"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), 2 educational offerings on topics related to infectious diseases and infection prevention revolving around all aspects of health care.
2024 Meetings
Continue the 3rd Thursday of the month; 9-12 noon (unchanged from prior years) Meetings will continue to be hybrid virtual and in person at the Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council building, 1401 Hampton Avenue, St. Louis, Mo 63139
January 18, 2024 March 21, 2024 May 16, 2024 July 18, 2024 September 19, 2024 November 21, 2024 December Annual Luncheon (TBD)
APIC Chapter Meeting March 21
9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon.
Educational Program:
Better is Possible (Hand Hygiene)
Speaker: Lori Moore, MPH, MSCE, BSN, RN
Lori's slides
Building on the Bundle (SSI)
Speaker: Kylie Springer, MSN, RN, CWON
Full agenda And link to virtual meeting
APIC Chapter Meeting January 18
9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon.
Educational Program - Hysterectomy SSI Bundle, Sean Balagna;
Alpha-gal Syndrome, Genevieve Wesman
Full agenda
2024 APIC Chapter Officers
President Elect - Kelly Zara (New)
President - Elvir Begic
Secretary - Jennifer Jaffe
Treasurer - Heather Kirkpatrick (New)
Membership Chair - Carol Alexander
Educational Chair - Megan Richard (New)
Board Member at Large - Cassandra Sherman
Board Member at Large - Francois Vachon (New)
Legislative Chair - Kim Wazlawek
Nominating Committee - Elaine Allrich, Misha Foster, Stephen Rusbarsky
Full board on the "Meet our Board" page.