NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS

February 1:  Job Posting for an Infection Preventionist at Seattle Children's Hospital.  For more information click here.

January 31:  To view slides from the January 2012 Puget Sound APIC presentation on the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) click here

MEETINGS

Next Meeting is THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Presenter: Dr. Frank LoVecchio, DO, MPH, FACEP              

                   Maricopa Medical Center

Presentation Topic:   Management of Abscesses and MRSA in the Emergency Department

Vendor:  Laura Cohan at Convatec

Cost:  FREE (Lunch Provided)

Location:

Group Health Administration & Operations Campus

12400 E. Marginal Way S

Tukwila, WA 98168

Room AMB Executive Room, just inside the cafeteria

Free parking in the garage.  Press the Security call button and tell them you are with APIC.

Click the map below for customized directions

MEETING SCHEDULE

Registration NOT required to attend.  Lunch Provided.

10:00 - 11:30     Study Group [For anyone interested in preparing for Certification in Infection Control (CIC) exam]

11:00 - 12:00     Board Meeting (For Board Members)

12:00 - 12:50     Lunch (provided at no cost) &

                            Business Meeting (Open to all)

12:50-1:00         Vendor Presentation

1:00 - 2:00         Presentation

2:00 - 2:30         Q&A followed by round table discussion

APIC Vision 2012 

By 2012, APIC will be recognized as the leader in infection prevention and control by practitioners, policy makers, healthcare executives, and consumers.  In order to do so, APIC is working toward achieving the following goals:

1. APIC will emphasize prevention and promote zero tolerance for healthcare-associated infections and other adverse events.
2. APIC will ensure that appropriate standards and measures are set by which infection prevention and control programs are evaluated by regulatory agencies, healthcare executives, payers and consumers.
3. Infection prevention and control will be recognized as a separate and distinct profession, whose members are positioned for leadership roles in healthcare.
4. APIC will serve as a catalyst for leading edge research for the prevention of infection and associated adverse outcomes.
5. APIC will play a leadership role in emergency preparedness related to infection prevention and control, including emerging and reemerging diseases, bioterrorism, natural disasters and other issues.

 The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. (APIC) is a multi-disciplinary, voluntary, international organization. APIC promotes wellness and prevents illness and infection world-wide by advancing health care epidemiology through education, collaboration, research, practice, and credentialing.

"Spreading knowledge. Preventing infection."