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APIC Honors Award Recipients at Annual Conference ong-time Member, Innovative Leader, Connie Steed, Receives ‘Carole DeMille Achievement Award’ San Antonio, Texas, June 5, 2024 – The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) presented awards to distinguished leaders at the 2024 APIC Annual Conference held in San Antonio, Texas. Connie Steed, MSN, RN, … Continued

System Through Standardized, Preoperative, Surgical, Antibiotic Practices mproved outcomes for orthopedic, colorectal, and abdominal hysterectomy surgery patients San Antonio, Texas, June 4, 2024 – Mortality, length of stay, readmissions, and surgical site infections (SSI) all declined after a six-state hospital system implemented a comprehensive surgical site infection (SSI) prevention bundle, according to a report presented … Continued

To Eliminate COVID-Era Bloodstream Infections in Heart, Lung Patients, Tampa Hospital Had to Innovate Early recognition, a specially developed ECMO care bundle, and unit ownership drove rates to zero San Antonio, Texas – June 3, 2024 – Recognizing an unusual prevalence of bloodstream infections (BSI) that threatened extremely ill patients receiving Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, or … Continued

APIC Establishes Leadership Institute to Identify and Foster Rising IPC Professionals Initial cohort will focus on individuals from underrepresented backgrounds San Antonio, Texas, June 3, 2024 – To advance the development of aspiring leaders in infection prevention and control (IPC) and position these individuals for future leadership roles within APIC and their own organizations, APIC … Continued

Press releases issued June 3-5, 2024, during the #APIC24 Annual Conference will be posted here. June 3 June 4 June 5

Toolkit offers systematic process to approach difficult issues Arlington, Va., May 20, 2024 – APIC and IPAC Canada partnered on the creation of a new resource to help healthcare professionals work through ethical issues that arise in infection prevention and control (IPC) and assist in making complex decisions. Published on both the APIC and IPAC … Continued

Infection Preventionists call for improvements in inefficient and risky instructions for medical devices Arlington, Va., May 16, 2024 – Infection preventionists are reaching out to policymakers for help with the regulatory process around the current convoluted medical device cleaning instructions, known as instructions for use or IFUs, with which they must comply and are calling … Continued

Accelerating growth of the IPC workforce is essential to meet future needs Arlington, Va., May 3, 2024 – The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology today announced the publication of the Infection Preventionist (IP) Career Development and Advancement Guide. Developed by the APIC Professional Development Committee, the new guide serves as a comprehensive … Continued

An outbreak in a pediatric hospital ward underscores the challenge of eliminating these bacteria from a healthcare facility Arlington, Va. — April 11, 2024 — A new study published today in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) reports the infection prevention steps taken to control a months-long multispecies outbreak of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales that occurred … Continued