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Antimicrobial Stewardship, Resistance and Emerging Pathogens
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
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
10:15 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
10:45 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
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
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
Antisepsis, Disinfection and Sterilization
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
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
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 M. 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

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
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

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

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
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

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
CDC
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
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

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
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

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
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

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
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
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
Education, Training, and Competencies
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
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 M. McMullen, MPH CIC FAPIC – Christian Hospital
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

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
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
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
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

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
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.
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
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

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
Environment of Care, Construction and Remediation
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

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

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
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
10:45 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
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
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
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
Healthcare Worker Safety and Occupational Health
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
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
Implementation Science and Research
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
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
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
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

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
2:45 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

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
Leadership and Professional Development
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
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
10:45 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
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

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

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
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
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
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

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

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,
NHSN
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
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
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
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
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
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
Outbreak Investigation, Public Health and Health Policy
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
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

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
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
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
Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement
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

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
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 M. McMullen, MPH CIC FAPIC – Christian Hospital
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
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

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
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

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
2:45 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

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
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

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
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

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

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

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
Surveillance and Technology
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
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
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
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
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