PDI Sponsors APICs 23rd Annual International Infection Prevention Week

Professional Disposables International, Inc. announces it will be the platinum sponsor of APIC’s 23rd Annual International Infection Prevention Week (IIPW), October 19-25, 2008. Continuing its commitment to infection prevention and control, PDI’s sponsorship will fund a live Webcast from the APIC’s IIPW Commemorative Ceremony on Oct. 22, 2008 in Washington, D.C., which will cover timely topics important to the infection prevention and control community.

Joann Reilly, PDI’s senior director of marketing, says, “PDI recognizes the role that infection prevention plays in the fight against healthcare acquired infections. This is a great opportunity for us to share our commitment to and passion for infection preventionists and continue efforts to provide education and proper training to healthcare workers nationwide.”

“We are grateful to PDI for their sponsorship of the live Webcast,” says APIC’s 2008 president, Janet E. Frain, RN, CIC, CPHQ, CPHRM, director of integrated services at Sutter Medical Center in Sacramento, Calif. “Through their support we are able to broaden the reach of this event and engage many more members of the infection prevention community.”

Source: Professional Disposables International, Inc.