News
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04/02/2013
Download new Guide to Infection Prevention in Emergency Services
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03/20/2013
CRE: The ‘nightmare bacteria’
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03/11/2013
C. diff prevention activities fail to halt spread of deadly infection: survey
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03/08/2013
Download new Guide to Preventing Clostridium difficile Infections
What's new at APIC
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04/10/2013
Judene Bartley Advocacy in Action Scholarship applications due on May 3
The Judene Bartley Advocacy in Action Scholarship is newly established by APIC and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) to enhance training and application of public policy advocacy skills of outstanding members of both APIC and SHEA. The scholarship is established in the memory of Judene Bartley, MS, MPH, CIC, a teacher, researcher, and passionate advocate who dedicated her career to improving the delivery of healthcare through infection prevention and advancing the science of patient safety and quality improvement. Ms. Bartley was a dedicated member of APIC and SHEA and served as an essential voice in both organizations’ policy positions. Applications are due on May 3.
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04/05/2013
Eight hours of C. difficile education
Quality education for only $49 with the conference proceedings from the recent Clostridium difficile Educational and Consensus Conference.The proceedings include presentations in webinar format with audio synced with slides.
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04/02/2013
Call for Nominations: HHS-APIC-SHEA 2013 Partnership in Prevention Award
Do you know a team of prevention leaders in the U.S. acute care community who have achieved wide-scale reductions and progress toward the elimination of targeted healthcare-associated infections (HAIs)? The 2013 Partnership in Prevention Award will highlight the work of a hospital that achieved sustainable improvements based on the concepts of the “National Action Plan to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections: Roadmap to Elimination.” The award winner will be announced during International Infection Prevention Week (October 20-26, 2013).
Public Policy Updates
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3/15/2013
APIC and SHEA submit joint testimony to Congress on funding for infection prevention priorities
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2/7/2013
APIC responds to FDA inquiry on antiseptic preoperative skin prep products
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1/14/2013
APIC comments on Meaningful Use Stage 3 recommendations
