore www.shea-online.orgÂ
29-MayÂ
2 IAHCSMM annual meeting
Atlanta 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. Louis www.ashcsp.orgÂ
30-Oct.Â
4 ASHES annual meeting
St. Louis www.ashes.orgÂ
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