Events

WESTERN IOWA APIC

2025 MEETING/PROGRAM SCHEDULE

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

Month  Location Speaker Topics Contact
January 17, 2025  Cherokee Regional Medical Center, Cherokee Jess Ernst & Public Health

TB - Overview of Mayo TB Conference

Jess Ernst, Cherokee Regional Medical Center

712-225-3368

February 2025

 No Meeting
March 21, 2025 Orange City Area Health System, Orange City

Community Health Partners

Sara Yesda

Bird Flu - H5N1

Environmental Services

Katie Folkerts, Orange City Area Health System

712-737-5225
April 2025  No Meeting
May 6-7, 2025 Gateway Conference Center, Ames 2025 Iowa Infection Prevention & Control Conference

Iowa HHS Update

Multiple topics related to infection prevention

 www.regcytes.extension.iastate.edu/infectionprevention2022/ 
June 2025 No Meeting
July 18, 2025 Lakes Regional Medical Center, Spirit Lake Abby Hough & Dee Vaage, Iowa HHS HAI Program

Iowa HHS Update

NHSN Surgical Site Infection Surveillance

Ashley Woodyard, Lakes Regional

712-339-6707

August 

 No Meeting
September 19, 2025 Buena Vista Regional Medical Center, Storm Lake

Antimicrobial Stewardship

Sepsis

Kylie Selk, Buena Vista Regional Medical Center 

712-213-8681
October 2025 No Meeting

November 21, 2025

Annual Meeting

 Buena Vista Regional Medical Center, Storm Lake  All

Officers

Schedule

Bylaws

Share Risk Assessment & Annual IP Plan

Kylie Selk, Buena Vista Regional Medical Center 

712-213-8681
December  No Meeting