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UPCOMING APIC NEW ENGLAND CONFERENCE:
April 29th, 2010 –  Springfield, MA
APIC-NE Spring Conference
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Includes outline of the program and information about registration deadlines, costs and hotel reservations.

The conference will take place at the Springfield Marriott:
    Corner of Boland Way & Columbus  
    1500 Main Street
    Springfield, MA 01115
    Phone: 413-781-7111
    Fax: 413-731-8932
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For more information, please email Cynthia Cunningham at c.cunningham@fmhospital.com
Infection Connection: Building the Future
Educational Conference
 
Program Goals:

To provide the participant with knowledge of:

  • The intent, value and overall changes in the 2010 Guidelines for Design and Construction of Healthcare Facilities.
  • The rationale for using contact isolation and evidence for benefit and harm.
  • The potential benefits of public health epidemiologic involvement in the description and control of healthcare-associated infections.
  • Ten different strategies that can be implemented to take charge of workplace satisfaction and success.
Speakers
  • What the 2010 Guidelines for Design and Construction of HC Facilities mean for Infection Preventionists
    Judene M. Bartley, MS MPH CIC

  • Isolation for Infection Prevention: Weighing the Benefits and Harms
    Katherine Kirkland, MD

  • The Intersection Between Community and Hospital-based Infectious Disease Epidemiology: Past, Present and Future—The Connecticut Experience
    James Hadler, MD

  • “Infectious Enthusiasm About Your Work—How to Get It, Keep and Spread It to Co-workers”
    Susan Arledge, M.Ed.