denotes Educational Track
1 Antimicrobial Resistance; 2 Collaboration; 3 Disinfection Sterilization; 4 Emergency Room Preparedness; 5 IC Program and Business;
6 International; 7 Leadership; 8 New Infection Preventionist; 9 Skill Development; 10 Special Populations/Special Settings; 11 Surveillance
Professional Development Workshops
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
APIC’s Pace of Progress: MRSA Elimination
Guide
8/9

Risk Assessment for Infection Prevention
and Control Programs Marcia Patrick, RN, MSN, CIC
Director of Infection Prevention and Control
Faculty:
MultiCare Health System, Tacoma, WA
Terrie Lee, RN, MS, MPH, CIC
Director, Epidemiology & Employee Health Elimination of MRSA transmission in hospitals has assumed
Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, WV increasing importance with public reporting, legislation for
mandatory testing, and “getting to zero.” The presenter will
Infection prevention and control programs must focus on address the progress of elimination of MRSA transmission.
multiple health issues while striving to maximize limited
Session is sponsored by an unrestricted education
resources. An organizational risk assessment assists the infection
grant from BD. The speaker is not sponsored.
preventionist in prioritizing goals and objectives. This workshop
will take participants through the process of conducting an
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
organizational risk assessment and developing an infection
control plan.
CDC Outbreaks
Arjun Srinivasan, MD
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Medical Epidemiologist

You Too Can Write an Abstract Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Faculty:
The presenter will discuss findings from CDC outbreak
Charles Palenik, DDS, MS, PhD, MBA investigations within the last year.
Director of Infection Control
Indiana University School of Dentistry/Oral Biology
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Indianapolis, IN
HIV Screening Implementation in Acute
This workshop is designed to assist infection preventionists
Care Settings
in developing skills to prepare abstracts for submission and
Bernard M. Branson, MD
manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals. The
Associate Director, Laboratory Diagnostics
course will begin with a presentation followed by a division
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
of the attendees into working groups. A hands-on mentoring
approach will apply the principles of effective technical writing
The presenter will describe CDC’s recommendations for HIV
through interactive discussions and constructive feedback as the
screening in healthcare settings. Examples of HIV screening
group generates draft abstracts.
programs in emergency departments and other acute care settings
using point of care rapid HIV tests will be reviewed.
Concurrent Sessions
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
7/10
Implementing Change by Embracing
Accelerating Performance Improvement
a Collegial Process: How Do Infection
Through the Power of Collaboration
Preventionists Effectively Communicate with
their Surgical Colleagues?
Barbara DeBaun, MSN, RN, CIC
Improvement Advisor
Charles Jr. Edmiston, PhD, CIC
BEACON (Bay Area Patient Safety Collaborative)
Hospital Epidemiologist
San Francisco, CA
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
This session will showcase the infection prevention and quality
The presenter will review the four guiding principles that should
improvement collaboration in the San Francisco Bay Area. It
be considered when attempting to develop a dialogue with
is intended for professionals interested in infection prevention
the surgical practitioner and Operating Room (OR) support
and ‘beyond’ including general patient safety initiatives such as
personnel; (a) Knowledge of the scope of surgical practice – “one
medication safety and prevention of other adverse events. The
size does not fit all.” (b) Understand the historic role of dogma
audience will participate in an exercise designed to demonstrate
(ie. antibiotic lavage) within the surgical services. (c) Foster an
process improvement.
environment of mutual respect and (d) Embrace an environment
of transparency and understanding in which change becomes an
inevitable outcome without fear of retribution.
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