SEPTEMBER 2006
15-16
AORN Informatics Conference
Denver www.aorn.org
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
OCTOBER 2006
12
Building Financial Skills for Perioperative Managers
Nashville www.aorn.org
16-22
Infection Prevention Week 2006
www.apic.org
NOVEMBER 2006
7-9
EPI 101 course
Sponsored by APIC Westin Atlanta North,
Atlanta
www.apic.org
12-18
Perioperative Nurse Week 2006
www.aorn.orgÂ
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
20-21
Northeast Regions Annual Fall IAHCSMM Conference
Sponsored by the Mid Atlantic Central Service Association
Trump Marina, Atlantic City
DECEMBER 2006
1
World AIDS Day
Sponsored by the Joint United Nations Program 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
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,
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
(204) 897-5990 or (866) 999-7111
www.chica.org
24-28
Annual APIC conference
San Jose, Calif.
www.apic.org
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