Learn. Network. Advance. Lead. Enhance your APIC membership by joining an APIC section(s).

Join a section to connect with others who share similar interests in infection prevention across the continuum of care.  Sections provide virtual and face-to-face communication opportunities to exchange ideas and promote best practices.

One section is included free with your APIC membership; each additional section is $10 per year.

Membership sections:

• Ambulatory care – includes professionals who manage infection prevention programs in the following types of settings: dental offices, dialysis centers, physician offices, correctional facilities, surgery centers, therapy centers, infusion centers, and 23-hour observation units. These facilities may be free-standing or attached to a hospital. Access the online ambulatory care community.

• Behavioral health – includes professionals who manage infection prevention programs within behavioral health, including: free-standing psychiatric hospitals, in-hospital units, long-term care units, MR/MI units, outpatient clinics, and correctional units. Access the online behavioral health community.

• EMS/public safety – includes paramedics and emergency care personnel associated with the transport of patients, as well as the various first-responder components, fire departments, police agencies, corporate emergency response teams, volunteers, public access defibrillation programs, and citizen rescuers. Access the online EMS/public safety community.

• Home care – includes healthcare professionals specializing in the unique needs of patients transitioning from an acute care or inpatient setting to the place they call home.  Access the online home care community.

• International – includes infection prevention professionals from a variety of disciplines and healthcare settings outside of the U.S. Access  the online International community.
  
  
• Long-term acute care hospital (LTACH) – includes infection preventionists specialized in meeting the long-term and acute care needs of the LTACH patient population, both in free-standing and hospital-in-hospital settings. Access the online long-term acute care community.

• Long-term care (LTC) – includes infection preventionists who work in free-standing LTC or extended care facilities. Access the online LTC community.

• Minority health and safety – includes healthcare professionals who understand the barriers to healthcare access for minorities and advocate for minority health in underserved communities.  Access the online minority health and safety community. 

• Pediatrics – includes healthcare professionals who focus on infection prevention among children and their families across healthcare settings. Access the online pediatrics community.

• Veterans affairs – includes healthcare professionals who manage infection prevention programs in the 23 integrated service networks of the Veterans Heath Administration. Access the online veterans affairs community.