Shaping Infection Prevention:
Improving Patient Outcomes Through Collaboration
A full-day virtual conference sponsored by
New York State APIC Coordinating Council (NYSACC)
along with all of the APIC Chapters in New York State
Thursday, October 19, 2023 - 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
-- Excellent education provided by numerous great speakers
-- Six hours of CE credit
-- Breakout sessions for Long Term Care IPs as well as Acute Care and
Ambulatory IPs
-- Great Learning Opportunities for non IPs, such as Pharmacists,
Epidemiologists, Public Health Professionals, Healthcare Quality
Specialists, others
-- Networking opportunities with our speakers and peers
This nursing continuing professional development activity is being submitted to the Northeast Multistate Division Education Unit, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
CLICK HERE to register
More details are on the official flyer - download it here!!
Cost: $ 50 for APIC or CCA Metro members (any APIC chapter!)
$ 100 for non-APIC/non-CCA chapter members
Link to Conference will be emailed to all who register several days before the conference
Conference Speakers and Agenda
- 0830 - Welcome, opening remarks - NYSACC President
- 0845 - Welcome, Opening Remarks - Patricia Jackson RN MA BSN CIC FAPIC, national APIC President
- 0900 - CRE, C. auris, other MDROs - Jane Greenko RN MPH CIC, NYSDOH Healthcare Epidemiology and Infection Control Program
- 1000 - Implementing a Survey Readiness Program - Kristen Bies, Sr Director of Accreditation Services at Kalida
- 1100 - Low Level Disinfection, High Level Disinfection, Sterilization, CSPD - Rebecca Alvino RN MS CNS CIC CNOR, System Director, Sterile Processing, UCSF Health
- 12N Lunch break and open forum with four product vendors
- 1300 - Long Term Care Breakout Session - Outbreak Management in Long Term Care - Russell Grant BS MT CIC, System Director of Infection Control and Prevention, Bassett Healthcare Network, Central NY Region
- 1300 - Acute Care & Ambulatory Care Breakout Session - Construction - What the IP Needs to Know - Janet Haas PhD RN CIC FSHEA FAPIC, Principal Consulting Epidemiologist at Innovative Infection Prevention
- 1400 - Long Term Care Breakout Session - Long Term Care Antibiotics Stewardship - Rebecca Choudhury MD, Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease, Mount Sinai - Queens
- 1400 - Acute Care & Ambulatory Care Breakout Session - Infection Prevention and Control in Ambulatory Care - Mary Heffernan RN DNP CIC, Ambulatory Director for IPC, Northwell Health
- 1500 - Data Management - Andrea Restifo RN MPA MHCDS, Associate Executive Director, North Shore University Hospital, Northwell Health
- 1600 - Late Breaker Session with Ernest Clement RN MSN CIC, Director Bureau of Healthcare Associated Infections, NYSDOH
- 1615 - Closing Remarks, Instructions for CE credit - NYSACC President
Improving Patient Outcomes Through Collaboration
A full-day virtual conference sponsored by
New York State APIC Coordinating Council (NYSACC)
along with all of the APIC Chapters in New York State
Thursday, October 19, 2023 - 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
-- Excellent education provided by numerous great speakers
-- Six hours of CE credit
-- Breakout sessions for Long Term Care IPs as well as Acute Care and
Ambulatory IPs
-- Great Learning Opportunities for non IPs, such as Pharmacists,
Epidemiologists, Public Health Professionals, Healthcare Quality
Specialists, others
-- Networking opportunities with our speakers and peers
This nursing continuing professional development activity is being submitted to the Northeast Multistate Division Education Unit, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
CLICK HERE to register
More details are on the official flyer - download it here!!
Cost: $ 50 for APIC or CCA Metro members (any APIC chapter!)
$ 100 for non-APIC/non-CCA chapter members
Link to Conference will be emailed to all who register several days before the conference
Conference Speakers and Agenda
- 0830 - Welcome, opening remarks - NYSACC President
- 0845 - Welcome, Opening Remarks - Patricia Jackson RN MA BSN CIC FAPIC, national APIC President
- 0900 - CRE, C. auris, other MDROs - Jane Greenko RN MPH CIC, NYSDOH Healthcare Epidemiology and Infection Control Program
- 1000 - Implementing a Survey Readiness Program - Kristen Bies, Sr Director of Accreditation Services at Kalida
- 1100 - Low Level Disinfection, High Level Disinfection, Sterilization, CSPD - Rebecca Alvino RN MS CNS CIC CNOR, System Director, Sterile Processing, UCSF Health
- 12N Lunch break and open forum with four product vendors
- 1300 - Long Term Care Breakout Session - Outbreak Management in Long Term Care - Russell Grant BS MT CIC, System Director of Infection Control and Prevention, Bassett Healthcare Network, Central NY Region
- 1300 - Acute Care & Ambulatory Care Breakout Session - Construction - What the IP Needs to Know - Janet Haas PhD RN CIC FSHEA FAPIC, Principal Consulting Epidemiologist at Innovative Infection Prevention
- 1400 - Long Term Care Breakout Session - Long Term Care Antibiotics Stewardship - Rebecca Choudhury MD, Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease, Mount Sinai - Queens
- 1400 - Acute Care & Ambulatory Care Breakout Session - Infection Prevention and Control in Ambulatory Care - Mary Heffernan RN DNP CIC, Ambulatory Director for IPC, Northwell Health
- 1500 - Data Management - Andrea Restifo RN MPA MHCDS, Associate Executive Director, North Shore University Hospital, Northwell Health
- 1600 - Late Breaker Session with Ernest Clement RN MSN CIC, Director Bureau of Healthcare Associated Infections, NYSDOH
- 1615 - Closing Remarks, Instructions for CE credit - NYSACC President
We look forward to seeing you at our Fall 2023 Conference!
Page last updated 9/8/2023