2024 OC APIC Chapter Meetings

2024 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 09, 2024

 

February 13, 2024

 

March 12, 2024

 

April 09, 2024

  • Presentation Title: What a cluster! Investigating an Outbreak
    Guest Speaker: Jennifer E. Jones, RN, BSN, CPEN
    Presentation Objectives: 
    • Identify an outbreak
    • Assemble a multi-disciplinary team to identify interventions
    • Implement outbreak mitigation strategies

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

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    Vendor Presentation and Lunch Provided by:

  • April 2024 – Meeting Minutes 

    April 2024 – Powerpoint Slides 

 

May 14, 2024

  • Presentation Title: Understanding the Significance of Blood Culture Contamination: Impacts and Effective Solutions​
    Guest Speaker: Molly Hough, BSN, RN, CCRN-K
    Presentation Objectives: 
    Define causes and impacts of blood culture contamination (BCC)
    Describe relationship of accurate blood cultures, sepsis diagnosis, & antimicrobial stewardship
    Identify solutions to reduce BCC, and the role of leadership to achieve long term, sustained outcomes
    Outline the relationship and impact of BCC reduction and accurate quality metric reporting

  • 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:

  • May 2024 – Meeting Minutes

    May 2024 – Powerpoint Slides 

 

 

July 09, 2024

  • Presentation Title: 3-Zone Strategy to Targeting Zero Harm
    Guest Speaker: Natalie Duffy, BSN, RN, CCRN, VA-BC, CLSSYB
    Presentation Objectives: 
    • The environment of care which focuses on minimizing the spread of pathogens on surfaces by using proper disinfecting products and protocols
    • Human-to-human transmission which protects patients, staff, and visitors from cross contamination with access to the proper PPE, hand hygiene and education
    • Clinical practice with the goal of making it easy for frontline staff to follow aseptic technique to help prevent HAIs such as CAUTI and CLABSI

  • 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:

  • July 2024 – Meeting Minutes

    July 2024 – Powerpoint Slides

    3-Zone Strategy to Targeting Zero Harm

 

 

September 10, 2024

  • Presentation Title: Metagenomic Next-generation Sequencing: The Power of Plasma Microbial Cell-Free DNA
    Guest Speaker: Pablo E Lapetina, PharmD
    Presentation Objectives: 
    • Provide an overview of conventional diagnostic testing in infectious diseases
    • Discuss metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) technology and antimicrobial resistance markers
    • Review clinical evidence on use of mNGS and resources for appropriate implementation 

  • 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:

  • September 2024 – Meeting Minutes

    September 2024 – Powerpoint Slides 

    The Power of Plasma Microbial Cell-Free DNA

 

November 12, 2024