2025 APIC Puget Sound Chapter Conference

2025 APIC Puget Sound Chapter Conference Details

Guardians of the Facts: Infection Preventionists as Protectors of Scientific Truth

Thursday, September 18th from 8am - 4:30 pm 

Thank you to all of those who joined us at our Puget Sound Chapter Conference! For those who were unable to join, we missed you. All APIC Puget Sound Chapter Members can access the slides and bios from the conference below. The presentations are organized based on the conference agenda.

Presentations and Speaker Bios: 

• Hidden in Plain Sight: NVHAP is the #1 Hospital Acquired Infection
  • Presenter: Dian Baker
• Candida auris Update
  • Presenter: Krista Rietberg
• How Many Hats is Too Many Hats?
  • Presenter: Ravneet Kaur
• Beyond the Hospital Walls: IP Challenges in Outpatient Care
  • Presenters: Holly Britt and Pilar Suarez 
• Practical Ways to Use Artificial Intelligence
  • Presenter: Elaina Mills 
• Micro-Learning: mNGS Sequencing
  • Presenter: Leigh Furman
• Dirty instrument was used - now what? 
  • Presentation Handouts: 
    • Sample Policy BI Load Failure
    • Recall BI Load Form
  • Presenter: Janette Harris
• Managing an Outbreak: IP and Public Health Perspectives
  • Presenters: Audrey Meier and Emily Spence-Davizon
• Behind the Petri Plate
  • Presenter: Evan Sylvester

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