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Chapter Vision:
Healthcare without infection
Chapter Mission:
Create a safer world through the prevention of infection
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Important News and Updates:
BOMA Webinar Need:
Hi APIC Greater Atlanta members,
We’ve had a request from the Building Owners and Managers Association of Georgia to have one of our members speak at a webinar about coronavirus and ways building operators can protect their occupants and visitors from respiratory disease. They are expecting 10-30 of their members attend the webinar. They would like a 1-hour presentation with 30 minutes allotted for Q&A. Their proposed dates are
Wednesday, March 4 1-3PM
or
Monday, March 9 1-3PM
Keep in mind, delivering a webinar with a primary focus on infection prevention and control is worth 2 IPUs per hour of presentation time when recertifying for your CIC.
If anyone is interested, please let me know. If you’d like to include another presenter such as a fellow IP, an ID physician, or epidemiologist that’s fine as well. The exact content would be up to you, but they would like information on the coronavirus outbreak since that’s been the main headline lately. Of course, it would be a great time to discuss topics like respiratory hygiene and flu vaccination which are more relevant here in Georgia at this time.
Since they are looking to hold this webinar soon, if anyone is interested, please let me know ASAP so that I can connect you with their organization to discuss more details.
Thanks,
Kaleb Price
President, APIC Greater Atlanta
New APIC Coronavirus Fact Sheet Here: Click Here
CDC Coronavirus Updates Available Here: Click Here
GA Coronavirus Update Available Here: Click Here
GA Office of EMS and Trauma Coronavirus Update Here: Click Here
CDC Issues New HAN on Elevated Influenza Activity: Influenza B/Victoria and A(H1N1)pdm09 Viruses are the Predominant Viruses: Click Here
New HAI Reports Available for Nation and GA:
GA HAI/AR Report: https://arpsp.cdc.gov/profile/geography/13
CDC HAI 2018 Report: https://www.cdc.gov/hai/data/portal/progress-report.html
CDC 2019 AR Report: CDC 2019 AR Report
Chapter News:
- The Chapter Education Committee is seeking success stories to be highlighted at the upcoming annual vendor fair. To submit your success story, please visit: The Greater Atlanta APIC Education Committee is seeking success stories to be highlighted at the Summer Vendor Fair. To submit your success story, please visit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XXF9RLY.
- February Chapter Meeting February 19
- CDC Strive Courses are now available free of charge: https://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/training/strive.html?deliveryName=USCDC_425-DHQP-DM7919
- Check out the new Article in Commercial Real Estate Insight Journal: Click the Download Link Below
Other Infection Prevention Happenings:
Topic: Leveraging the CDC’s Core Practices for Infection Prevention and Control: Evidence-Based Applications Across the Healthcare Continuum of Care
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