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

Presentation Title: Sterile Processing and Instructions for Use

Guest Speakers:  Adam Okada, CRCST, CSPDT, CIS, CER, CHL- Clinical Education Specialist

Presentation Objectives:
• Join us for an engaging session focused on best practices in sterile processing and the critical role of Instructions for Use (IFU) in ensuring patient safety and compliance. Learn how to apply IFU guidelines effectively to reduce risk and improve outcomes.

Presentation Title: High Consequence Pathogen Preparedness

Guest Speakers:  Dr. Zimmerman, Deputy Medical Director of the Communicable Disease Control Division of the OCHCA.

Presentation Objectives:
• Understand about Ebolavirus Disease, understand the National Special Pathogen System (NSPS), and understand the status of and current response to the Bundibugyo Virus Outbreak

Presentation Title: Wound Classification and Standardized Documentation of Wound Outcomes

Guest Speakers:  Maureen P. Spencer, M.Ed., BSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC

Presentation Objectives:

• Enhance the definition for early identification and standardized documentation of wound outcomes in clinical assessments and EHR
• Improve post-discharge surveillance awareness and patient education on the signs of adverse wound outcomes
• Promote interprofessional consistency in describing incisional wound complications by having clinical teams apply the emerging DISH classification system