"To Get Change, Make Doing the Wrong Thing Harder" - Victoria Steelman
Our local chapter meets every other month. Our meeting consists of a short business component (i.e. membership news), a legislative update (updates on bills and other legislation pertaining to infection prevention and state reporting), and 2 educational offerings on topics related to infectious diseases/infection prevention.
2025 Meetings
Chapter meetings will be held the 3rd Thursday of the month from 9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon. Meetings will continue to be a hybrid format; virtual (Teams) and in-person at the Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council building, 1401 Hampton Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63139, unless otherwise noted.
February 20, 2025 March 20, 2025 May 15, 2025 July 17, 2025 September 18, 2025 November 20, 2025 Annual Luncheon: December 11, 2025
APIC Annual Luncheon December 11
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM.
SqWires Restaurant & Annex
1415 S. 18th St., St. Louis MO 63104
RSVP to Francois.Vachon@bjc.org
Lunch Menu
APIC Chapter Meeting November 20
9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon.
Educational Program:
Mpox. Speaker: Dr. Mano Patri, Infectious Disease Physician, SSM Health
From Resistance to Resilience: Change Management in Healthcare. Speaker: Barley Chironda, National Infection Control Manager / Clinical Solutions Director, Clorox
11-20-2025_APIC_Chapter_73_Meeting_Agenda
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APIC Chapter Meeting September 18
*Location change to Mercy Quality & Safety Center*
9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon.
Educational Program:
The OR is no place for Compromise: A Comprehensive approach to address HAIs, Hospital Onset Bacteremia (HOB), and Surgical complications. Speaker: Kristin Evans, MPH, a-IPC (BD)
Vascular Access Management. Speaker: Jennifer Vogt, BSN, RN, CRNI, VA-BC; Mackenzie Zieger (BD)
9-18-2025_APIC_Chapter_73_Meeting_Agenda.docx
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APIC Chapter Meeting July 17
9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon.
Educational Program:
APIC 2025 Greatest Hits. Speaker: Emily Leinauer (St. Luke’s Hospital) Robin Duvall (Mercy Health), Kelly Zara (BJC Healthcare)
SSM DePaul Total Joint Replacement Practices & Outbreak Investigation. Speaker: Sarah Ferretti, BSN, RNIP
Full Agenda
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APIC Chapter Meeting May 15
9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon.
Educational Program:
Animal Bites & Rabies Speaker: St. Louis County Department of Health
Candida auris Speaker: Emina Cokovic, MPA, MLS(ASCP)
Full agenda
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APIC Chapter Meeting March 20
9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon.
Educational Program:
New Horrors of C. difficile
Speaker: Rachna Aggarwal, MBBS, MPH
Patient Hand Hygiene
Speaker: Francios Vachon, MSN, RN, CIC, CD
Full agenda
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FEBRUARY MEETING IS CANCELLED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER.
NEXT MEETING WILL BE THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MARCH MEETING
APIC Chapter Meeting February 20
9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon.
Educational Program:
Respiratory viruses & Pediatrics
Speaker:
Patrick Reich, MD, MSCI
Full agenda And link to virtual meeting
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2025 APIC Chapter Officers
Congratulations to the 2025 Chapter Board!
President-Elect- Francois Vachon
Secretary- Jackie Graham
Membership Chair- Carol Alexander
Board Member at Large- Jennifer Jaffe and Cheyann Ellis
Legislative Chair- Alexis Schneider
Nominating committee- Michelle Engle, Misha Foster, and Danielle Conway
Education Chair- Linda Merz
Full board on the "Meet our Board" page.