Welcome to the Greater Atlanta Chapter of APIC Official Website

Chapter Mission:

The mission of the Greater Atlanta Chapter of APIC is to support and promote the practice of Infection Control across the continuum of healthcare. We actively advocate practices that maximize the safety of all who work, visit, or receive care in the various health care settings in the Greater Atlanta area. Our organization believes that through education, mentoring, collaboration, consumer advocacy, and the timely sharing of information, we can influence infection control practices in the communities we serve. Our group of Infection Control Professionals are great resources and have expertise in the areas of epidemiology, scientific method, information technology, education, performance improvement and quality management. Our focus is global and we recognize the values of discipline and diversity as fundamental to our mission.

Next Chapter Meeting:

2018 Holiday Luncheon

December 19, 2018

12:00 pm

Meeting Details:

Topic:

The Wonderful World of Georgia Epidemiology

Speaker:

Cherie Drenzek, DVM, MS

Georgia Department of Public Health

Location:

Maggiano’s Little Italy – Buckhead

3368 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, GA 30326

Presentation will start at 1:00 PM

Registration Deadline December 14th

Cost $20.00 per person

Payment in advance via PayPal

Please go to APIC Atlanta Event/Calendar Page for Payment

To view the Flyer for the event, please click here .

Important Chapter News

2019 Chapter Officer Elections Are Now Open Until December 14

Elections are currently taking place for 2019 Board of Directors. This year’s open positions include the President-Elect and Secretary Positions. We have four amazing candidates to select from for the new Board of Directors. To view the candidate statements, please review the following links:

President-Elect:

Kaleb Price

Secretary:

Esther Baker

Andrea Pruitt

Beth Morrow

To vote in the chapter election, you must meet the following criteria:

Be a current APIC National member
Be a current APIC Chapter 25 (Greater Atlanta APIC) member
Be an active (full) member of APIC National

Ballots must be cast by midnight EDT on December 14, 2018.

To cast your ballot, please visit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/APIC2019BOD

Emerging Issues:

The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is issuing an Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM) Health Alert (see below) to update healthcare providers on AFM in Georgia and encourage reporting. In addition to the health alert, we would also like to provide healthcare providers with a factsheet to share: “Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM) Questions and Answers” (see below):

Frequently Asked Questions Document

To view the new CDC resources on Sepsis Prevention, please visit: https://www.cdc.gov/sepsis/get-ahead-of-sepsis/index.html.

CDC has released a new Vital Signs Report on Healthcare Legionnaire’s Disease released on June 6. To view the Vital Signs report, please click here.

The CDC Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee has moved the guidelines to a new dedicated page that is clearly divided by infection type. To view the guidelines, please visit here.

CDC has created a new infection control page that contains many great resources to reduce HAIs in healthcare settings. To visit the new page, please visit here.

To view a current real-time listing of global infectious disease outbreaks, visit the WHO outbreaks site by clicking here.

WHO Issues New Guidance for Viral Hepatitis Testing for HBV and HCV. To learn more, visit here. To download the new guidelines, visit here.

CDC issues alert on global emergence of invasive infections caused by the MDR yeast Candida auris

To view the CDC alert, please click here.

CDC Experts Host Collaborative Zika Virus Summit-Presentations and Prevention and Response Resources Now Available

To view the new CDC resources, please click here.

CDC releases new resources to combat antibiotic-resistant infections:

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CDC releases new guidance and campaign to fight antibiotic resistant infections. To learn more about the new CDC resources, please visit the Infection Control Resources page or the CDC Website.

FDA Issues Guidance to Protect US Blood Supply from Zika Virus Disease

CDC releases new ATLAS tool to target antibiotic-resistant infections. To use the new tool visit: CDC ATLAS Program

Greater Atlanta Association of Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology

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