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07/13/2017

International Infection Prevention Week 2017

International Infection Prevention Week (IIPW) will be here before you know it! APIC is busy creating resources and materials to help you celebrate IIPW this year! In the meantime, here is the current information we have available. Please check back periodically or follow APIC on Facebook and Twitter for the most up-to-date content.

When is IIPW? October 15-21, 2017

What is the theme? Antibiotic Resistance

Will there be an updated toolkit? Yes! It will be available at the end of August. Look for updates in eNews!
07/13/2017

Ready-made social media posts for you to share

Are you looking for a way to contribute to the #infectionprevention conversation on social media? Do you need relevant posts to share with your followers? Are you looking for fresh content for your newsfeeds to raise your infection prevention profile? APIC has created a new webpage to house the social media posts and resources you need! All you have to do is copy, paste, and post!

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07/18/2017

Failures in stethoscope hygiene can lead to patient infections

You can lead a doctor to disinfection, but how do you get them to clean…or wipe ….or swab a stethoscope? That’s the question raised by a new quality improvement project published in the July issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official journal of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC).
06/15/2017

VHA initiative significantly reduces MRSA in Veterans living centers