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30/30 Education Session - 30 minutes
Wednesday, Jun 12
1:30 pm

1202 - Unit-led Just-in-time Coaching: Part of a Winning Strategy to Improve Hand Hygiene
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 113C
Lori D. Moore, BA, BSN, RN, MPH, CPPS – GOJO Industries, Inc.; Teri Hulett
Wednesday, Jun 12
1:30 pm

1206 - Win, Lose, or Draw: Observations from a Novice IP
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 111AB
Trent MacAllister, MPH, MS – St. Luke's Health System; Jodi L. Vanderpool, MBA, LNHA, CPPS, HACP – St Luke's Health System Boise, ID
Wednesday, Jun 12
2:00 pm

1206 - Building a Career Ladder for IPs
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 111AB
Tawanna McInnis-Cole, MS, BSN, RN, CIC – Memorial Hermann Healthcare System; Jodi L. Vanderpool, MBA, LNHA, CPPS, HACP – St Luke's Health System Boise, ID
Wednesday, Jun 12
2:00 pm

1202 - Clinical Microbiology: What’s Bugging You?
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 113C
Tanushree Soni, PhD, MPH – Emory Healthcare; Teri Hulett
Wednesday, Jun 12
3:00 pm

1301 - Do I Report That? The NHSN Case Study Coordinator as a Statewide Resource
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 103C
Lisa J. Hesse, BS CHEM MLS CIC – Fairview Range; Kathleen McMullen, MPH, CIC, FAPIC – Christian Hospital
Wednesday, Jun 12
3:00 pm

1306 - IPC During Infrastructure Repairs in Semi-restricted Areas of the Hospital
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 111AB
Sarah Clock, PhD, MPH – NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital; Dana Piatek, MSN, RN, CIC – UPMC Horizon and UPMC Jameson
Wednesday, Jun 12
3:30 pm

1301 - Collaboration Is Key for the IP in the Sterile Clean Room
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 103C
Pamela Harazim, RN, BS – Hartford Healthcare, East Region; Kathleen McMullen, MPH, CIC, FAPIC – Christian Hospital
Wednesday, Jun 12
3:30 pm

1306 - Construction and Infection Prevention: Using the Tools to Your Advantage
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 111AB
Leon Young, B.S. MT, ASCP – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Corporate Services; Dana Piatek, MSN, RN, CIC – UPMC Horizon and UPMC Jameson
Wednesday, Jun 12
4:30 pm

1506 - Applying Human Factors to Assess Hand Hygiene Observation Applications
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 111AB
Amanda Sivek, PhD in Bioengineering – ECRI Institute; James Davis, MSN, RN, HEM, CCRN-K, CIC, FAPIC – ECRI Institute
Wednesday, Jun 12
4:30 pm

1501 - CANCELED: Eliminating Isolation Precautions by Objectively Measuring Criteria on Current Risks and Observations
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 103C
Roy Boukidjian, MSN, PHN, CIC, NE-BC – Dignity Health; Kathleen Gase, MBA, MPH, CIC, FAPIC – Barnes-Jewish St. Peters & Progress West Hospitals
Wednesday, Jun 12
5:00 pm

1501 - From Board to Bedside: Using Data to Reduce Preventable Harm
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 103C
Julia Sammons, MD, MSCE – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Kathleen Gase, MBA, MPH, CIC, FAPIC – Barnes-Jewish St. Peters & Progress West Hospitals
Wednesday, Jun 12
5:00 pm

1506 - Quality Improvement Increases Family and Visitor Hand Hygiene Compliance in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 111AB
Elizabeth M. Marrero, MSN, RN, CNOR(e), CIC – Arkansas Children's Hospital; James Davis, MSN, RN, HEM, CCRN-K, CIC, FAPIC – ECRI Institute
Thursday, Jun 13
10:15 am

2106 - Preparing for Certification in an ASC
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 111AB
Lori Groven, MSPHN, RN, CIC – TRIA Orthopaedic Center; Karoline Sperling, MPH, MLS, CIC, FAPIC – Park Nicollet Health Services
Thursday, Jun 13
10:15 am

2101 - Who Cleans What? Improving Cleanliness of the Hospital Environment
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 103C
Caroline Haggerty, RN, MSN, MBA, LSSBB – Penn Medicine; Bassel Molaeb, MPH, CIC, FAPIC – Al-Moosa Specialist Hospital - KSA
Thursday, Jun 13
10:15 am

2109 - Wisconsin's Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship: Advancing from 12 to 100% in 12 Months
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 102AB
DeAnn E. Richards, RN, BSN, CIC, HPHQ, CPPS – MetaStar, Inc.; Salah Qutaishat, PhD, CIC, FSHEA, FAPIC – Munson Healthcare
Thursday, Jun 13
10:45 am

2109 - Antibiotic Stewardship Programs with Limited Resources
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 102AB
Nikki W. Ripplinger, RN, IP, CIC – Teton Valley Health; Salah Qutaishat, PhD, CIC, FSHEA, FAPIC – Munson Healthcare
Thursday, Jun 13
10:45 am

2106 - Filling the Need: An IPC Training Program to Build Your Bench
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 111AB
Julie Duran Mullica, MPH, CIC – SCL Health; Karoline Sperling, MPH, MLS, CIC, FAPIC – Park Nicollet Health Services; Kelley Knapek, RN, MPH, CIC, CWON – SCL Health Good Samaritan Medical Center; Kelley Knapek, RN, MPH, CIC, CWON – SCL Health Good Samaritan Medical Center; Jessica Strauch, Phd, CIC – Lutheran Medical Center
Thursday, Jun 13
10:45 am

2101 - The Handwash Station: Friend and Foe?
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 103C
Michael J. Weinbren, MBBS MSC FRCPATH – KINGS MILL HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Bassel Molaeb, MPH, CIC, FAPIC – Al-Moosa Specialist Hospital - KSA
Thursday, Jun 13
2:15 pm

2201 - CRE Collaborative: A Regional Approach to Prevention
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 103C
Justine Celli, MSPH – Florida Department of Health; Linda Dickey, RN, MPH, CIC, FAPIC – UCI Health
Thursday, Jun 13
2:15 pm

2206 - On the Frontline: Preparing Your Healthcare System for the Next High Consequence Infectious Disease
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 111AB
Marie H. Wilson, RN, CIC – Methodist Dallas Medical Center; Beth Wallace, MPH, CIC, FAPIC – Beaumont Health
Thursday, Jun 13
2:45 pm

2206 - Invasive Group a Streptococcal Infections in Pennsylvania LTC Residents
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 111AB
JoAnn Adkins, RN, BSN, CIC, FAPIC – Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority; Beth Wallace, MPH, CIC, FAPIC – Beaumont Health
Thursday, Jun 13
2:45 pm

2201 - Statewide Implementation of a Colon Bundle: Turn Challenges into Successes
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 103C
Mary Catanzaro, RN BSMT(ASCP) CIC FAPIC – Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania; Linda Dickey, RN, MPH, CIC, FAPIC – UCI Health
Thursday, Jun 13
3:45 pm

2401 - A System-Wide Approach to Validation of Electronic Denominator Data
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 103C
Kristen E. Metzger, MPH, CIC, FAPIC – Northwestern Memorial Healthcare; Stacy Martin, RN, BSN, CIC, FAPIC – Moffitt Cancer Center
Thursday, Jun 13
3:45 pm

2406 - When Two Worlds Collide: Leading IPC and Sterile Processing
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 111AB
Melissa G. Morgan, MSN, RN, CIC, CSPDT, FAPIC – Cone Health; Janet Haas, PhD, RN, CIC, FAPIC – Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health System
Thursday, Jun 13
4:15 pm

2406 - Implementing a Low-cost, Escalation-driven Sampling Protocol for Water Management
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 111AB
Terry Stange, PhD Chemical Engineering, MBA, BS Chemistry – Trusted Water, LLC; Janet Haas, PhD, RN, CIC, FAPIC – Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health System
Thursday, Jun 13
4:15 pm

2401 - Using App-based Programs to Rethink Hand Hygiene
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 103C
Marko Predic, MS, CIC – UF Health Jacksonville; Stacy Martin, RN, BSN, CIC, FAPIC – Moffitt Cancer Center
Friday, Jun 14
8:00 am

3006 - Urinary Drainage Leg Bags: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly!
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 111AB
Sharon Bradley, RN, CIC – ECRI Institute; Adebisi A. Adeyeye, DHA, RN, CIC, FAPIC – VA NY Harbor Health Care System
Friday, Jun 14
8:00 am

3001 - Using Lean Methodology to Decrease Hospital-onset C. Diff Infections
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 103C
Anna L. Baker, DrPH, MPH, PHM, CIC – Saint Agnes Medical Center; Kathleen Gase, MBA, MPH, CIC, FAPIC – Barnes-Jewish St. Peters & Progress West Hospitals
Friday, Jun 14
8:30 am

3006 - Multidisciplinary Team Activities in the Reduction of CAUTI
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 111AB
Susan C. Bleasdale, MD – University of Illinois, College of Medicine, Chicago, IL; Adebisi A. Adeyeye, DHA, RN, CIC, FAPIC – VA NY Harbor Health Care System
Friday, Jun 14
8:30 am

3001 - The Patient Satisfaction vs. Patient Safety Conundrum
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 103C
Christine Greene, MPH, PhD – NSF International; Kathleen Gase, MBA, MPH, CIC, FAPIC – Barnes-Jewish St. Peters & Progress West Hospitals
Friday, Jun 14
9:30 am

3206 - Opening a New Hospital: The Ip’s Role in Design, Program Implementation, and Patient Readiness
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 111AB
Christy Wisdom, MSN RN CIC FAPIC LSSBB – Arkansas Children's; Beth Wallace, MPH, CIC, FAPIC – Beaumont Health
Friday, Jun 14
9:30 am

3201 - Seize the Day: Aligning with Healthcare Reform and C-suite Initiatives to Improve Patient Outcomes
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 103C
Mark D. Dixon, RPh, MHA, FACHE – The Mark Dixon Group, LLC; Linda Greene, RN, MPS, CIC, FAPIC – University of Rochester Highland Hospital
Friday, Jun 14
10:00 am

3206 - Construction Challenges: Getting from Here to There
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 111AB
Charles Ash, BS, MT(ASCP), MBA, CIC – Gwinnett Medical Center; Beth Wallace, MPH, CIC, FAPIC – Beaumont Health
Friday, Jun 14
10:00 am

3201 - Flex Your Leadership Muscle: Becoming a Competitive Board of Directors Candidate
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 103C
Mary Lou Manning, PhD, CRNP, CIC, FAAN – Thomas Jefferson University, College of Nursing; Linda Greene, RN, MPS, CIC, FAPIC – University of Rochester Highland Hospital
Friday, Jun 14
1:30 pm

3309 - Bringing Best Practice to Point of Care: Pre-cleaning of Instruments Outside of the OR
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 102AB
Cheryl Wright, MSN – Memorial Hospital East; Mary E. Sibulsky, RN – International Eye Institute
Friday, Jun 14
1:30 pm

3301 - Novel Technology to Prevent Utis and Incontinence-associated Dermatitis in LTC Residents
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 103C
Linda Behan, BSN, RN, CWCN, CIC – Genesis HealthCare; Linda Behan, BSN, RN, CWCN, CIC – Genesis HealthCare; Linda Behan, BSN, RN, CWCN, CIC – Genesis HealthCare; Kelly Zabriskie, CIC – Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Friday, Jun 14
1:30 pm

3306 - Reducing Risk of Readmissions for SSI: Photo at Discharge Scheme
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 111AB
Melissa Rochon, BSc (Hons) Nursing, Post-Graduate Certificate in Professional Practice – Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust; Margaret Gilman, CIC – Nemours A.I. duPont Hospital for Children
Friday, Jun 14
2:00 pm

3301 - CHG: To Bathe or Not to Bathe
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 103C
Celeste J. Chandonnet, RN, MSN, CCRN-K, CIC – Boston Children's Hospital; Kelly Zabriskie, CIC – Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Friday, Jun 14
2:00 pm

3306 - Choose Zero: A Monthly Blitz for Proactive Prevention
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 111AB
Megan Crosser, MPH, BS, CIC – Banner Health; Margaret Gilman, CIC – Nemours A.I. duPont Hospital for Children
Friday, Jun 14
2:00 pm

3309 - I'm Sorry, Did You Say...prions?
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 102AB
Aaron Vanderboegh, MPH – United Hospital; Mary E. Sibulsky, RN – International Eye Institute
Friday, Jun 14
2:45 pm

3506 - A Collaborative Response to a Statewide Outbreak of Hepatitis A
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 111AB
Sarah Bishop, MSN, APRN, CCNS, CIC – University of Louisville Hospital; Rui Zhao, MPH – Louisville Metro Public Health and Wellness; Crystal Heishman, MBA, MSN, RN, ONC, CIC, FAPIC – University of Louisville Hospital
Friday, Jun 14
2:45 pm

3501 - Clean 4 You Promise Package-a Horizontal Approach to Preventing Infections
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 103C
Jenay Beshears, MSN, RN, CIC – Piedmont Healthcare; Cassandra A. Sherman, BSc, CIC – Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Friday, Jun 14
3:15 pm

3506 - Outbreak of Elizabethkingia anophelis in a Pediatric Acute Care Facility
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 111AB
Jolianne Stone Tocco, MPH – INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center; Crystal Heishman, MBA, MSN, RN, ONC, CIC, FAPIC – University of Louisville Hospital
Friday, Jun 14
3:15 pm

3501 - Reducing HAIs Through Creation and Implementation of a Promise Package
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 103C
Shalom Hernandez Patel, MPH, CPH, CIC, QPI Blackbelt – Piedmont Healthcare; Cassandra A. Sherman, BSc, CIC – Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Concurrent Education Session - 60 minutes
Wednesday, Jun 12
1:30 pm

1200 - Compounding and Hazardous Drug Safety: What You Need to Know
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 103AB
Christina Michalek, BS RPh FASHP – Institute for Safe Medication Practices; Mary E. Sibulsky, RN – International Eye Institute
Wednesday, Jun 12
1:30 pm

1209 - How Good Is Your Data? How to Use the NHSN Internal Validation Toolkit
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 102AB
Suparna Bagchi, DrPH, MSPH – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; DeAnn E. Richards, RN, BSN, CIC, HPHQ, CPPS – MetaStar, Inc.
Wednesday, Jun 12
1:30 pm

1207 - Interrater Reliability Applied to NHSN Definitions Across an 8-hospital System
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 107AB
Beth Wallace, MPH, CIC, FAPIC – Beaumont Health; Pamela S. Bozigar, MT, CIC – Beaumont Health; Marie H. Wilson, RN, CIC – Methodist Dallas Medical Center
Wednesday, Jun 12
1:30 pm

1205 - Medical Device Investigations: Federal Partner Perspectives
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 105AB
Julia Marders – Food & Drug Administration/Center for Devices and Radiological Health; Isaac Benowitz – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Adebisi A. Adeyeye, DHA, RN, CIC, FAPIC – VA NY Harbor Health Care System
Wednesday, Jun 12
1:30 pm

1204 - PPE: Then and Now
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 104AB
Sarah M. Deming, BSN,RN, CIC – Mohawk Valley Health System; Heather Bernard, DNP, RN, CIC, FAPIC, DNP, BS, RN, CIC, FAPIC – Mohawk Valley Health System
Wednesday, Jun 12
1:30 pm

1201 - Using Agile Implementation to Reduce Adverse Outcomes
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 103C
Kristen Kelley, Kristen Kelley, MPH, RN, BSN, CIC, CLC, FAPIC – Indiana University Health; Lana Dbeibo, MD – Indiana University Health; Susan Ruwe, MSN, RN, CPHQ, CIC – Carle Foundation Hospital
Wednesday, Jun 12
1:30 pm

1208 - Zero Heroes: Knocking out HAIs in the Medical Surgical ICU
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 112AB
Maureen D. Lansing, BSN, RN, CIC – Dartmouth College, The Dartmouth Institute Public Health graduate student; Erin Reynolds, BSN, RN, CCRN, CNML – Inova Alexandria Hospital; Bassel Molaeb, MPH, CIC, FAPIC – Al-Moosa Specialist Hospital - KSA
Wednesday, Jun 12
3:00 pm

1309 - A New Tool for Ambulatory Surgery Centers: Outpatient Procedure Component for Reporting Adverse Events
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 102AB
Henrietta Smith, MSN, RN, CIC – Northrop Grumman Corporation, contractor for CDC/NHSN; Tara Millson, DNP, RN, CIC – CDC/NHSN; Mary E. Sibulsky, RN – International Eye Institute
Wednesday, Jun 12
3:00 pm

1304 - Dental Infection Control: Oral Environment Characteristics That Drive a Modified Approach
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 104AB
Gary W. Carter, MPH, CIC, CIH, REHS – Indian Health Service; Joshua Ulibarri, DDS – Acoma-Canoncito-Laguna Service Unit; Lela Luper, RN CIC, FAPIC – Chickasaw Nation Department of Health
Wednesday, Jun 12
3:00 pm

1300 - Human Factors: Empathy Science
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 103AB
James Won – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Patrice D. Tremoulet, PhD – ECRI Institute; Bassel Molaeb, MPH, CIC, FAPIC – Al-Moosa Specialist Hospital - KSA
Wednesday, Jun 12
3:00 pm

1307 - Using Health Behavior Theory to Increase Efficacy of IPC
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 107AB
Stephanie Stroever, PhD, MPH, CIC – Western Connecticut Health Network; Melissa Peskin, PhD – UTHealth School of Public Health; Angela Vassallo, MPH, MS, CIC, FAPIC – Health Services Advisory Group, Inc.
Wednesday, Jun 12
3:00 pm

1305 - LTC Infection Prevention: Home Sweet Infection-free Home
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 105AB
Steven Schweon, RN, MPH, MSN, CIC, FSHEA, FAPIC – Consultant; Deb Burdsall, PhD, RN-BC, CIC, FAPIC – Baldwin Hill Solutions LLC; Thomas Button, NE-BC, CIC, FAPIC – HCA MidAmerica Division
Wednesday, Jun 12
3:00 pm

1308 - The Changing Landscape of IPC and Quality Improvement in Home Healthcare
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 112AB
Ashley Chastain, MPH – Columbia University School of Nursing; Monika Pogorzelska-Maziarz, PhD, MPH – Thomas Jefferson University; Heather Bernard, DNP, RN, CIC, FAPIC, DNP, BS, RN, CIC, FAPIC – Mohawk Valley Health System
Wednesday, Jun 12
4:30 pm

1505 - A History of Infectious Diseases in Philadelphia
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 105AB
Patrick J. Brennan – Penn Medicine; David Witt, MD, FIDSA, CIC – Kaiser Permanente Northern California
Wednesday, Jun 12
4:30 pm

1507 - A Tale of Two Sustainability Tools: Leadership Rounds and K Cards
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 107AB
Mary Jo Knobloch, PhD, MPH – University of Wisconsin, Department of Medicine, Infectious Disease; Grace E. Shea, BA, MPH – UW Health, Department of Surgery; Elizabeth Monsees, PhD, MBA, RN, CIC, FAPIC – Children’s Mercy Hospital
Wednesday, Jun 12
4:30 pm

1504 - Hospital Mattresses as a Source of HAIs: Current Recommendations for Disinfection
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 104AB
Edmond A. Hooker, MD, DrPH – Xavier University; Tara Beuscher, DNP, RN-BC, GCNS-BC, ANP-BC, CWOCN, CFCN, NEA-BC – University of Virginia; Lisa Caffery, MS, BSN, RN-BC, CIC, FAPIC – Genesis Health System
Wednesday, Jun 12
4:30 pm

1500 - Research and Publication is Not Just for PhDs: How to Set Up PI/QI Projects for Research and Publication – A Toolkit
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 103AB
Jeanette J. Harris, MS, MSM, BS, MT(ASCP), CIC, FAPIC – MultiCare Health System; Amanda J. Hessels, PhD, MPH, RN, CIC, CPHQ, FAPIC – Columbia University, School Of Nursing/ Hackensack Meridian Health; DeAnn E. Richards, RN, BSN, CIC, HPHQ, CPPS – MetaStar, Inc.
Wednesday, Jun 12
4:30 pm

1509 - Sepsis: Systemic Immune Assault in the Waning Years of Antibiotic Effectiveness
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 102AB
Wava Truscott, BS, MBA, PhD – Truscott MedSci Associates, LLC; Linda Dickey, RN, MPH, CIC, FAPIC – UCI Health
Wednesday, Jun 12
4:30 pm

1502 - SESSION CANCELLED The Legal Side of Waterborne Pathogen Risk Management: Minimizing Exposure When CMS Arrives!
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 113C
Russell s. Nassof, Juris Doctorate – RiskNomics; Russell s. Nassof, Juris Doctorate – RiskNomics; Stacy Martin, RN, BSN, CIC, FAPIC – Moffitt Cancer Center
Wednesday, Jun 12
4:30 pm

1508 - You've Got a Friend in Me: IPC and Occupational Health Partnering to Decrease Risk
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 112AB
Christopher Blank, MPH – BJC HealthCare; Patti Kieffer, RN, BSN, CIC, FAPIC – St. Louis Children's; Susan Ruwe, MSN, RN, CPHQ, CIC – Carle Foundation Hospital
Thursday, Jun 13
10:15 am

2110 - Adapting IPC to the Behavioral Health Setting
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 110AB
Catherine S. Grayson, MSN, RN, CIC – Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Plano; Sasha Gbedemah, MSN, RN, CIC – Texas Health Resources- HEB; Janet L. Riese, MSN, CIC – Mary Lanning Healthcare
Thursday, Jun 13
10:15 am

2107 - Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Practices in Nursing Homes: Findings from a CMS Infection Control Pilot Project
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 107AB
Bola Ogundimu, DrPH, RN, CIC – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Sheila Hanns, MBA, BS-HSM, ADN-RN – Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; Jessica Arias, BSN, RN, CIC – New Jersey Department of Health
Thursday, Jun 13
10:15 am

2100 - Heroes of Implementation Research Scholars
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 103AB
Elizabeth Monsees, PhD, MBA, RN, CIC, FAPIC – Children’s Mercy Hospital; Valerie M. Vaughn, MD, MSc – University of Michigan and Ann Arbor VA; Angela Vassallo, MPH, MS, CIC, FAPIC – Health Services Advisory Group, Inc.
Thursday, Jun 13
10:15 am

2102 - Peripheral Vascular Access Device Infection: An Urgent Patient Safety Issue
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 113C
Marcia A. Ryder, PhD, MS, RN – RyderScience, Inc.; Martin Levesque
Thursday, Jun 13
10:15 am

2108 - The Neverending Story: Ip's Responsibility for Surveillance System Development
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 112AB
Rebecca Ragar, MPH, MLS(ASCP)CM, CIC – HonorHealth; Gretchen Ange, RN, BSN, CIC – HonorHealth; Kathleen Meehan Arias, MS, MT(ASCP), CIC, FAPIC – Arias Infection Control Consulting,
Thursday, Jun 13
10:15 am

2104 - Understanding and Preventing Periprosthetic Infections
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 104AB
Wava Truscott, BS, MBA, PhD – Truscott MedSci Associates, LLC; William G. Schmelzer, BA; MPA (Healthcare Policy) – Halyard Health; David Witt, MD, FIDSA, CIC – Kaiser Permanente Northern California
Thursday, Jun 13
10:15 am

2105 - Water-associated Outbreaks and Facility Water Management Plans
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 105AB
Matthew J. Arduino, DrPH, MS, RM(NRCM), M(ASCP)CM, FSHEA – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Matthew J. Stuckey, PhD, MPH – Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Thomas Button, NE-BC, CIC, FAPIC – HCA MidAmerica Division
Thursday, Jun 13
2:15 pm

2208 - Achieving Excellence in Infection Prevention through the Core Competencies
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 112AB
Angel C. Mueller, MPH, CIC, FAPIC – UnityPoint Health - Trinity; Lisa Caffery, MS, BSN, RN-BC, CIC, FAPIC – Genesis Health System; Thomas Button, NE-BC, CIC, FAPIC – HCA MidAmerica Division
Thursday, Jun 13
2:15 pm

2207 - Bed Bugs: The Ip's Role in Integrated Pest Management
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 107AB
Jill M. Hardy, RN, BSN – The University of Kansas Health System; Lance S. Williamson, BSN, RN, CIC – The University of Kansas Health System; Dana Piatek, MSN, RN, CIC – UPMC Horizon and UPMC Jameson
Thursday, Jun 13
2:15 pm

2209 - Interpreting the Results of Microbial Cultures and Biochemical Tests for Residual Contamination on Flexible Endoscopes
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 102AB
Cori L. Ofstead, MSPH – Ofstead & Associates, Inc.; Salah Qutaishat, PhD, CIC, FSHEA, FAPIC – Munson Healthcare
Thursday, Jun 13
2:15 pm

2202 - IPC in Home Healthcare: Findings from a Multi-method Study
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 113C
David Russell, PhD – Visiting Nurse Service of New York; Jingjing Shang, PhD, RN – Columbia University School of Nursing; Carol McLay, DrPH, MPH, RN, CIC, FAPIC – Infection Control International
Thursday, Jun 13
2:15 pm

2300 - Joint APIC/SHEA Session – SSI Prevention Strategies: IP in the OR
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 103AB
Hilary Babcock, MD, MPH – Washington University School of Medicine; BJC Health Care; Karen Hoffmann, RN, MS, CIC, FSHEA, FAPIC – University of North Carolina; David Witt, MD, FIDSA, CIC – Kaiser Permanente Northern California
Thursday, Jun 13
2:15 pm

2205 - NHSN Neonatal Late-onset Sepsis
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 105AB
Jonathan R. Edwards, MStat – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Susan Cali – CACI, subcontractor to Leidos | Contractor for the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) NCEZID, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ; Tara Millson, DNP, RN, CIC – CDC/NHSN
Thursday, Jun 13
2:15 pm

2200 - Recruitment, Hiring, Training and Retention of Infection Preventionists in the U.S.: A Learning Session
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 110AB
Heather Gilmartin, PhD, NP, CIC, FAPIC – Denver/Seattle Center of Innovation - Department of Veterans Affairs; Sara Reese, PhD, CIC, FAPIC – Swedish Medical Center; Sarah Smathers, MPH, CIC, FAPIC – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Tania N. Bubb, PhD, RN, CIC, FAPIC – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Thursday, Jun 13
2:15 pm

2204 - The Journey to Dream More, Learn More, Do More, and Become More
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 104AB
Amanda B. Gartner, MSN, RN, CPHQ – The University of Kansas Health System; Ann Marie Pettis, RN,BSN,CIC,FAPIC – UR Medicine
Thursday, Jun 13
3:45 pm

2409 - A Norovirus Outbreak on an Acute Care Behavioral Health Unit: Lessons Learned
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 102AB
Jennifer L. Dowling, RN, BSN – Fairmount Behavioral Health System; Steven Schweon, RN, MPH, MSN, CIC, FSHEA, FAPIC – Consultant; Janet L. Riese, MSN, CIC – Mary Lanning Healthcare
Thursday, Jun 13
3:45 pm

2404 - Bridging the Gap Between Implementation Science and Integration of Best Practice: A Practical Approach
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 104AB
Sharon Bradley, RN, CIC – ECRI Institute; Ann Marie Pettis, RN,BSN,CIC,FAPIC – UR Medicine
Thursday, Jun 13
3:45 pm

2407 - Championing to Reduce HAIs by Promoting Ingenuity
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 107AB
Susanne Jacobson, Medical Technologist (MT), Certified Infection Control (CIC) – Renown Health; Shauna Polak, RN – Renown Health; DeAnn E. Richards, RN, BSN, CIC, HPHQ, CPPS – MetaStar, Inc.
Thursday, Jun 13
3:45 pm

2408 - Expanding Horizons: IPC in the Outpatient Setting
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 112AB
Mary Jane Dunn, RN, BSN, CIC – UC Davis Health; Kimiko L. McCulloch, RN, MSN, CIC, RN-BC – UC Davis Health; Carol Vance, MSN, RN, CIC – Advocate Children's Hospital
Thursday, Jun 13
3:45 pm

2402 - Making a Case for an Ambulatory IPC Program
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 113C
Lori Handy, MD, MSCE – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Sara Townsend, MS-HQS, CIC – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Adebisi A. Adeyeye, DHA, RN, CIC, FAPIC – VA NY Harbor Health Care System
Thursday, Jun 13
3:45 pm

2400 - Outbreak Investigation: Hepatitis C Infection Related to Drug Diversion
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 103AB
Patricia Montgomery, MPH, RN, CIC – Washington State Department of Health; Denise Stinson, MN, RN – Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department; Tonya Wagner, BSN, RN – Amsurg
Thursday, Jun 13
3:45 pm

2405 - Importance of Infection Surveillance in Long-term Care Facilities
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 105AB
Angela Anttila, PhD, MSN, NP-C, CIC – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Theresa A. Rowe – Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Linda Behan, BSN, RN, CWCN, CIC – Genesis HealthCare
Friday, Jun 14
8:00 am

3004 - Antibiotic Stewardship for Nurses; It's Not Just Another Webinar
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 104AB
Linda Greene, RN, MPS, CIC, FAPIC – University of Rochester Highland Hospital; Ann Marie Pettis, RN,BSN,CIC,FAPIC – UR Medicine; Elizabeth Monsees, PhD, MBA, RN, CIC, FAPIC – Children’s Mercy Hospital
Friday, Jun 14
8:00 am

3002 - Breaches in Dental Infection Prevention-Could This Be Your Practice?
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 113C
Phenelle Segal, RN CIC FAPIC – Infection Control Consulting Services; Luci Perri, RN, BSN, MSN, MPH, CIC, FAPIC – Infection Control Results; Susan Ruwe, MSN, RN, CPHQ, CIC – Carle Foundation Hospital
Friday, Jun 14
8:00 am

3101 - CDC IPC Interactive Training Tools for Healthcare Professionals
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 108B
Joseph Scaletta, MPH, BSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC – Department of Defense, Department of Army; Matthew J. Stuckey, PhD, MPH – Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Friday, Jun 14
8:00 am

3005 - Diagnostic Stewardship: Addressing the Knowledge Gaps Associated with Urine and Blood Culturing Practices
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 105AB
Robert Garcia, BS, MT(ASCP, ASM), FAPIC, CIC – Stony Brook University Hospital; Joan Hebden, RN, MS, CIC, FAPIC – IPC Consulting Group LLC; Dorine Berriel-Cass, MA, BSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC – Spectrum Health
Friday, Jun 14
8:00 am

3000 - Introducing APIC's Updated 2019 Competency Model: It’s Here! The Updated APIC Competency Model
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 103AB
Corrianne Billings, BS, BSN, RN, CIC – Mission Health System; Lisa Caffery, MS, BSN, RN-BC, CIC, FAPIC – Genesis Health System; Heather Bernard, DNP, RN, CIC, FAPIC, DNP, BS, RN, CIC, FAPIC – Mohawk Valley Health System; Angel C. Mueller, MPH, CIC, FAPIC – UnityPoint Health - Trinity
Friday, Jun 14
8:00 am

3009 - IPC Assessment Tools: Acute Care and LTC
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 102AB
Bola Ogundimu, DrPH, RN, CIC – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Patricia Montgomery, MPH, RN, CIC – Washington State Department of Health; Jason Mehr, MPH, CIC – New Jersey Department of Health
Friday, Jun 14
8:00 am

3007 - The Journey Towards Compliance with Point of Care Pre-cleaning: Developing a Standard Work Document
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 107AB
Lucas Starnes, PhD, RN – St. Louis Children's Hospital; Amber A. Conrad, RN, BSN, CIC – BJC- Parkland Health Center; Kathleen McMullen, MPH, CIC, FAPIC – Christian Hospital
Friday, Jun 14
9:30 am

3207 - Disentangling Disinfectants: Considerations for Selecting or Changing Disinfecting Wipes
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 107AB
Lewis Johnson, MS, CIH, CIC – Lee Health System; Tonya Wagner, BSN, RN – Amsurg
Friday, Jun 14
9:30 am

3200 - IP Role in Product Selection and Value Analysis
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 103AB
Kathleen S. Hall-Meyer – Saint Luke's Health System; Martin Levesque
Friday, Jun 14
9:30 am

3209 - IPC Assessment Tools: Dialysis and Other Outpatient Facilities
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 102AB
Tiina Peritz, MS, BSN, RN, CIC – Philadelphia Department of Public Health; Evelyn Cook, RN, CIC – UNC Chapel Hill; Nicole Gualandi, RN, MS/MPH, CIC, FAPIC – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Friday, Jun 14
9:30 am

3204 - Is the Probe a Critical Device? Determining Ultrasound Probe and Puncture Site Contact Frequency in Invasive Procedures
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 104AB
Ruth Carrico, PhD DNP APRN FSHEA CIC – University of Louisville School of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases; Robert Garcia, BS, MT(ASCP, ASM), FAPIC, CIC – Stony Brook University Hospital; Crystal Heishman, MBA, MSN, RN, ONC, CIC, FAPIC – University of Louisville Hospital
Friday, Jun 14
9:30 am

3205 - NHSN Pediatric VAE Surveillance
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 105AB
Cindy Gross, MT, SM (ASCP), CIC – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Tara Millson, DNP, RN, CIC – CDC/NHSN
Friday, Jun 14
9:30 am

3202 - Oh Baby! Addressing IPC Concerns in the Perinatal Setting
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 113C
Patti Kieffer, RN, BSN, CIC, FAPIC – St. Louis Children's; Kay Sams, RN, BSN, MPH, CIC, FAPIC – Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
Friday, Jun 14
9:30 am

3103 - Top Outbreaks of 2018: CDC HAI Outbreak Responses
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 108B
Kathleen Hartnett, PhD, MPH – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion; Todd J. Lucas, MD, MPH – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion; Carol McLay, DrPH, MPH, RN, CIC, FAPIC – Infection Control International
Friday, Jun 14
9:30 am

3208 - Understanding How CMS Utilizes HAI Surveillance Data
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 112AB
Kathleen Gase, MBA, MPH, CIC, FAPIC – Barnes-Jewish St. Peters & Progress West Hospitals; Karoline Sperling, MPH, MLS, CIC, FAPIC – Park Nicollet Health Services
Friday, Jun 14
1:30 pm

3300 - Applying APIC's Updated 2019 Competency Model: Practical Application: How YOU Can Grow Professionally by Using the Updated 2019 APIC Competency Model
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 103AB
Heather Bernard, DNP, RN, CIC, FAPIC, DNP, BS, RN, CIC, FAPIC – Mohawk Valley Health System; Corrianne Billings, BS, BSN, RN, CIC – Mission Health System; Lisa Caffery, MS, BSN, RN-BC, CIC, FAPIC – Genesis Health System; Kathleen Meehan Arias, MS, MT(ASCP), CIC, FAPIC – Arias Infection Control Consulting,
Friday, Jun 14
1:30 pm

3304 - Biofilms: Development, Transmission, Removal, and Disinfection
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 104AB
Karen Vickery, BVSc, MVSc, PhD, MASM – Macquarie University; Martin Levesque
Friday, Jun 14
1:30 pm

3305 - Infection Prevention in Oncology: Unique Situations, Practical Solutions
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 105AB
Linda Graviss, MT(ASCP), CIC – M.D. Anderson Cancer Center; Stacy Martin, RN, BSN, CIC, FAPIC – Moffitt Cancer Center; Kay Sams, RN, BSN, MPH, CIC, FAPIC – Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
Friday, Jun 14
1:30 pm

3307 - Reprocessing Best Practices Can Be Operationalized in Outpatient Clinics-here's How!
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 107AB
Lydia Grimes, MSN, BA, RN, CIC; Josephine Fox, MPH, RN, CIC – Barnes-Jewish Hospital; Lela Luper, RN CIC, FAPIC – Chickasaw Nation Department of Health
Friday, Jun 14
1:30 pm

3308 - SSI Monitoring and Prevention in Low- and Middle-income Settings
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 112AB
Matthew Westercamp – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); Christiana A. Conteh – Ministry of Health and Sanitation; Joseph S. Solomkin – World Surgical Infection Society; Rebecca Fitzpatrick, DNP, RN, CIC – Penn Medicine CPUP
Friday, Jun 14
1:30 pm

3302 - Unveiling the Shroud of IPC Ethics-let's Talk About It!
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 113C
Deva Rea, MPH, BSN, BS, RN, CIC – PDI Healthcare; Dana Piatek, MSN, RN, CIC – UPMC Horizon and UPMC Jameson
Friday, Jun 14
2:45 pm

3500 - IPC in Dialysis-from Nephrologist to Patients
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 103AB
Darlene Rodgers, BSN, RN, CNN, CPHQ – American Society of Nephrology (ASN); Nicole Gualandi, RN, MS/MPH, CIC, FAPIC – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Tara Millson, DNP, RN, CIC – CDC/NHSN
Friday, Jun 14
2:45 pm

3508 - IPC Tools and Training Approaches in Low- and Middle-income Countries
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 112AB
Jamine Weiss – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Evelyn N. Wesangula – Ministry of Health; Andy Bulabula, MD, MScClinEpi – ICAN - Infection Control Africa Network; Joseph Scaletta, MPH, BSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC – Department of Defense, Department of Army
Friday, Jun 14
2:45 pm

3505 - MDROs in Post-acute and Long-term Care Settings: Emerging Trends and Prevention Strategies
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 105AB
Lona Mody, MD, MSc – University of Michigan and VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System; Salah Qutaishat, PhD, CIC, FSHEA, FAPIC – Munson Healthcare
Friday, Jun 14
2:45 pm

3509 - NHSN Antimicrobial Use Option - Implementation, Validation & Analysis
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 102AB
Amy Webb, MPH, CHES – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Elizabeth Monsees, PhD, MBA, RN, CIC, FAPIC – Children’s Mercy Hospital
Friday, Jun 14
2:45 pm

3504 - Onboarding New IPs: A Structured Approach
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 104AB
Jocelyn Thomas, MPH, CIC, LSSGB – Memorial Hermann Health System; Maureen Nwani, RN, BSN, MSN-Ed, CIC – Memorial Hermann Health System; Aimee Baerlocher, MPH, CIC, FAPIC – St. Luke's Health System
Friday, Jun 14
2:45 pm

3502 - Sterilization and Disinfection Troubleshooting for the IP
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 113C
Craig A. Wallace, BS Biochemistry, BS Microbiology – 3M Healthcare; James Davis, MSN, RN, HEM, CCRN-K, CIC, FAPIC – ECRI Institute
Friday, Jun 14
2:45 pm

3507 - Wash, Dry, Repeat: Is This Enough for Healthcare Linen Reprocessing?
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 107AB
Rachael E. Snyders, MPH, BSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC – BJC HealthCare; Carole Leone, RN, MSN, CIC, FAPIC – BJC Healthcare; Kay Sams, RN, BSN, MPH, CIC, FAPIC – Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
Oral Presentation
Wednesday, Jun 12
1:30 pm

1203 - The State of Infection Control Among Los Angeles County (LAC) Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Providers (ETC-10)
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 113AB
Stacy M. Hartmann, MPH, CHES – Los Angeles County Department of Public Health; Christina Eclarino, RN, MSN, PHN – Los Angeles County Department of Public Health; Elaine Forsyth, RN; Roel Amara, RN; Kelsey OYong, MPH, CIC; Dawn Terashita, MD, MPH; Angela Vassallo, MPH, MS, CIC, FAPIC – Health Services Advisory Group, Inc.
Wednesday, Jun 12
1:50 pm

1203 - What’s in Your Bottle? Investigating a Pseudo-outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia (OIPH-18)
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 113AB
Tiffany Silmon, MPH, CIC – Chesapeake Regional Healthcare; Dana Chapman, RN, BSN, MPH, CIC; Angela Vassallo, MPH, MS, CIC, FAPIC – Health Services Advisory Group, Inc.
Wednesday, Jun 12
2:10 pm

1203 - Improvements in Transmission-Based Isolation in a Large Northeastern Academic Medical Center Emergency Department (QA-25)
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 113AB
Azalea Wedig, BS, CIC – UMass Memorial Medical Center; Candra Szymanski, MS, RN – UMass Memorial Medical Center; Martin Reznek, MD, MBA, FACEP – UMass Medical School; Eric Brush, MD, MHCM – UMass Medical Center, Worcester MA; Melissa Pineo, MSN – UmassMemoria lMedical Center; Tessa Nimtz, MSN – UMass Memorial Medical Center; Richard T. Ellison, III, MD – University of Massachusetts Medical School; Debbie Mack, RN, CIC – University Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center; Angela Vassallo, MPH, MS, CIC, FAPIC – Health Services Advisory Group, Inc.
Wednesday, Jun 12
3:00 pm

1303 - Impact of a Multidisciplinary Approach to Diabetic Foot Infections: The Design of a New Orthopedic Department, Stringent Practices, and Diagnostic Methods (ASR-0)
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 113AB
Lisa Saidel-Odes, MD – Soroka University Medical Center; Elad Keren, MD; Abraham borer, MD; Ronit Nativ, RN, MPH; Lior Nesher, MD; Rivka Moshe Yosipovich, RN; Orli Sagi, PhD; Orly Shimoni, PhD; Lilia Greenshpoon, RN; Linda Greene, RN, MPS, CIC, FAPIC – University of Rochester Highland Hospital
Wednesday, Jun 12
3:00 pm

1302 - Leading an Antibiotic Stewardship Initiative Through a Quality Improvement Collaborative Among 22 Hospitals in a Lower Middle Income Country (ASR-1)
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 113C
Ali A. Sabateen, infectious disease physician – Augusta Victoria Hospital; Dina Nasser, RN MPH – Augusta Victoria Hospital; Hammam J. Rjoup, MSN Pediatrics; Tahreer H. Taha, BSN; Bayan A. Ibrahim, PharmD; Abed Alra'oof Saleem, MCLS, CHS – Ministry of health; Alaa Abu Rub, infectious disease physician; Nimer M. Aldaghameen, MPH epidimiology; Ayman H. Abu Muhsen, MSN of health policies and Management; Fatenah N. naser, BSc Pharm; Musa Hindiyeh, PhD, D(ABMM); MT(ASCP) – Augusta Victoria Hospital; Carol McLay, DrPH, MPH, RN, CIC, FAPIC – Infection Control International
Wednesday, Jun 12
3:20 pm

1302 - Comparative Analysis of HCWs’ IPC Competency at Different Hospitals in Bangladesh: Success of a Multimodal Intervention for a Healthier Tomorrow (ISR-15)
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 113C
Lutfe Ara, M. Sc. in Microbiology – icddr,b; Md. Ehsanul Haque Tamal, Master of Statistics; Fahima Hossain, MPH; Md. Nur Haque Alam, MD.; Md. Shafiqul Alam Sarker, FRCP; Carol McLay, DrPH, MPH, RN, CIC, FAPIC – Infection Control International
Wednesday, Jun 12
3:20 pm

1303 - Investigation of a Serratia Marcescens bacteremia Cluster in a Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit (CICU) Utilizing Whole Genome Sequencing (OIPH-23)
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 113AB
Lynn Fine, PhD MPH CIC FAPIC – University of Rochester Medical Center; nicole pecora, MD PhD; heba mostafa, PhD; anna lambert, MS RN CCRN-K; charlie kline, MS RN CCRN-K; brenda tesini, MD; paul graman, MD; Linda Greene, RN, MPS, CIC, FAPIC – University of Rochester Highland Hospital
Wednesday, Jun 12
3:40 pm

1303 - Dive Deeper Than the Water (OIPH-24)
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 113AB
Dawn Marie Rumovitz, RN, BSN, MSN, CIC – St. Mary Medical Center; Dawn Marie Rumovitz, RN, BSN, MSN, CIC – St. Mary Medical Center; Linda Greene, RN, MPS, CIC, FAPIC – University of Rochester Highland Hospital
Wednesday, Jun 12
3:40 pm

1302 - Lessons Learned from an International Infection Control Consultation in a Newly Built Hospital in Saudi Arabia (QA-26)
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 113C
Eman Chami, MHA, CIC – Henry Ford Hospital; Abigail Keskimaki, MPH, CIC – Henry Ford Hospital; Carol McLay, DrPH, MPH, RN, CIC, FAPIC – Infection Control International
Wednesday, Jun 12
4:30 pm

1503 - Integrating Rapid Diagnostics and Antimicrobial Stewardship for Blood Cultures Improves Antibiotic Use in a Community Hospital (ASR-3)
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 113AB
David Ezdon, PharmD – Einstein Medical Center Montgomery; Janet Cahill, MT/M(ASCP) – Einstein Medical Center; Salah Qutaishat, PhD, CIC, FSHEA, FAPIC – Munson Healthcare
Wednesday, Jun 12
4:50 pm

1503 - Leveraging Technology to Increase Public Awareness of the Importance of Antimicrobial Stewardship (ASR-4)
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 113AB
Staci Kvak, MPH, MSN, RN – Washington State Department of Health; Marisa D'Angeli, MD, MPH; Salah Qutaishat, PhD, CIC, FSHEA, FAPIC – Munson Healthcare
Wednesday, Jun 12
5:10 pm

1503 - Creating Meaningful Meetings: a Rural Health Approach for Engagement in Antimicrobial Stewardship and Multidrug Resistant Organism Tracking (ASR-5)
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 113AB
Martha D. Jaworski, MS, RN ,CIC – Comagine Health; Susan Heppler, BSN, RN; Matthew C. Burns, BS; Salah Qutaishat, PhD, CIC, FSHEA, FAPIC – Munson Healthcare
Thursday, Jun 13
10:15 am

2103 - Supporting the Infection Preventionist in Skilled Nursing Facilities: Why Required Education Is Only the Tip of the Iceberg (ETC-12)
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 113AB
Karen M. Jones, MPH, RN, CIC – The University of Michigan; Sarah L. Krein, PhD, RN; Molly Harrod, PhD; Lona Mody, MD, MSc – University of Michigan and VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System; Dorine Berriel-Cass, MA, BSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC – Spectrum Health
Thursday, Jun 13
10:35 am

2103 - Factors Associated with Infection Preventionist Turnover in Long-term Care Facilities (LPD-17)
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 113AB
Margaret Drake, MT,ASCP,CIC – Nebraska Medicine/ Nebraska DHHS; Regina Nailon, Phd, RN; Teresa Fitzgerald, BSN, RN, CIC; Laura K. Tyner, RN, BSN, CIC; Sue Beach, BA; Terry Micheels, MSN, RN, CIC; Mark Rupp, MD – University of Nebraska Medical Center; Michelle Schwedhelm, MSN, RN, NEA-BC; Maureen Tierney, MD, MSc.; Muhammad S. Ashraf, MBBS – University of Nebraska Medical Center; Dorine Berriel-Cass, MA, BSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC – Spectrum Health
Thursday, Jun 13
10:55 am

2103 - Treat the Resident, Not the Urine: Using Patient Safety to Reduce Urinary Tract Infections and Overuse of Urine Culture in Long Term Care (ISR-16)
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 113AB
Theresa Haley, BS MT(ASCP) CIC – Lebanon VAMC; Suzanne Fritz, BSN, RN, CIC – Lebanon VA Medical Center; Dorine Berriel-Cass, MA, BSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC – Spectrum Health
Thursday, Jun 13
2:15 pm

2203 - Multi-facility Containment of a Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter Baumannii Outbreak –– January 2018–July 2018 (OIPH-20)
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 113AB
Allison Chan, MPH – Tennessee Department of Health; Kelley Tobey, MPH, RN, CIC; Nailah Smith, DVM, MPH; Pamela Talley, MD,MPH; Alison Halpin, PhD; Gillian McAllister, BS; Erisa Sula, MS; Alicia Shugart, MA; Maroya Walters, PhD, ScM; Marion Kainer, MD, MPH, FRACP, FSHEA; Angela Vassallo, MPH, MS, CIC, FAPIC – Health Services Advisory Group, Inc.
Thursday, Jun 13
2:35 pm

2203 - A Description of the First Candida Auris-colonized Individuals in New York State, 2016-2017 (OIPH-21)
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 113AB
Rafael Fernandez, MPH, CIC – New York State Department of Health; Karen L. Southwick, MD, MSc – New York State Department of Health; Crystal Green, MPH; Jane A. Greenko, RN, MPH, CIC; Eleanor Adams, MD, MPH; Richard Erazo, BS; Ronald Jean Denis, MPH; Rutvik Patel, MSW, MSc; Rosalie Giardina, MT; Sudha Chaturvedi, PhD; YanChun Zhu, MS; Lynn Leach, MS; Monica Quinn, RN, MS, CIC; Angela Vassallo, MPH, MS, CIC, FAPIC – Health Services Advisory Group, Inc.
Thursday, Jun 13
2:55 pm

2203 - Education and Consistent Infection Prevention Practices Prevail: An Outbreak of CRE in a Long Term Acute Care Hospital (OIPH-22)
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 113AB
Alicia M. Pucci, RN, PHN – Los Angeles County Department of Public Health; Chelsea Foo, MPH, CIC; Kelsey OYong, MPH, CIC; Merle Baron, RN BSN PHN; Amber Griffin, RN, MSN,PHN; Veronica Rosales-Herrera, MSN, RN, PHN; James McKinnell, MD; Dawn Terashita, MD, MPH; Angela Vassallo, MPH, MS, CIC, FAPIC – Health Services Advisory Group, Inc.
Thursday, Jun 13
3:45 pm

2403 - High Occurrence of Potential Contamination Risks Observed for Pediatric Patients Receiving Rapid Fluid Boluses with Single-use Syringes (ADS-9)
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 113AB
Galen Robertson, MS – 410 Medical; Heather Hoff; Hillary Spangler, MD; Mark Piehl, MD, MPH; Crystal Heishman, MBA, MSN, RN, ONC, CIC, FAPIC – University of Louisville Hospital
Thursday, Jun 13
4:05 pm

2403 - Impact of Repeat Infection Timeframe on CLABSI Surveillance (ST-32)
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 113AB
Katie L. Williams, MS, BSN, RN – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Lauren Farrell, MS, MLS(ASCP), CIC – The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Kevin McNally, BSN, RN, CPN; Sara Townsend, MS-HQS, CIC – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Sarah Smathers, MPH, CIC, FAPIC – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Lori Handy, MD, MSCE – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Julia Sammons, MD, MSCE – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Crystal Heishman, MBA, MSN, RN, ONC, CIC, FAPIC – University of Louisville Hospital
Thursday, Jun 13
4:25 pm

2403 - Development of an Infection Prevention Review Process for Clinical Trials with Oncolytic Viruses, Gene Therapy, and Other Biologic Agents (QA-31)
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 113AB
Carey Dombecki, MPH, CIC – Michigan Medicine; Tiffany Dogan, MPH, CIC; Rajkiran Kullar, MPH CIC; Amanda Valyko, MPH, CIC, FAPIC; Terri Stillwell, MD; Laraine Washer, MD; Crystal Heishman, MBA, MSN, RN, ONC, CIC, FAPIC – University of Louisville Hospital
Friday, Jun 14
8:00 am

3003 - Effectiveness of a Cleaning Protocol on Environmental Contamination in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (ASR-2)
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 113AB
David Levine, PT, PhD, DPT, FAPTA – The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Henry Spratt, PhD; Mark Rowin, MD; Kay Sams, RN, BSN, MPH, CIC, FAPIC – Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
Friday, Jun 14
8:20 am

3003 - Beyond the Naked Eye: Biofilms and Microbial Diversity in Re-laundered Mops and Towels Used in Healthcare Facilities (ADS-6)
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 113AB
Mark Wiencek, PhD, T-CHEST – Contec, Inc.; Kay Sams, RN, BSN, MPH, CIC, FAPIC – Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
Friday, Jun 14
8:40 am

3003 - Water Safety and Management Plans: A Patient Safety Initiative That Needs Infection Preventionists (ECR-14)
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 113AB
Laura Morris, MT (ASCP), CIC – Special Pathogens Laboratory; Julianne L. Baron, PhD, RBP – Special Pathogens Laboratory; David Pierre – SPL Consulting; Frank P. Sidari, III, PE, BCEE – Special Pathogens Laboratory; Janet E. Stout, PhD – Special Pathogens Laboratory and University of Pittsburgh; Kay Sams, RN, BSN, MPH, CIC, FAPIC – Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
Friday, Jun 14
9:30 am

3203 - Reducing Hospital-acquired Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infections and Clostridium difficile Infection Rates Through a Multi-disciplinary Approach (QA-28)
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 113AB
Chelsea Ludington, MPH – Spectrum Health; Nicole Pahl, MPH – Henry Ford Health System; Vivek Kak, MD FACP; Dorine Berriel-Cass, MA, BSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC – Spectrum Health
Friday, Jun 14
9:50 am

3203 - Finally! an External Female Catheter Device for Women! (QA-29)
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 113AB
Cassandra J. Mueller, MSN, CIC, CNL – Boone Hospital Center; Cassandra J. Mueller, MSN, CIC, CNL – Boone Hospital Center; Dorine Berriel-Cass, MA, BSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC – Spectrum Health
Friday, Jun 14
10:10 am

3203 - Taking Every Precaution – an Inter-professional Approach to Reducing Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections in an Acute Care Medical Center (QA-30)
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 113AB
Alina G. Stancovici, BSN, RN, CCRN-K, CIC – Advocate Aurora Health - Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center; Benjamin D. Galvan-Anderson, MLS(ASCP) – Advocate Aurora Health - Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center; Dorine Berriel-Cass, MA, BSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC – Spectrum Health
Friday, Jun 14
1:30 pm

3303 - Evaluation of High-level Disinfection Processes for Linear Endoscopic Ultrasound Scopes Following New Delhi Metallo-beta-lactamase Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae bacteremia (ADS-7)
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 113AB
Emily B. Moulton, MSN, RN – Inova Fairfax Medical Campus; Regan Trappler, MPH, RN, CIC; Lucy He, MLS(ASCP)CM; Holly Taylor, MPH, CIC – Inova Health System; Deeb Oweis, RN, CNOR; Lisa K. Sturm, MPH, CIC, FAPIC – Ascension
Friday, Jun 14
1:50 pm

3303 - Clinical Soil Removal from Flexible Endoscopes Is Critically Dependent on the Completeness of the Manual Cleaning Process (ADS-8)
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 113AB
Marco Bommarito, PhD – 3M; Lisa K. Sturm, MPH, CIC, FAPIC – Ascension
Friday, Jun 14
2:10 pm

3303 - A Tale of Two Departments: How Collaboration Between Infection Prevention and Sterile Processing Departments Can Improve Patient Safety (QA-27)
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 113AB
Ellen Evashwick, RN BA CIC CRCST – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; sylvia Cumplido, MSN, RN, CIC – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; Glen Eleby, CRCST; Teresa Washington, CRCST; Sneha Krishna, Masters of Science in Health Informatics; Matthew Almario, MPH; Alicia Hammonds-Reed, MPH; Sharon Fawcett, MSN, RN, CIC; Michael Ben-Aderet, MD; Jonathan Grein, MD; Lisa K. Sturm, MPH, CIC, FAPIC – Ascension
Friday, Jun 14
2:45 pm

3503 - Accidental Discharge of the Fire Sprinkler System in a Level I Trauma Center Operating Room (ECR-13)
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 113AB
Teresa Barnett, BSN, RN, CIC – BSWH Medical Center - Temple; William Schreier, RN CIC – Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple; William Schreier, RN CIC – Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple; Teresa Barnett, BSN, RN, CIC – BSWH Medical Center - Temple; William Schreier, RN CIC – Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple; Sarah Smathers, MPH, CIC, FAPIC – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Friday, Jun 14
3:05 pm

3503 - An Infection Prevention and Control Exposure Playbook: Preparing for Rapid Response (OIPH-19)
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 113AB
Lauren Farrell, MS, MLS(ASCP), CIC – The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Cindy L. Hoegg, RN, BSN, CIC, FAPIC; Privette Grayson, MPH, CIC, LSSGB; Sarah Smathers, MPH, CIC, FAPIC – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Julia Sammons, MD, MSCE – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Sarah Smathers, MPH, CIC, FAPIC – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Friday, Jun 14
3:25 pm

3503 - Impact of Exposures and Outbreaks on Staff Nurse and Infection Preventionist Workload (ETC-11)
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 113AB
Bevin Cohen, PhD, MS, MPH, RN; Amanda J. Hessels, PhD, MPH, RN, CIC, CPHQ, FAPIC – Columbia University, School Of Nursing/ Hackensack Meridian Health; Ana Kelly, PhD RN; Lucy Chen, MPH, ASQ CSSYB; Philip Zachariah, MD, MS; Elaine Larson, PhD RN FAAN; Sarah Smathers, MPH, CIC, FAPIC – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Pre-Conference Workshop
Tuesday, Jun 11
8:00 am

901 - CIC® Certification Preparatory Course Presented by APIC
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 204AB
Lynn Fine, PhD MPH CIC FAPIC – University of Rochester Medical Center; Linda Greene, RN, MPS, CIC, FAPIC – University of Rochester Highland Hospital
Tuesday, Jun 11
8:00 am

902 - Survey Readiness: How to Prepare for Success by APIC
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 201ABC
Daniel Schwartz, MD, MBA, – SCG/OCSQ/CMS; Sylvia Garcia-Houchins, MBA, RN, CIC – The Joint Commission; Mary E. Sibulsky, RN – International Eye Institute; Steven Schweon, RN, MPH, MSN, CIC, FSHEA, FAPIC – Consultant; Joseph Scaletta, MPH, BSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC – Department of Defense, Department of Army; Darleen R. Bartz, PhD, APRN, FAANP – North Dakota Department of Health; David Avalos, MSN, APRN, AOCNS, CIC – CaroMont Regional Medical Center; Stefanie Mozgai, BA, RN, CPM – Department of Health, New Jersey, Health Facility Survey & Field Operation
Tuesday, Jun 11
8:30 am

903 - Consulting 101: How to Get Started Now
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 204C
Janet Nau Franck, MBA, BSN, CIC, FAPIC – Consulting Professionals, Inc.; Leslie Kretzu, MA, MIPP – APIC Consulting Services
Workshops - 2.5 hours
Wednesday, Jun 12
3:00 pm

1400 - De-escalate and Resolve Conflict
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 108A
Terri Bogue, MSN, RN, PCNS-BC – Thor Projects LLC; Rob Bogue, BS – Thor Projects LLC; Kay Sams, RN, BSN, MPH, CIC, FAPIC – Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
Wednesday, Jun 12
3:00 pm

1401 - Finding Your Voice: Advocating for IPC
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 108B
Sarah Smathers, MPH, CIC, FAPIC – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Cassandra A. Sherman, BSc, CIC – Barnes-Jewish Hospital; Richard Capparell; Jessica Arias, BSN, RN, CIC – New Jersey Department of Health
Wednesday, Jun 12
3:00 pm

1402 - NHSN SSI Case Studies
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 109AB
Victoria Russo, MPH, CIC – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Denise E. Leaptrot, MSA, SM/BSMT(ASCP), CIC – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Rebecca Fitzpatrick, DNP, RN, CIC – Penn Medicine CPUP
Thursday, Jun 13
2:15 pm

2302 - NHSN CLABSI Protocol and Analysis PDW
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 108B
Prachi Patel, MPH – NHSN/Centers for Disease Control; LaTasha Powell, RN, BSN, CIC – CACI, Inc., and Centers for Disease Control; Teri Hulett
Thursday, Jun 13
2:15 pm

2301 - Another SSI? What Now?
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 108A
Carole Leone, RN, MSN, CIC, FAPIC – BJC Healthcare; Rachael E. Snyders, MPH, BSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC – BJC HealthCare; Patti Kieffer, RN, BSN, CIC, FAPIC – St. Louis Children's; Lorene E. Campbell, BSN, RN, CIC – Valley Children's Hospital
Friday, Jun 14
8:00 am

3100 - Beyond the Particle Counter: Interpreting Industrial Hygiene Reports and Unlocking the Meaning of Environmental Sampling
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 108A
Roberta Smith, RN, MSPH, CIC, CIH, COHN-S – Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment; John Martinelli, CAC, CDPH I/A – Forensic Analytical Consulting Services; Erica J. Stewart, CIH, FAIHA, HEM – Kaiser Permanente; Chad Gillham, CIH – Children's Hospital Colorado; James Davis, MSN, RN, HEM, CCRN-K, CIC, FAPIC – ECRI Institute
Friday, Jun 14
8:00 am

3102 - Quality Management Programs for Endoscope Reprocessing: Essential Tools and Skills for IPs
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 109AB
Cori L. Ofstead, MSPH – Ofstead & Associates, Inc.; John Eiland, RN, MS – Ofstead & Associates, Inc.; Krystina Hopkins, MPH – Ofstead & Associates, Inc.; Sara Townsend, MS-HQS, CIC – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Friday, Jun 14
1:15 pm

3401 - Analytical Methods for Assessing Intervention Effectiveness
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 108B
Jonathan R. Edwards, MStat – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Minn Soe, MBBS, MPH, MCTM – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Linda Dickey, RN, MPH, CIC, FAPIC – UCI Health
Friday, Jun 14
1:15 pm

3402 - The Role of the Healthcare Environment in Transmission of Pathogens
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 109AB
Sujan Reddy – CDC; Laura J. Rose, MS – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Heather Moulton Meissner, PhD – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Matthew J. Stuckey, PhD, MPH – Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Jessica Arias, BSN, RN, CIC – New Jersey Department of Health
Friday, Jun 14
1:30 pm

3400 - Veinglish: Understanding the Language of Vascular Access to Promote Better Patient Outcomes
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 108A
Christie S. Chapman, RN, BSN, CIC – University of California at San Diego Healthcare; Judy Thompson, MSN Ed, RN, VA-BC – Association for Vascular Access (AVA); Blanche M. Lenard, RN CIC – Independent Consultant - Long Term Care