Events

WESTERN IOWA APIC

2026 MEETING/PROGRAM SCHEDULE

All meetings will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Month  Location Speaker Topics Contact
January 16, 2026 Buena Vista Regional Medical Center, Storm Lake Kylie Selk

Infection Control Risk Assessments - Dee Vaage, Iowa HHS

Kylie Selk, Buena Vista Regional Medical Center

712-213-8681

February 2026

 No Meeting
March 20, 2026 Hegg Memorial Health Center, Rock Valley 

Sara Yesda & Andrea Cottingham

ATP  and

Environmental Services

Sara Yesda, Hegg Memorial Health Center

712-476-8017
April 2026  No Meeting
May 5-6, 2026 Gateway Conference Center, Ames 2025 Iowa Infection Prevention & Control Conference

Iowa HHS Update

Multiple topics related to infection prevention

 About - Iowa Infection Prevention and Control Conference 2026
June 2026 No Meeting
July 17, 2026 Spencer Hospital, Spencer Spencer Pharmacist and Tour Spencer facility

Antimicrobial Stewardship

Mary Faulstich, Spencer Hospital

712-264-6143

August 

 No Meeting
September 18, 2026 Myrtue Medical Center, Harlan

Cathy Buman

Surveillance, Grant Writing, Sterilization & Disinfection

Cathy Buman, Myrtue Medical Center, Harlan

712-755-4247
October 2026 No Meeting

November 20, 2026

Annual Meeting

 Buena Vista Regional Medical Center, Storm Lake 

All

Jerri Lewis

Officers

Schedule

Bylaws

Microbiology for IPs

Kylie Selk, Buena Vista Regional Medical Center 

712-213-8681
December 2026 No Meeting