2023 OC APIC Fall Conference Registration Ends on 10/02/2023!

 

2023 Chapter Meetings

Our hybrid chapter meetings occur every 2nd Tuesday of the month from 12:00 to 03:00 pm

Our in-person meeting location is at: 

St. Jude Urgent Care Building
Conference Room C
2251 Harbor Blvd
Fullerton, CA 92835

January 10, 2023

  • Presentation Title: Employee Safety in Healthcare Settings
    Guest Speaker: Rhona Pimentel, M.S.
    Cal/OSHA Associate Safety Engineer Consultation Unity San Bernardino
    Brief Overview:
    Increase understanding of regulations and occupational health hazards and how to minimize/control risks in healthcare settings.
    Presentation Objectives:
    • Discuss regulations that apply in healthcare settings
    • Discuss occupational health hazards in healthcare settings
    • Discuss hazard prevention and control

  • Hybrid Meeting Format:
    St. Jude Urgent Care – 2251 N Harbor Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92835 Conference Room C

    Click here to join the meeting

    Vendor Presentation and Lunch Provided by:

  • January 2023 – Meeting Agenda

    January 2023 – Meeting Minutes 

    January 2023 – Powerpoint Slides

    CalOSHA Presentation

 

February 14, 2023

 

March 14, 2023

 

April 11, 2023

 

May 09, 2023

 

July 11, 2023

  • Presentation Title: Safe Device Reprocessing: What Keeps You Up at Night?
    Guest Speaker: Donald T. Cabrera, CRCST, CIS, CHL, CFER
    Presentation Objectives:
    • Identify the high-risk areas in device reprocessing
    • Discuss the TJC hierarchical approach
    • Identify regulatory references, professional guidelines, and standards related to device
    reprocessing
    • Discuss recommendations and best practices to ensure safe device reprocessing

  • Hybrid Meeting Format:
    St. Jude Urgent Care – 2251 N Harbor Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92835 Conference Room C

    Vendor Presentation and Lunch Provided by:

     

  • July 2023 – Meeting Agenda
    July 2023 – Meeting Minutes
    July 2023 – Powerpoint Slides
    Safe Device Reprocessing: What Keeps You Up at Night?

 

August 08, 2023

  • Presentation Title: The Role of Cleaning & Disinfection in Infection Prevention
    Guest Speaker: Jason Kang
    Presentation Objectives:
    • Review gaps in cleaning and disinfection practices and how they pose a risk for patients
    • Establish the relationship between improved cleaning and disinfection quality and reduction of healthcare-associated infections
    • Novel technology for improving cleaning and disinfection quality

  • Hybrid Meeting Format:
    St. Jude Urgent Care – 2251 N Harbor Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92835 Conference Room C

    Vendor Presentation and Lunch Provided by:

  • August 2023 – Meeting Agenda 
    August 2023 – Meeting Minutes
    August 2023 – Powerpoint Slides

 

September 12, 2023

  • Presentation Title: Antibiotics: What IPs should know in 2023 to be a good team player
    Guest Speaker: Chris Bailey, MD; Medical Director of IP for Mission, Orange Coast, Saddleback, St. Joseph Orange
    Presentation Objectives:
    • How the available antimicrobial agents were developed in response to evolving bacterial resistance
    • How each antibiotic class attacks pathogens, may be vulnerable to resistance, and is best utilized clinically
    • How the unique expertise of IPs enhances that of other members of the Antibiotic Stewardship team

  • Hybrid Meeting Format:
    St. Jude Urgent Care – 2251 N Harbor Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92835 Conference Room C
    Click here to join the meeting

    Meeting ID: 233 016 913 040
    Passcode: wZ22nd

    Or call in (audio only)
    +1 469-373-4758, 509660854#   United States, Dallas

    Phone Conference ID: 509 660 854#

    Vendor Presentation and Lunch Provided by:

  • September 2023 – Meeting Agenda
    September 2023 – Meeting Minutes
    September 2023 – Powerpoint Slides
    Antibiotics: What IPs should know in 2023 to be a good team player

 

November 14, 2023

  • Presentation Title: Carbapenem Resistant Organism Overview and OCHCA Response
    Guest Speaker: Larry Bottorff, RN, CIC, LTC-CIP & Mi (Mimi) Le, MPH
    Presentation Objectives:
    • Describe why Carbapenem-Resistant Organisms (CROs) are a growing organism of concern in healthcare settings
    • Identify common reservoirs where CROs may be found in the environment and healthcare setting and how to mitigate transmission
    • Explain how Carbapenemase production may be transferred from one organism to another
    • Describe the laboratory testing and surveillance process of carbapenemase-resistant organisms for carbapenemase detection
    • Describe characteristics of carbapenemase production organisms (CPO) in Orange County (OC)
    • Discuss public health implications of identifying CPOs.

  • Hybrid Meeting Format:
    St. Jude Urgent Care – 2251 N Harbor Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92835 Conference Room C
    Click here to join the meeting

    Meeting ID: 233 016 913 040
    Passcode: wZ22nd

    Or call in (audio only)
    +1 469-373-4758, 509660854#   United States, Dallas

    Phone Conference ID: 509 660 854#

    Vendor Presentation and Lunch Provided by:

  • November 2023 – Meeting Agenda
    November 2023 – Meeting Minutes (coming soon)
    Carbapenem Resistant Organism Overview and OCHCA Response