Skip to main content

Full Schedule

Full Schedule

78 results found

  • Monday, June 26, 2023
  • 6:00 AM – 8:00 AM
    Exhibitor Satellite Symposia
  • 6:00 AM – 5:00 PM
    Registration Open
    Location: Hall WB1: Orange County Convention Center
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
    Membership Focus Group 1
    Location: Blue Spring; Hyatt Regency Orlando
  • 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
    APIC Engage
  • 7:30 AM – 8:15 AM
    The Morning Buzz
    Location: W208 A-C; Orange County Convention Center
    Sponsored By 
  • 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
    Luggage Check
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
    Opening General Session and Keynote Address Featuring Bertice Berry

    Host: Sarah T. Michel, CSP – Velvet Chainsaw Consulting

    1

  • 10:00 AM – 1:30 PM
    Exhibit Hall Open
    Location: Exhibit Hall WA3-WB1; Orange County Convention Center
  • 10:00 AM – 1:30 PM
    Exhibitor Theater
  • 10:00 AM – 1:30 PM
    Film Festival
    Location: Exhibit Hall WA3-WB1; Orange County Convention Center
  • 10:00 AM – 1:30 PM
    Recharge Lounge
    Location: Orange County Convention Center, West Building
    Sponsored By 
  • 10:00 AM – 1:30 PM
    Wellness Activites
    Location: Orange County Convention Center

    Host: Laurie Eagle

  • 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM
    Personal Brand Bar
  • 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
    Focus Groups
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
    Lunch & Learn: Learn How State/local Health Depts Can Partner with APIC for IP Workforce Needs

    Location: Virtual Only

    Presenter: Suzanne Davis (she/her/hers) – APIC

  • 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Luggage Check
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
    1106 - Ambulatory Care Infection Prevention Program: Where to Begin?
    Location: W207; Orange County Convention Center

    Presenter: Lynn A. Skelton, BSN, RN, CIC (she/her/hers) – Advocate Aurora Health

    Presenter: Kelli Heisner, MSN, RN, CIC – Advocate Aurora Health

    Moderator: Elizabeth Wallace, MPH, CIC, FAPIC – Corewell Health East

    Co-Moderator: Julie M. Richards, MSN RN CIC FAPIC – Department of Defense Contractor

    Leadership Development and Program Management

    1

  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
    1109 - Implementation Challenges to Prevent Infections in Colon Surgeries
    Location: W308 A-D; Orange County Convention Center

    Presenter: Maureen P. Spencer, M.Ed, BSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC (she/her/hers) – Infection Preventionist Consultants

    Co-Presenter: Peter B. Graves, BSN, RN, CNOR – Clinical Solution, LLC

    Co-Presenter: Lena Camperlengo, DrPH, MPH, RN – Premier, Inc

    Moderator: Teresa Daniels, MSN,RN,CIC,CPPS,T-CHEST,FAPIC,CPHQ – Lifepoint Health

    Co-Moderator: Stephanie Carraway, MPH, CIC, LTC-CIP CER, FAPIC – Moffitt Cancer Center

    Implementation Science and Research

    1

  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
    1108 - IPs ‘in the Know’ on the Latest Practice Changes in Infection Prevention and Control
    Location: W307 A-D; Orange County Convention Center

    Presenter: Bethany Phillips, MLS (ASCP)CM, MPH, CIC (she/her/hers) – Children's Medical Center Dallas

    Co-Presenter: Tara Millson, DNP, RN, CIC, FAPIC – Medstar Georgetown University Hospital

    Moderator: Molly Hale, MPH, CIC, FAPIC (she/her/hers) – PeaceHealth

    Co-Moderator: Carissa McGinnis, MSN, RN, CIC – CaroMont Regional Medical Center

    Leadership Development and Program Management

    1

  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
    1105 - An Exploration of HAI Incidence
    Location: W206; Orange County Convention Center

    Presenter: Margaret Dudeck, MPH (she/her/hers) – Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Healthcare Safety Network, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Co-Presenter: Lindsey Lastinger, MPH – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Moderator: Joseph M. Scaletta, MPH, BSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC (he/him/his) – U.S. National Institutes of Health

    Co-Moderator: Kyle Mataya, RN, CIC, LTC-CIP, CRCST (he/him/his) – Prime Healthcare

    Information Technology and Surveillance

    1

  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
    1104 - Sometimes 2nd Place Is Best: Determining Secondary Bloodstream Infection Attribution

    Location: W110 A/B; Orange County Convention Center

    Presenter: LaTasha Boswell, RN, BSN, MPH, CIC (she/her/hers) – CACI, Inc., and Centers for Disease Control

    Moderator: Lisa Caffery, MS, BSN, RN, BC-Med Surg, CIC, FAPIC (she/her/hers) – Genesis Health System

    Co-Moderator: Marc Meyer, BPharm, RPh, CIC,FAPIC (he/him/his) – Southwest Health System

    Information Technology and Surveillance

    1

  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
    1110 - Success: Effecting Sustainable Change

    Location: W311 A-D; Orange County Convention Center

    Presenter: Connie Steed, MSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC (she/her/hers) – Infection Prevention Consultant

    Moderator: Mohamed N. Elhadidi, Msc, MBA,FISQua,CIC,LTC-CIP (he/him/his) – Dallah healthcare

    Co-Moderator: Anieca Ashley, RN, BSN, CIC, LTC-CIP (she/her/hers) – Lakeland Village DSHS DDA

    Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement

    1

  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
    1103 - The Infection Preventionist’s Guide to Understanding OSHA Compliance

    Location: W109 A/B; Orange County Convention Center

    Presenter: Steven Schweon, RN, MPH, MSN, CIC, LTC-CIP, FSHEA, FAPIC – Steven J. Schweon, LLC

    Co-Presenter: Kelley M. Boston, MPH, CIC, CPHQ, FAPIC – Infection Prevention & Management Associates

    Moderator: Maria Whitaker, BS, MT, CIC – Infection, Prevention and Control Consulting Services

    Co-Moderator: Crystal Heishman, MBA, MSN, RN, ONC, CIC, FAPIC – UofL Health - Jewish and Heart Hospitals

    Environment of Care

    1

  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
    1107 - Top Outbreaks of 2021-2022: CDC HAI Outbreak Responses

    Location: W209; Orange County Convention Center

    Presenter: Sophie Allen, PhD, MSc – CDC

    Co-Presenter: Kiara X. McNamara, DNP, BSN (she/her/hers) – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Moderator: Scott Stienecker, MD FIDSA FSHEA CIC – Parkview Health System, Fort Wayne IN

    Co-Moderator: Patti Grota, PhD, eCIC, FAPIC, CSHE (she/her/hers) – APIC Consultants

    Public Health and Health Policy

    1

  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
    1111 - Update on APIC's Instructions for Use (IFU) Survey and Advocacy Efforts

    Location: Halls WB3-WB4; Orange County Convention Center

    Presenter: Lisa L. Tomlinson, MA, CAE (she/her/hers) – APIC

    Co-Presenter: Nancy Hailpern (she/her/hers) – APIC

    Co-Presenter: Monica Alexander (she/her/hers) – APIC

    Moderator: Trent MacAllister, MPH, MS, CIC (he/him/his) – Washington State Department of Health

    Co-Moderator: Lauren Le Goff, MS, MLS(ASCP), CIC, FAPIC (she/her/hers) – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Public Health and Health Policy

    1

  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
    1100 - Infection Prevention Process Improvements
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
    1102 - Disinfection and Sterilization
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Strategic Partner Appreciation Reception
    Location: W204 A/B
  • 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM
    Refreshment Break
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    1203 - APIC Advocacy Efforts: What’s New and How You Can Help

    Location: W109 A/B; Orange County Convention Center

    Presenter: Lisa L. Tomlinson, MA, CAE (she/her/hers) – APIC

    Co-Presenter: Richard Capparell – APIC

    Co-Presenter: Nancy Hailpern (she/her/hers) – APIC

    Co-Presenter: Monica Alexander (she/her/hers) – APIC

    Co-Presenter: Rosha Chowdhury (she/her/hers) – APIC

    Moderator: Crystal Heishman, MBA, MSN, RN, ONC, CIC, FAPIC – UofL Health - Jewish and Heart Hospitals

    Public Health and Health Policy

    1

  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    1206 - Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter Baumannii Outbreak on a Burn Unit
    Location: W207; Orange County Convention Center

    Presenter: Christina Murdzek, CIC – Hartford Healthcare Medical Group

    Co-Presenter: Michael J. Aniskiewicz, CIC – Yale New Haven Health

    Moderator: Sandra R. Hyman, RN, MPA, CIC,FAPIC (she/her/hers) – Montefiore Medical Center

    Co-Moderator: Kathryn R. Galvin, MS, MLS(ASCP)CM, CIC – Hartford Healthcare

    Environment of Care

    1

  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    1207 - CBIC Overview Panel Discussion

    Location: W209; Orange County Convention Center

    Presenter: Jessica Dangles, MS, PMP

    Presenter: Elaine L. Larson, RN, PhD, FAPIC (she/her/hers) – Columbia University

    Co-Presenter: Gail R. Fraine, RN, MMHC, BSN, CIC, LTC-CIP (she/her/hers) – Ascension Health Saint Thomas

    Co-Presenter: Sandra Callery, RN, MHSc, CIC

    Co-Presenter: Doramarie Arocha, PhD, M.S., MT(ASCP)SM,CIC, FAPIC – UT Southwestern Medical Center

    Co-Presenter: Steven Schweon, RN, MPH, MSN, CIC, LTC-CIP, FSHEA, FAPIC – Steven J. Schweon, LLC

    Co-Presenter: Tiffany Wiksten, DNP, RN, CIC (she/her/hers) – N/A

    Co-Presenter: Mayar Al Mohajer, MB MBA CIC – Baylor College of Medicine

    Co-Presenter: Boyd Wilson, MT (ASCP), MS, CIC, LTC-CIP, FAPIC (he/him/his) – Regions Hospital

    Co-Presenter: Rashida Conway

    Co-Presenter: Megan Amerson-Brown, PhD, D(ABMM), MLS (ASCP), CIC – The University of Alabama at Birmingham

    Moderator: Angela Vassallo, MPH, MS, CIC, FAPIC (she/her/hers) – Angela Vassallo, LLC www.angievassallo.com

    Co-Moderator: Julietta Davidson, BS RNC-NIC CIC (she/her/hers) – WA DSHS BHA HQ

    Leadership Development and Program Management

    1

  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    1208 - Chaos to Cohesion; Building an Infection Prevention Department
    Location: W307 A-D; Orange County Convention Center

    Presenter: Maria Vacca, MSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC (she/her/hers) – Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals

    Co-Presenter: Mary Ehly, BSN, RN, CIC – Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

    Moderator: Elizabeth Wallace, MPH, CIC, FAPIC – Corewell Health East

    Co-Moderator: Teresa Daniels, MSN,RN,CIC,CPPS,T-CHEST,FAPIC,CPHQ – Lifepoint Health

    Leadership Development and Program Management

    1

  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Pediatric Healthcare
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    1209 - Promoting Chapter Excellence with the APIC Research Toolkit
    Location: W308 A-D; Orange County Convention Center

    Presenter: Katreena C. Merrill, PhD, RN. CIC FAPIC (she/her/hers) – Brigham young university

    Moderator: Elizabeth Monsees, PhD, MBA, RN, CIC, FAPIC – Children's Mercy Hospital

    Moderator: Eileen R. Sherman, MS, CIC, FAPIC – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Implementation Science and Research

    1

  • 3:31 PM – 4:00 PM
    1205-B - Social Vulnerability as a Risk Factor for Surgical Site Infection
    Location: W206; Orange County Convention Center

    Presenter: Janet P. Haas, RN, PhD, CIC, FAPIC, FSHEA – Innovative Infection Prevention

    Moderator: Marissa Broadley, MPH, MSEd, RN, CIC, CPHQ, CPPS, LSSGBH (she/her/hers) – Albany Med Health System - Saratoga Hospital

    Co-Moderator: Linda Dickey, RN, MPH, CIC, CPHQ (she/her/hers) – Linda Dickey Consulting

    Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement

    0.5

  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    1204 - Track That? Infection Prevention Audit and Chart Tools

    Location: W110 A/B; Orange County Convention Center

    Presenter: Kristi Juaire, MSN, RN, CIC (she/her/hers) – Minnesota Department of Health

    Co-Presenter: Britt Bailey, MPH – Minnesota Department of Health

    Moderator: Julie M. Richards, MSN RN CIC FAPIC – Department of Defense Contractor

    Co-Moderator: Caldwell A. Lewin, MSN-IPC, RN, CIC, CPHQ (she/her/hers) – Sentara Healthcare

    Information Technology and Surveillance

    1

  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
    1205-A - USG Efforts to Combat AMR and How You Can Be Involved
    Location: W206; Orange County Convention Center

    Presenter: Sarah McClelland, MPH – HHS/OIDP/PACCARB

    Co-Presenter: Haley Krem (she/her/hers) – HHS/PACCARB

    Moderator: Marissa Broadley, MPH, MSEd, RN, CIC, CPHQ, CPPS, LSSGBH (she/her/hers) – Albany Med Health System - Saratoga Hospital

    Co-Moderator: Linda Dickey, RN, MPH, CIC, CPHQ (she/her/hers) – Linda Dickey Consulting

    Antimicrobial and Diagnostic Stewardship

    0.5

  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    1210 - What's Going on Back There? A Neurosurgery Investigation

    Location: W311 A-D; Orange County Convention Center

    Presenter: Karoline Sperling, MPH, MLS, CIC, FAPIC – Park Nicollet Health Services

    Moderator: Stephanie Carraway, MPH, CIC, LTC-CIP CER, FAPIC – Moffitt Cancer Center

    Co-Moderator: Maria Whitaker, BS, MT, CIC – Infection, Prevention and Control Consulting Services

    Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement

    1

  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Pediatric Healthcare
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    1202 - Public Health and Health Policy
  • 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Corporate IP Directors Council Meeting
    Location: TBD
  • 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
    1309 - Enhanced Barrier Precautions
    Location: W308 A-D; Orange County Convention Center

    Presenter: Bola Ogundimu, DrPH, RN, CIC, CPHQ – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Co-Presenter: Heather Jones, DNP, NP-C (she/her/hers) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Moderator: Erica Washington, MPH, CPH, CIC, CPHQ, FAPIC (she/her/hers) – Louisiana Department of Health

    Co-Moderator: Henrietta Smith, RN, MSN, CIC – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Education, Training and Competencies

    1

  • 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
    1303 - From Quality Improvement to Publication

    Location: W109 A/B; Orange County Convention Center

    Presenter: Pat W. Stone, PhD, FAAN, FAPIC – Columbia University

    Presenter: Lisa Hall, PhD – University of Queensland

    Co-Presenter: Emily Sickbert-Bennett, PHD, MS, CIC, FSHEA (she/her/hers) – UNC Medical Center

    Moderator: Mohamed N. Elhadidi, Msc, MBA,FISQua,CIC,LTC-CIP (he/him/his) – Dallah healthcare

    Co-Moderator: Sandra R. Hyman, RN, MPA, CIC,FAPIC (she/her/hers) – Montefiore Medical Center

    Education, Training and Competencies

    1

  • 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
    Health and Wellness
  • 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
    Implementation Science and Research
  • 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
    1304 - Keeping Healthcare Linens Clean

    Location: W110 A/B; Orange County Convention Center

    Presenter: Janet Glowicz, PhD, RN, MPH, CIC – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Co-Presenter: Alexander Sundermann, DrPH, CIC, FAPIC – University of Pittsburgh

    Moderator: Marie K. Moss, MPH, BSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC – Mount Sinai Beth Israel

    Co-Moderator: Eileen R. Sherman, MS, CIC, FAPIC – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Environment of Care

    1

  • 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
    1305 - Low-level Disinfection - Standardizing Instructions for Use!
    Location: W206; Orange County Convention Center

    Presenter: Lela Luper, RN CIC, FAPIC, T-CHEST (she/her/hers) – Chickasaw Nation Department of Health

    Moderator: Patti Grota, PhD, eCIC, FAPIC, CSHE (she/her/hers) – APIC Consultants

    Co-Moderator: Linda Dickey, RN, MPH, CIC, CPHQ (she/her/hers) – Linda Dickey Consulting

    Environment of Care

    1

  • 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
    1306 - Prioritizing Educational Needs in Long Term Care Facilities
    Location: W207; Orange County Convention Center

    Presenter: Jacqueline Whitaker, RN, MS, CPHRM, CPHQ, CIC, FAPIC – Florida Department of Health

    Co-Presenter: Argentina R. Charles, MPH, CIC (she/her/hers) – Florida Department of Health

    Moderator: Angela Vassallo, MPH, MS, CIC, FAPIC (she/her/hers) – Angela Vassallo, LLC www.angievassallo.com

    Moderator: Mary Cole, RN, MS, CNRN, CCRN, SCRN, CIC (she/her/hers) – The Highlands at Brighton

    Education, Training and Competencies

    1

  • 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
    1308 - Reducing Asymptomatic Bacteriuria Treatment – a Collaborative Approach
    Location: W307 A-D; Orange County Convention Center

    Presenter: Maddison B. Stone, MPH, CIC, LSSGB (she/her/hers) – JPS Health Network

    Co-Presenter: Jordan M. Chiasson, PharmD, BCIDP (he/him/his) – JPS Health Network

    Moderator: Caldwell A. Lewin, MSN-IPC, RN, CIC, CPHQ (she/her/hers) – Sentara Healthcare

    Co-Moderator: Sharon Fawcett, MSN, RN, CIC (she/her/hers) – Cedars Sinai Medical Center

    Antimicrobial and Diagnostic Stewardship

    1

  • 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
    1307 - Splash and Droplet Generation When Cleaning Medical Equipment

    Location: W209; Orange County Convention Center

    Presenter: Cori L. Ofstead, MSPH (she/her/hers) – Ofstead & Associates, Inc.

    Co-Presenter: Krystina M. Hopkins, MPH – Ofstead & Associates, Inc.

    Moderator: Stephanie Carraway, MPH, CIC, LTC-CIP CER, FAPIC – Moffitt Cancer Center

    Co-Moderator: Crystal Heishman, MBA, MSN, RN, ONC, CIC, FAPIC – UofL Health - Jewish and Heart Hospitals

    Disinfection and Sterilization

    1

  • 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
    1310 - The Insidious Dangers of Disposable Isolation Gowns

    Location: W311 A-D; Orange County Convention Center

    Presenter: James Davis, MSN, RN, CCRN-K, CIC, HEM, FAPIC – ECRI

    Co-Presenter: Karen Haberland, MS Mechanical Engineering (she/her/hers) – ECRI

    Moderator: Tara Millson, DNP, RN, CIC, FAPIC – Medstar Georgetown University Hospital

    Co-Moderator: Julietta Davidson, BS RNC-NIC CIC (she/her/hers) – WA DSHS BHA HQ

    Occupational Health and Wellness

    1

  • 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
    Health and Wellness
  • 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
    Implementation Science and Research
  • 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
    Happy Hour with DJ Graffiti

    Location: Virtual Only

    Presenter: DJ Graffiti

  • 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    IP Networking - Manatee Spring, Hyatt Regency
    Location: Manatee Springs
  • 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
    Engineering out the Human Factor: Using Technology to Improve Outcomes and Reduce Labor Demand in the Environment of Care
    Location: Regency Ballroom O-Q; Hyatt Regency Orlando

    Symposia Speaker: Amy Carenza – ActivePure

    Symposia Speaker: Deborah Birx, MD – ActivePure


    Sponsored By 
Back to Top