APIC Palmetto Annual Conference October 22-24, 2014 Embassy Suites

About Our Speakers!!
APIC Palmetto Annual Conference
October 22-24, 2014
Embassy Suites
Carla Alvarado, PhD. - Research Scientist Emerita
at the University of Wisconsin - Madison; 19 years in
Infection Prevention and Control; served on the national APIC Board of Directors .
200 Stoneridge Dr., Columbia, SC, 29210
Phone: 803-252-8700 Fax: 803-929-7627
Zain Kassam, M.D. - Chief Medical Officer with
Open Biome in Medford, MA; Internal Medicine & Gastroenterology; Fellow of Royal College of Physicians in
Canada.
Linda Formby, BSN, RN, CIC—President
Paula Guild, MN, RN, CIC— President-elect
Sue Boeker, BSN, RN, CIC—Past President
Shanetta Williams, BSN, RN, CIC —Secretary
Mary Holmes, MT, CIC—Treasurer
Jennifer Macaluso, BSN, RN-Membership Secretary
Matthew Crist, M.D. - Infectious Disease Physician,
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2014 APIC Palmetto Board
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To reserve your room online, go to:
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$121 nightly (single or double occupancy)
Medical Consultant and Healthcare Associated Infections Section Director at S.C. DHEC; served at Tennessee Department of Health in HAI and Antibiotic Stewardship Program; served at Georgia Department of
Public Health as the Director of HAI and Respiratory
Disease Unit
Rose Seavey, RN, CNOR, CRCST, CSPDT President/CEO of Seavey Healthcare Consulting, LLC;
consultant for Sterile Processing; previously served on
the AORN Board of Directors.
Linda Dickey, RN, MPH, CIC - Director of Epidemiology and Infection Prevention for the University of
California Irvine Medical Center; 2014 Facility Guidelines Institute Health Guidelines Revision Committee
member
Andrew Streifel, MPH, REHS - Hospital Environment Specialist with the Department of Environmental
Health and Safety at the University of Minnesota;
serves on committees such as ASHRAE Standard 170
for Healthcare Facilities, NACADA standard for Duct
Cleaning, and Health Guidelines Revision Committee.
Gwen Usry, MSN, RN, CIC—Upstate Director
Beth Rhoton
Mary Holmes
Cile Guerry
Maxine Johnson
Connie Steed, Adjunct
Paula Guild, Chair
Kyle Puckett
Renee Hilburn
Joanna Sarver
Sue Boeker, Adjunct
807 North Main St.
Linda Formby, Adjunct
c/o Kyle Puckett
2014 Program Planners
APIC Palmetto
Dale Haselden, MT, CIC—Lowcountry Director
Traveler’s Rest, SC 29690
Cathy Blanks, RN, CIC—Midlands Director
APIC Palmetto– 089
32nd Annual Education Conference
October 22-24, 2014
Embassy Suites
Columbia, SC
Spreading Knowledge
Preventing Infection TM
Kathleen M. McMullen, MPH, CIC. - Infection
Preventionist at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri; published in AJIC, Chest, Journal of
Urology and others.
Karen Hoffman, RN, BSN, MS FSHEA - Infection Preventionist in Survey and Certification
Group at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid;
clinical instructor for Division of Infectious Diseases at University of North Carolina School of Medicine;
Speakers continued reverse side
Objectives:
 Promote patient safety through
interdisciplinary educational opportunities
for infection prevention partners and
patient safety stakeholders
 Provide opportunities for learning and
networking through educational sessions,
vendor exhibits, and poster presentations
 Promote clinical and experiential growth
of APIC Palmetto members by providing
education on current evidence-based
practice infection prevention topics
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Pre-Conference!!
1:00 pm: Registration open
2:00 pm: Pre-conference Welcome
2:15 pm: Disinfection and Sterilization
Boot Camp: Best Practices in Reprocessing Reusable Medical Devices
Rose Seavey, MBA, BS, RN, CNOR,
CRCST, CSPDT
3:30 pm: Break
3:45 pm: Taking the Chaos out of
Preparing for an Accreditation Survey in
Sterile Processing
Rose Seavey, MBA, BS, RN, CNOR,
CRCST, CSPDT
4:45 pm: Wrap-up/ Evaluations
Department of Professional Development: Roper Saint
Francis Healthcare is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the South Carolina Nurses
Association, an accredited approver by the American
Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on
Accreditation.
Thursday October 23, 2014
Friday, October 24, 2014
7:00 am: Registration/ Continental Breakfast
7:30 am: Rise and Shine!
7:30 am: Atypical Mycobacterium in
Surgical Site Infections
Connie Steed, RN, CIC/ Beth Smith, RN
8:00 am: Welcome/ Opening Remarks
Linda Formby, RN, CIC, Chapter President
Business Meeting Breakfast
Late Breaking
Session
8:15 am: Key Note: Infection Prevention:
Managing Chaos—Boots on the Ground
Carla Alvarado, Ph.D.
9:15 am: Break
Conference Registration Deadline:
Sept. 26, 2014 - First come, first served
To use PayPal to pay for the conference, click on the
―Donate‖ button on our website:
http://www.apic-palmetto.org/news_events.html
9:00 am: Opening Remarks
9:15 am: Surgical Asepsis and Infection
Prevention, Kathleen M. McMullen, MPH, CIC
10:15 am: Clostridium Difficile Update,
Matthew B. Crist, MD, MPH
11:15 am: Break
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Facility
9:30 am: Human Factors Engineering
11:30 am: Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
(FMT) — Stool Bank Patient Safety Processes
Carla Alvarado, Ph.D.
Dr. Zain Kassam, Gastroenterologist
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Phone
10:45 am: Legionella
12:30 noon: President’s Luncheon/ Awards
Banquet
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Andrew J. Streifel, MPH, REHS
11:45 am: Networking Lunch
12:30 pm: Vendor Exhibits Open
2:45 pm: Dessert/ Coffee
3:00 pm: 2014 Guidelines for Design and
Construction of Hospitals and Outpatient Facilities Changes
Linda Dickey, RN, MPH, CIC
4:00 pm: End Stage Renal Disease—Rules
and Regulations for Infection Prevention
Beth Maloney, RN, Carolinas Hospital System
5:00 pm Closing Remarks / Evaluations
Speakers (cont’d)
Beth Maloney, MSN, RN–Experience in Nursing, Administration and Dialysis; provides education, consultation, and
mock survey for dialysis providers.
Julie Justo, Pharm. D - BCPS Infectious Disease, Antibiotic Stewardship; Assistant Professor in SC College of Pharmacy
1:45 pm: CMS Survey and Certification
Standards Update,
Karen Hoffman, MS, RN, CIC, FSHEA
2:45 pm: Critical Antimicrobial Stewardship
Program Components for Success
Julie Justo, PharmD, MS
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Oct. 22
Pre-Con
Oct. 23
Day 1
Oct. 24
Day 2
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3:45 pm: Closing Remarks / Evaluations
Poster Presentation Info:
Share your knowledge and hard work!
Submit a poster to be entered into a drawing for one
free registration to APIC Palmetto’s 2015 Education
conference!
♦ Guidelines: 4x8 standard board, handouts, your
contact information
♦Send your application to Kyle Puckett
Email: kpuckett@ghs.org Ph: 864-455-9243
Full Conference—$185.00 (includes Pre-Con)
Single Day Price (Oct. 23 or 24) - $110.00 per day
Pre– Conference —$45.00
Handouts will be available for downloading prior to, during,
and after the conference via a provided web link.
Contact Hours: Total-13.75 available;
Day 1—2.5; Day 2—6.0; Day 3—5.25
Send Registration form and Payment to:
APIC Palmetto
c/o Kyle Puckett
807 North Main St.
Traveler’s Rest, SC 29690
Email: kpuckett@ghs.org
Phone: 864-455-9243