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Welcome to APIC Inland Empire Chapter 074!
The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) is the leading professional association for infection preventionists (IPs), with more than 15,000 members. Most APIC members are nurses, physicians, public health professionals, epidemiologists, microbiologists, and medical technologists. 
The APIC Inland Empire chapter covers the region south and east of Los Angeles and encompasses more than 27.000 square miles of Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. The Inland Empire has a population of approximately 4 million inhabitants that continues to grow as people search for affordable housing.
The Inland Empire was originally a major agricultural center. It is now a mix of suburban and rural areas strong in distribution, tourism, industrial and commercial development.


SAVE THE DATE FOR THE INLAND EMPIRE APIC ANNUAL CONFERENCE! 

Enjoy lovely Southern California weather, holiday decorations and a day of learning with some of the leading names in infection prevention and control by joining the Infection Prevention (IP) Express! Start a nice weekend by attending the conference on Friday, December 6, 2024. Follow it up with a fun-filled weekend in the Palm Springs area. Check out the local shops and restaurants, enjoy self-care at any of the massage and spa facilities, ride the aerial tram, get your holiday shopping at the Cabazon Outlet, watch a show or eat at a local casino, or just bask in the lovely Southern California weather. Hope to see you there!

IE_APIC_save_the_date.pdf

WHAT'S NEW?

During the May IE APIC meeting, there were several questions regarding changes in reporting for COVID-19. Of note, CA AFL 21-25 for uploading the SFT on discharged patients was rescinded on May 9, 2024. Thanks for the clarification, Gretchen!
Shannon mentioned an NHSN email regarding an update on reporting of respiratory pathogen, bed capacity, and supply data (Hospital COVID-19 Data) to NHSN. The information is on the CDC website.
SHARING CORNER
Want to share job opportunities, new and renewed CIC status, events, surveyor tips, information, shout outs, and so on? Let your board know and maybe you'll see it here. We'd love to hear from you!

Welcome to our newest IE APIC members!

Jaclyn Dedering  - Eloquest Healthcare

Trent Manbeck  - Clorox Healthcare Esperanza Juarez

Jakob McHugh  - Loma Linda VA

Halina Macmurdo

Mia Kilzi

Sarah Capalla  - Loma Linda University Health

There's a glitch in the matrix. Your current chapter president is migrating her Outlook emails and working with IT on disseminating information out. Thank you so much for your patience during this transition. Please make sure to check that your server accepts emails from escharfe@llu.edu and ieapicpresident@gmail.com. Additionally, emails have been returned due to large file sizes, notably the educational PowerPoint. I will be adding the information to the website and email notifications to the membership. If you are NOT receiving emails or would like to change your email address, please login to your account and change your email. You may also send a flagged email to the above email addresses for the most current news!

Eisenhower Job Opening: https://careers.eisenhowerhealth.org/jobs/rn-infection-control-quality-improvement/

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