APIC Chapter 38 Monthly
Educational Meeting Scheduleand Meeting Minutes
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APIC Chapter 38 Monthly
Educational Meeting Schedule
and Meeting Minutes
| 2010 | |||||
| DATE | LOCATION | TIME | SPEAKER/TOPIC | SPONSOR | MINUTES |
| Tuesday, February 23, 2010 |
South Oaks Hospital Chapel Auditorium Amityville
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10:30 am:
Board Meeting
12:00 noon: 1:00 pm: 2:00 pm:
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TO BE ANNOUNCED |
TO BE ANNOUNCED
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| Tuesday, January 19, 2010 |
South Oaks Hospital Chapel Auditorium Amityville
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10:00 am:
Board Meeting
12:00 noon: 1:00 pm: 2:00 pm: |
Dr. Allan Morrison Jr., MD, MSc
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Lunch will generously be provided by
Stephen Beck
631-764-4476
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| 2009 | |||||
| Tuesday, December 15, 2009 |
South Oaks Hospital Chapel Auditorium Amityville
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10:00 am:
Board Meeting
12:00 noon: 1:00 pm: 2:00 pm: |
Timothy Leach, CEO
"Threats to Your Indoor Air Quality from Airborne Microorganisms: VIGILAIR Technology Integration" |
Lunch will generously be provided by Seth I. Koslow LANE Associates P:516-431-0900 ext. 112 F:516-431-1176 C:516-425-5009
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| Tuesday, November 17, 2009 |
South Oaks Hospital Chapel Auditorium Amityville
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10:00 am:
Board Meeting
12:00 noon: 1:00 pm: 2:00 pm:
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Eileen M. Franko, Dr. P.H.,
MPH "Creating a Respiratory Protection Program"
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Lunch will generously be provided by
Rob
LaPrice
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009 |
South Oaks Hospital Chapel Auditorium Amityville
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10:00 am:
Board Meeting
12:00 noon: 1:00 pm: 2:00 pm: |
APIC Long Island Chapter 38 Members will present on a variety of topics from this year's National Convention Topics will Include:
Typhoid Mary |
Lunch is generously being provided by:
Shomail Malik 732-485-7237
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Link to Meeting Minutes |
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009 |
South Oaks Hospital Chapel Auditorium Amityville
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10:00 am: Board Meeting
12:00 noon: 1:00 pm: 2:00 pm:
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Reducing the Risk of Surgical Site
Infections: Embracing Evidence-Based Interventional Strategies to
Improve Patient Outcomes Click Here for Dr. Edmiston's Presentation Outline Click Here for Dr. Edmiston's PowerPoint Presentation
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Charles E.
Edmiston, Jr., PhD, CIC
Lunch will generously be provided by: Jason
Bendjy |
Link to Meeting Minutes |
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Tuesday |
South Oaks Hospital Chapel Auditorium Amityville
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10:00 am: Board Meeting
12:00 noon: 1:00 pm: 2:00 pm:
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Getting it done: Tackling Performance Improvement in
Your Facility
Click Here for Dr. Carrico's PowerPoint Presentation
Knowing the evidence basis for practice is essential, but it is only
part |
Ruth
Carrico, PhD, RN, CIC click here for Dr. Carrico's Bio
Lunch will generously be provided by
Richard
Iadarola
voicemail: 800-956-6744 email: riadarola1@mmm.com |
Link to Meeting Minutes |
| Tuesday May 19, 2009 |
South Oaks Hospital Chapel Auditorium Amityville
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10:00 am: Board Meeting
12:00 noon: 1:00 pm: 2:00 pm:
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 Rapid Identification of
C. difficileReview the limitations of current diagnostic methods to identify C. difficile Discuss the emergence of NAP1/027 virulent strain Present new options for rapid molecular identification of toxigenic and virulent strains CLICK HERE FOR POWERPOINT PRESENTATION: "Rapid Identification of C. difficile"
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Roberta O'Neil, MS, MT(ASCP)
Molecular Program
Consultant
cell: 516-353-1274 Michael Oliver Molecular Systems Specialist
cell: 973-568-0750
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Link to Meeting Minutes |
| Tuesday April 21, 2009 |
South Oaks
Hospital
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10:00 am: Board Meeting
12:00 noon: 1:00 pm: 2:00 pm:
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VAP Prevention
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Lauran Star Raduazo Covidien
Airway Management Specialist Lunch will generously be provided by Keren Esayev |
Link to Meeting Minutes |
| Tuesday, March 17, 2009 |
South Oaks Hospital Chapel Auditorium Amityville
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10:00 am: Board Meeting
12:00 noon: 1:00 pm: 2:00 pm:
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"Dialysis Overview"
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Tamie
Gobbi, RN Lunch will generously be provided by
Frank Potucek
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Link to Meeting Minutes |
| Tuesday, January 20, 2009 |
South Oaks Hospital Chapel Auditorium Amityville
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10:00 am: Board Meeting
12:00 noon: 1:00 pm: 2:00 pm:
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"The
Impact of Blood Stream Infections on Patient Care: |
Mary Ann Stutz, RN Voice Mail:
1-800-285-3536 X 7235 Lunch will generously be provided by Baxter Healthcare Corporation www.baxter.com
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Link to Meeting Minutes |
| 2008 | |||||
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Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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South Oaks Hospital Chapel Auditorium Amityville
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10:00 am: Board Meeting
12:00 noon: 1:00 pm: 2:00 pm:
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When to Use Them How They Work"
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Beverly Spencer Medical Laboratory Technician and Regional Manager Caltech Industries 888-333-9750 office 757-846-1795 cell bspencer@caltechind.com
Shomail Malik |
Link to Meeting Minutes |
| Tuesday, November 18, 2008 |
South Oaks Hospital Chapel Auditorium Amityville
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10:00 am: Board Meeting
12:00 noon: 1:00 pm: 2:00 pm:
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"Health Care
Workers... In Harm's Way"
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James M.
Maguire Ph.D., FCCP Lunch will
generously be provided by |
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| Tuesday, October 21, 2008 | The Swan Club |
7:30 am to 4:00 pm |
 Infection
Prevention and Control:Facing the Challenges of Regulation and Legislation
click here for the conference brochure |
Click on underlined names to retrieve each presentation...
William R. Jarvis, MD - The Impact of CMS
Non-Payment Rule on HAI's |
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| Tuesday, September 16, 2008 |
 NEW
MEETING LOCATION:South Oaks Hospital Chapel Auditorium Amityville
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10:00 am: Board Meeting
11:00 am:
Conference Planning Meeting, 1:00 pm: 2:00 pm: |
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APIC Long Island Chapter 38 Members will present on a variety of topics from this year's National Convention
Lunch will generously be provided by
Renee Ramos
800-535-6663 |
Link to Meeting Minutes |
| Tuesday, June 10, 2008 |
MEETING LOCATION
St. Catherine of Siena
Medical Center
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10:00 am: Board Meeting
11:00 am:
Conference Planning Meeting, 1:00 pm: 2:00 pm:
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"Recommended Infection Control Guidelines for
Hemodialysis" and
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Carol Lyden, RN, BSN, MS, CNN
Lunch will generously be provided by:
gpcotsonas@juno.com
Representing:
and the |
Link to Meeting Minutes |
| Tuesday, May 20, 2008 |
NEW MEETING LOCATION St. Catherine of Siena
Medical Center
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10:00 am: Board Meeting
11:00 am:
Conference Planning Meeting, 1:00 pm: 2:00 pm:
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"Initiatives
to Combat MRSA"
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Ruth
Carrico, PhD, RN, CIC
Lunch will generously be provided by: Stephen
Beck
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Link to Meeting Minutes |
| Tuesday, April 15, 2008 |
NEW
MEETING LOCATION
St. Catherine of Siena
Medical Center
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10:00 am: Board Meeting
11:00 am:
Conference Planning Meeting, 1:00 pm: 2:00 pm: |
Introduction to Analysis in NHSN: How to Squeeze the Juice from Your Data
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Marie Tsvitis,
MPH, CIC
Victor Tucci
Lunch will generously be provided by: Ossie Rhoden
of
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Link to Meeting Minutes |
| Tuesday, March 18, 2008 |
NEW
MEETING LOCATION
St. Catherine of Siena
Medical Center |
10:00 am:
Conference Planning Meeting, all welcome 11:00 am: Board Meeting
12:00 noon: 1:00 pm: 2:00 pm:
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"WATERBORNE INFECTION PREVENTION" CLICK HERE FOR A COPY OF DR. CERVIA'S POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
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Joseph S. Cervia, MD, MBA, FACP, FAAP Clinical Professor of Medicine & Pediatrics Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Medical Director/Senior Vice President Biomedical Division Lunch will be generously provided by
Ed Haas Pall Medical Senior Regional Manager 631-265-6831
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Link to Meeting Minutes |
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RESCHEDULED DATE DUE TO WINTER SCHOOL BREAK:
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South Oaks Hospital
Chapel Auditorium Amityville
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10:00 am: Board Meeting
11:00 am:
Conference Planning Meeting, 1:00 pm: 2:00 pm: |
"Influenza Pandemic Preparedness
Planning"
CLICK HERE for a copy of |
Jeanine
Woltman, RN, BS, CIC
North Shore
University Hospital,
Lunch will
be generously provided by
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Link to Meeting Minutes |
| Tuesday January 15, 2008 |
South Oaks Hospital
Chapel Auditorium Amityville
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10:00 am: Board Meeting
11:00 am:
Conference Planning Meeting, 1:00 pm: 2:00 pm: |
"Ensuring
Patient Safety during High-Level Disinfection
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Lawrence Muscarella, Ph.D. Director, Research and Development
Chief,
Infection Control
and
Editor, The Q-Net Monthly
Lunch will
be generously sponsored by Custom Ultrasonics
cell: 215-275-9899 fax: 215-348-5486 voicemail: 215-348-9449 ext. 1
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Link to Meeting Minutes |
| 2007 | |||||
| Tuesday December 18, 2007 | South Oaks Hospital Chapel Auditorium Amityville |
10:00 am: Board Meeting
11:00 am:
Conference Planning Meeting, 1:00 pm: 2:00 pm: |
Please check back for
updated information about this month's educational presentation. Topics may include: MRSA Safe Injection Practices How to Write a Successful Abstract Third Annual In-Service Training Exchange |
Your fellow APIC Chapter 38 Members will be presenting...
Our Chapter will Sponsor a and Holiday Raffle
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Link to Meeting Minutes |
| Tuesday November 20, 2007 |
South Oaks Hospital
Chapel Auditorium Amityville
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10:00 am: Board Meeting 11:00 am: Conference Planning Meeting 12:00 noon: 1:00 pm: 2:00 pm:
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HIV Update
2007
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Joseph McGowan, MD, FACP
Medical Director
Center for AIDS Research and Treatment at North Shore
Our speaker and lunch will be generously sponsored by
Domenica Buckley
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Link to Meeting Minutes |
| Tuesday October 16, 2007 |
South Oaks Hospital
Chapel Auditorium Amityville
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12:00 noon |
MRSA UPDATE:
Webinars from Click here to take the post test required to receive ANCC approved CE Credit after listening to the recorded Webinar title "Designing a Program to Eliminate MRSA Transmission Part I: Making the Clinical Case" during today's meeting |
Lunch will generously
be provided in part by Rita Ruch and Rich Murphy representing Rita can be reached at Rich Murphy can be reached to
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Link to Meeting Minutes |
| Tuesday September 18, 2007 | South Oaks Hospital Chapel Auditorium Amityville |
12:00 noon
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Link to Meeting Minutes |
| Tuesday June 12, 2007 |
Brunswick
Hospital Emergency Room Lobby...Look for signs on Louden for where to
park |
12:00 noon
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"Time Management and Organizational Skills for the Organizationally Challenged" |
Nationally Certified
Professional Organizer and ADHD Coach Donna Jaroslawski, CPO-CD learn more about Donna's
expertise at
Lunch will generously
be provided by Rita Ruch and Rich Murphy representing Rita can be reached at Rich Murphy can be reached to |
Link to Meeting Minutes |
| Tuesday May 15, 2007 |
South Oaks Hospital
Chapel Auditorium Amityville
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12:00 noon
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please join us at
12:45 for a Tuberculosis
update
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Lourdes Diaz, RN
and
Lunch will generously
be provided by Scott and Cellestis |
Link to Meeting Minutes |
| Tuesday April 17, 2007 | South Oaks Hospital Chapel Auditorium Amityville |
12:00 noon
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  click here for the FDA Press Release dated May 2006 regarding licensing of Zostavax |
Our speaker, sponsored by
Merck, will be: Dr. Henry M. Feder, Professor of Pediatrics and Family Medicine and Associate Director of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at University of Connecticut Health Science Center and Hartford Hospital. Dr. Feder attended Jefferson Medical School, completed a residency at Columbus Children's Hospital an received postgraduate training in Pediatric Infectious Disease at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He has been published in various scientific journals, including Journal of Infectious Diseases and JAMA. Dr. Feder is also a Member of American Academy of Family Physicians, American Academy of Pediatrics, and the Infectious Disease Society of America.
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Link to Meeting Minutes |
| Tuesday, March 20, 2007 |
ATRIA HUNTINGTON 165 Beverly Rd Huntington Station 631-549-3533 DIRECTIONS: Take Rt 110 North to Jericho Tpk. Make a right (going east) on Jericho Tpk. Go to the fourth traffic light, make a right onto Beverly Road (there is a Meineke car care on the corner). Atria is about one quarter mile down on the right side of the street
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12:00 noon |
Infusion therapy & vascular access
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Our speaker will be:
Mary Deschneau, RN,
BSN sponsored by:
Lunch will be
provided courtesy of thank you Atria ! |
Link to Meeting Minutes |
| Tuesday, February 20, 2007 |
NEW MEETING LOCATION: Main Lobby of Brunswick Hospital Heading south on Broadway (Route 110), make a
right turn on Louden Avenue, and then the first right into the first
parking lot. |
12:00 noon
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 Pointsof Distribution aka "PODS" ...an update |
Our speaker will be: Mark Schwartz, RN, MPA, CIC Deputy Director of Disease Control Nassau County Department of Health Our luncheon will be sponsored by Ossie Rhoden and Rick from Richmond Lab |
Link to Meeting Minutes |
| Tuesday, January 16, 2007 |
MEETING LOCATION CHANGE: Main Lobby of Brunswick Hospital heading south on Broadway (Route 110), make a
right turn on Louden Avenue, and then the first right into the first
parking lot. |
12:00 noon
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Interventional Hygiene
Click here for a copy of Bob Garcia's PowerPoint Presentation |
Our speaker will be
Robert Garcia, BS, MT(ASCP), CIC Assistant Director of Infection Control
Our luncheon will be sponsored by Michael Lynch
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Link to Meeting Minutes |
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2006 |
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| Tuesday, December 19, 2006 |
MEETING LOCATION CHANGE: Main Lobby of Brunswick Hospital heading south on Broadway (Route 110), make a
right turn on Louden Avenue, and then the first right into the first
parking lot. |
12:00 noon |
Second Annual Inservice Training Exchange Program and Social
Bring at least 25 copies of your favorite or most unique training
program to share with colleagues...What a great way to start the |
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Link to Meeting Minutes |
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Tuesday, November 21, 2006 |
Brunswick Hospital Auditorium | 12:00 noon |
Join us for lunch and an informative
presentation on... "Information Systems and Decision Support for Infection Control" |
Guest Speaker: Lunch will also be provided courtesy of TheraDoc |
Link to Meeting Minutes |
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Tuesday, October 17, 2006 |
The George Washington Manor Roslyn, NY |
7:45 am to 4:00 pm |
 “Infection Prevention and Control:
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APIC Chapter 38 All-Day Educational
Conference 2006
Join internationally renown speakers
presenting critical information for
healthcare professionals...
Andrew Streifel
Dr. Preetha
Kutty |
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Tuesday, September 19, 2006 |
Brunswick Hospital Physical Medicine/Rehab Day Room
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12:00 noon |
APIC Chapter 38 Members will present on a variety of topics from this year's APIC National Convention |
Lunch and
informational materials will be provided by
Sara Gibbons For additional information please contact: Rich Murphy View the
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Link to Meeting Minutes |
| Tuesday, June 20, 2006 |
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12:00 noon
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Tips on
Making Your Next PowerPoint Presentation Unforgettable...
Please bring a laptop loaded with PowerPoint, and an extension cord |
Guest Speaker: William F.
Green Vice President for External Affairs and Gov't Relations at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, Speaking on: "How Infection Control Practitioners Can Reach the Public and Other Professionals via Local Newspapers, TV and Radio" Please plan on joining us for the last meeting of APIC Chapter 38 before the summer break...
Lunch will be provided by |
Link to Meeting Minutes |
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Tuesday, May 16, 2006 click here for meeting invitation
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Brunswick Hospital Physical Medicine/Rehab Day Room
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4:00pm in the evening |
HOT
TOPIC:
CLICK HERE for access to the NYS DOH PowerPoint Presentation from this evening's meeting
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Phil Kurpiel pmk01@health.state.ny.us of New York State Department of Health Dinner will be provided, sponsor to be announced |
Link to Meeting Minutes |
| Tuesday, April 18, 2006 | Brunswick Hospital Auditorium | 12:00 noon |
Wound Healing and Polyhexamethylene Biguanide
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Debra Dubuc, RN, MSN, APRN-BC,
CWCN, COCN debra.dubuc@tycohealthcare.com Wound Care Specialist of Tyco Healthcare/Kendall
Lunch provided by |
Link to Meeting Minutes |
| Tuesday, March 21, 2006 | Brunswick Hospital Auditorium | 12:00 noon |
Multi-drug Resistant Klebsiella |
Carl Urban, PhD and Janice Burns, RN,CIC of New York Hospital/Queens
George Brennan of |
Link to Meeting Minutes |
| Tuesday, February 21, 2006 | Brunswick Hospital Auditorium | 12:00 noon | HOT
TOPIC:
Legionella Rescheduled to May 16, 2006 at 4:00pm, see above |
Phil Kurpiel pmk01@health.state.ny.us of New York State Department of Health
Lunch provided by |
Link to Meeting Minutes |
| Tuesday, January 17, 2006 | Brunswick Hospital Auditorium | 12:00 noon |
New Year's
Resolutions:
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 Sponsors include: George Brennan of Other nursing education programs to check out:
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Link to Meeting Minutes |
| 2005 |
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| Tuesday, December 20, 2005 | Brunswick Hospital Auditorium | 12:00 noon | Inservice Training
Exchange Program and Social Lunch courtesy of Susanne Bowe of Johnson & Johnson, manufacturer of BIOPATCH |
Bring at least 25 copies of your favorite or most unique training
program to share with colleagues...What a great way to start the new year !  Don't
miss this year's holiday luncheon andraffle... Click on the Snowman! |
Link to Meeting Minutes |
| Tuesday, November 15, 2005 | Brunswick Hospital Auditorium | 12:00 noon | Computers in
Infection Control
Workshop |
Frances
Christ Custom Computer Training mfchrist@optonline.net |
Link to Meeting Minutes
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Tuesday, October 18, 2005 |
Brunswick Hospital Auditorium | 12:00 noon | Zoonoses Update Lunch courtesy of Curt Mott of BD |
John Andresen, D.V.M. |
Link to Meeting Minutes
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| Tuesday, September 20, 2005 |
Southside Hospital Board Room |
12:00 noon | APIC Annual
Conference Review Lunch courtesy of Mediflex |
APIC Chapter 38 Members Kelly Spier and Dorothy Malon of Mediflex sponsoring our lunch: |
Link to Meeting Minutes |
| Tuesday, June 14, 2005 | Brunswick Hospital Auditorium | 12:00 noon | Vacuum Assisted
Wound Closure, Kinetic Beds and Infection Control Lunch courtesy of KCI |
Anthony Liotta |
Link to Meeting Minutes |
| Tuesday, May 17, 2005 | Brunswick Hospital Auditorium | 12:00 noon | Introduction to
Data Mining Lunch courtesy of MedMined |
Meghan Lees and Derek Cunningham |
Link to Meeting Minutes |
| Tuesday, April 19, 2005 | Brunswick Hospital Auditorium | 12:00 noon |
Wound Healing Lunch courtesy of Medline Peter Cavanagh Product Specialist |
Elizabeth Gifford, RN |
Link to Meeting Minutes |
| Tuesday, March 15, 2005 | Brunswick Hospital Auditorium | 12:00 noon | Avian Influenza: Relevance & Implications |
Jane Greenko, EMT, MPH Epidemiologist |
Link to Meeting Minutes |
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Tuesday, February 15, 2005 |
Brunswick Hospital Auditorium | 12:00 noon | Legionella Control Technology
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Chris Connelly | Link to Meeting Minutes |
| Tuesday, January 18, 2005 | Brunswick Hospital Auditorium | 12:00 noon | TB: Draft CDC Guidelines | Member Led Workshop | Link to Meeting Minutes |
Infection Control 2010:
"The
Science of Disinfectants:
Russell Rockwell of NYS
DOH Arthropod-Borne Disease Program will be at our June 10th meeting to speak
about the new Lyme Disease case definition.
Legionella