If you can’t make it to the upcoming APIC conference — or even if you can — Hospital Infection Control & Prevention will be providing breaking coverage and live reports from San Antonio via this blog, our exclusive newswire reports for HIC subscribers, and on twitter @HICprevent (with the hashtag #APIC2012).
Some 2,000 infection preventionists are expected to gather June 4-6 for the annual conference of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control & Epidemiology. All total there are 279 abstract displays and presentations. Some conference hightlights include:
Opening Keynote—Allan J. Morrison Jr., MD, MSc, FACP, FSHEA
“From KARDEX to Bundles: In Defiance of the Post-Antibiotic Era”
Elaine Larson Lectureship—William Rutala, MPH, PhD, CIC
“Disinfection and Sterilization: From Benchtop to Bedside”
Closing Keynote—Kathleen M. Vollman, MSN, RN, CCNS, FCCM, FAAN
“The 4 E’s: Engage, Educate, Execute & Evaluate: A Model for Internal Consultation for Sustained Reductions in HAIs”
Educational sessions and events highlight such critical infection prevention topics as:
•5 unique, in-depth sessions on the National Healthcare Safety Network
•2 seminars on catheter-associated urinary tract infection prevention
•Ventilator-associated event (VAE) session
•Ask-the-Expert session on the role of the infection preventionist in Clostridium difficile infection prevention
•16 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) public health experts as presenters and panelists
