MAY 2006
8-10 
National Education Conference on Infection Prevention and Control
Community and Hospital Infection Control Association  Canada London Convention Centre/Hilton London 
London, Ontario, Canada 
(204) 897-5990/(866) 999-7111 
www.chica.org
19-24 
Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (SGNA) annual meeting
		San Antonio, Texas 
www.sgna.org
22-25 
International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management (IAHCSMM) annual meeting
Las Vegas 
www.iahcsmm.org
JUNE 2006
9 
New York State Association of Central Service Professionals meeting
Niagara Falls Convention Center 
Niagara Falls, N.Y.
11-15 
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) annual meeting
Tampa, Fla.
www.apic.org
AUGUST 2006
1-31 
National Immunization Awareness Month
Sponsored by the National Partnership for Immunization 
(703) 836-6110 
www.partnersforimmunization.org
13-16 
Association for Healthcare Resource and Materials Management (AHRMM) annual meeting
Orlando, Fla.
www.ahrmm.org
SEPTEMBER 2006
23-26 
American Society for Healthcare Central Service Professionals (ASHCSP) annual meeting
Mohegan Sun, Conn.
www.ashcsp.org
24-28 
American Society for Healthcare Environmental Services (ASHES) annual meeting
Nashville
www.ashes.org
NOVEMBER 2006
16-18 
Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)s 20th Annual National Conference on Quality and Patient Safety
Details TBA at
www.jcaho.org
DECEMBER 2006
1 
World AIDS Day
Sponsored by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) 
www.unaids.org/en/default.asp   
3-9 
National Handwashing Awareness Week
Sponsored by the Henry the Hand Foundation 
(513) 769-3660 
www.henrythehand.com
Send your event information for publication to Kelly Pyrek at kpyrek@vpico.com.
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