Welcome to the Greater New Orleans Chapter of Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC). Since 1973, our members have worked to keep patients safe through educating our members on infection control, working with elected leadership on patient safety policy matters, and partnering with organizations with similar patient safety goals.
Our chapter is committed to excellence and has enjoyed the following honors over the last several years:
- 2010 APIC Conference Host Chapter
- 2010 APIC Chapter Excellence Award
- 2013 International Infection Prevention Week Award Winner
Upcoming Meetings
Each meeting begins at 9:00 a.m. in the Conference Center at East Jefferson General Hospital, 4200 Houma Boulevard, Metairie, LA unless otherwise indicated. Vendors interested in sponsoring a meeting or participating in the October Vendor Fair should contact matzenhoffer@ejgh.org.
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January 6, 2016
Vendor: Paul Broussard Company: The Medicine Company Speaker: Fred J. Pane, RPh, BS Pharm, FASHP, FABC Click here for meeting flyer February 3, 2016 Vendor: Tom Gautreaux Company: Biopatch Speaker: Michelle Devries, MPH, CIC Topic: Peripheral IV's: A Call to Action Click here for meeting flyer March 2, 2016 Vendor: Kim Balser Company: MoInlycke Speaker: Kim McCarthy CEU's available! April 6, 2016 Vendor: Stacey Spiers Company: MoInlycke Speaker 1: Sheila Mays Topic 1: Handy Hygiene Speaker 2: LA Office of Public Health Topic 2: HIV Update Click here for the meeting flyer CEU's available! May 4, 2016 Vendor: Mike Ceballos Company: GoJo Speaker: Dr. MarkAlain Dery and Dr. Juzar Ali Topic: Ebola Update & TB Update June 2016 National Conference June 11-13, 2016 Charlotte, NC |
July 6, 2016
Vendor: Leslie Coco Frazier Company: 3M Speaker: TBA CEU's available! August 3, 2016 Vendor: Jeff Robert Company: Xenex Speaker: Maria Rodriguez Topic: Infection Control in the Central Sterile Processing Department CEU's available! September 30, 2016 Chapter Educational Conference Location TBA 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. November 2, 2016 Vendor: Katie Drago Company: PDI Speaker: Dr. MarkAlain Dery Topic: Ebola, Part 2 December 2016 Officer Installation Luncheon Austin's Restaurant 5101 W. Esplanade Avenue Metairie, LA Friday, December 2, 2016 11:00 a.m. |
