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CIC Study groups available.

Washington Study Group: 8/21/24

Ongoing: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1S6kC_I8SzOLEGGv40J6Fg#/registration

Florida Study Group: https://forms.office.com/g/N73PuAQN69
Date: The cohort will last a total of 28 weeks (excluding observed holidays). The start date has not yet been finalized. You will
receive additional information when available.
Time: Friday 3-4 p.m. Eastern time
Location: Virtual via Microsoft Teams
Who will be conducting this training? This cohort will be conducted by the Florida HAI Prevention Program. Facilitators
include: Sasha Borges MPH, CPH, CIC, CCMA (Infection Prevention Education Specialist), Barbara Russell MPH, RN, BS, CIC,
FAPIC (Infection Prevention Education Specialist), and Alexis Guttenberg MPH, CIC (Infection Prevention Education Specialist).
What is the benefit of becoming certified? Certification represents your knowledge of infection

CBIC has a new IPU category!! Participation in a Mentorship Program! Checkout what CBIC has to offer here.

CDC’s HICPAC Isolation Precaution Guidelines

A major change in the guidelines is the recommendation to identify transmission modes as either air or touch, rather than airborne or contact. HICPAC approved recommendations on standard precautions, PPE for healthcare personnel (HCP); transmission-based precautions to prevent transmission by touch and by air; and source control and patient placement recommendations.

Click here to read their current part one updates as of September 2024.

Resource Links

AAMI

The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation® (AAMI) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1967. It is a diverse community of more than 10,000 professionals united by one important mission—the development, management, and use of safe and effective health technology. AAMI is the primary source of consensus standards, both national and international, for the medical device industry, as well as practical information, support, and guidance for healthcare technology and sterilization professionals.

AJIC

American Journal of Infection Control

Research articles, Podcasts and more. Subscription available free with APIC membership.

APIC

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) is the leading professional association for infection preventionists (IPs) with more than 15,000 members. Our mission is to advance the science and practice of infection prevention and control.

CDC

CDC is the nation’s leading science-based, data-driven, service organization that protects the public’s health. For more than 70 years, we’ve put science into action to help children stay healthy so they can grow and learn; to help families, businesses, and communities fight disease and stay strong; and to protect the public’s health.

IDSA

Infectious Diseases Society of America

Physicians, Scientists and Public Health experts specializing in infectious diseases. Provides guidelines, research and professional development.

NHSN

CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network is the nation’s most widely used healthcare-associated infection tracking system. NHSN provides facilities, states, regions, and the nation with data needed to identify problem areas, measure progress of prevention efforts, and ultimately eliminate healthcare-associated infections.

OSDH

The Oklahoma State Department of Health protects and improves public health through its system of local health services and strategies focused on preventing disease. Five major service branches - Community Health, Family Health Services, Prevention and Preparedness, Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion and Protective Health Services - provide technical support and guidance to 68 county health departments as well as guidance and consultation to the two independent city-county health departments in Oklahoma City and Tulsa.

WHO

World Health Organization

The United Nations agency that connects nations, partners and people to promote health, and leads global efforts to expand universal health coverage.