Presentation Title: Healthcare Planning, Design, Construction & Occupancy: An IP Focus

Guest Speaker:  Linda L. Dickey, RN, MPH, CIC, FAPIC (Independent IP Consultant, former National APIC President, FGI Board of Directors, ASHE faculty)

Presentation Objectives:
• Illustrate the difference between project phases and how infection preventionists contribute during each phase
• Describe the Safety Risk Assessment and how starting in the planning phase can support IP design efforts
• Clarify how the ICRA contributes to the overall project, including design, construction, and occupancy

Presentation Title: Beyond the Positive Test: Building a Resilient Water Management Program After Legionella

Guest Speaker:  Dr. Kai Bryant, DSc, MPH, CPHQ, CLS, CIC, CHSP- Director System Infection Prevention and Control 

Presentation Title: Moving Projects Forward with AI-Powered Tools

Guest Speaker:  Sawsan Mubarak, RN, HCIP, HCRM, M.Sc.

Presentation Title: Go Viral for the Right Reasons: Standing Out on Social Media

Guest Speaker:  Jill Holdsworth, CIC, AL-CIP, FAPIC, NREMT, CRCST, CHL

Presentation Title: Innovation in Infection Prevention: How research by IPs for IPs can advance the field.

Guest Speaker:  Sara Reese, PhD, MPH, CIC AL-CIP, FAPIC

Presentation Objectives:
• Explain how the Center for Research, Practice and Innovation within APIC can help you as a frontline IP.
• Describe the benefits associated with joining the APIC Research Network and becoming a “researching IP”
• Evaluate APIC’s 2024 Research Agenda to determine where you can contribute to the field of infection prevention.

Presentation Title: The Why Behind Instrument Reprocessing and MICRO Sessions on NHSN Updates

Guest Speakers:  Janet Moran, Senior Educational Consultant, Advanced Sterilization Products and Kelly Holmes, MS, AL-CIP, FAPIC, Micro Session: NHSN Updates

Presentation Objectives:
• Describe the different steps in instrument reprocessing
• Explain why cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization are critical for patient safety
• Identify common challenges and solutions in SPD workflows.

• Summarize key changes in the 2026 NHSN Patient Safety Component Manuel
• Interpret changes to surveillance timeframes for BONE criteria
• Apply updated 2026 SSI criteria and reveiw updates in the NHSN application