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A huge THANK YOU for the support of our incredible Platinum, Gold and Silver sponsors of this year’s event! Your help and expertise in infection prevention are always appreciated!

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It’s almost time for our 3rd Annual APIC Houston Summer Member Event! This Friday, June 13th, IPs across the Houston area will join together for an educational session presented by our colleagues at MD Anderson Cancer Center, and enjoy an afternoon of networking and game play!

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Heads up Houston IPs! TSICP has 2 great virtual educational opportunities coming up! Registration fee is waived if signed up by January 25th!

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Friendly reminder to RSVP for a great educational and networking opportunity for IPs in Houston provided by our local APIC Chapter! Come join us on January 17th!

MPH students are welcomed to attend!

Register at the link: https://t.co/VFVbNpOHVO

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Check out this great educational and networking opportunity for IPs in Houston offered by our local APIC Chapter!

MPH students are welcomed to attend!

Register at the link: https://t.co/VFVbNpPfLm

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Accepting donations to Houston Food Bank at the fair! List of suggested items to bring: 
* Canned protein in various forms preferably with pull tops (i.e: beans, fish, chicken)
* Canned soup and ravioli
* Household items (i.e: toilet paper, paper towels and cleaners)

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APIC Houston Members & Friends!

Remember to register for the Preppin’ Ain’t Easy APIC Houston 2024 Vendor fair by this Friday, 11/1/2024. Attendance to the Vendor Fair will earn you 2 IPUs towards your CIC re-certification!

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Event Speakers:
* Dave Pierre (LiquiTech) to present on Plumbing 201 for Infection Preventionists
* Dr. Mayar Al Mohajer (CBIC) to cover an overview of all CBIC offerings, IPUs and the new Advanced Leadership Certification.

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In-Person: United Way Center
50 Waugh Drive, Houston, TX 77007

Virtual: https://t.co/F5Z4j2mGIQ

Passcode: APIC4U

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Topic: APIC National Recap

Speaker: APIC Houston members Krystal Purnell, Jackie Skinner, and Cristina Wheeler

Vendor Partner: LifeSync - Jessica Jaramillo

12:30-1:00 – Lunch and Networking (Lunch Provided)

1:00-1:30 – Chapter Business Meeting

1:30-2:30 – Speaker Session

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APIC Houston Members and Friends!

We hope you and your families are safe following Hurricane Beryl.

After further discussion with the APIC Board, we are proceeding with the July APIC Chapter Meeting tomorrow with both in-person and virtual options. The details are below:

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Congratulations on this career achievement and thank you for continuing to share your IC knowledge and best practices with experts in the field of epidemiology and healthcare!

Registration to attend SHEA is still open! ▶️ https://t.co/afEIz39QMS

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APIC Houston Member Spotlight🌟🔦:

Kim Nguyen, Sherry Cantu, and Adina Feldman, IPs from UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, were chosen as Abstract Presenters at the 2024 SHEA Spring Conference that will be hosted April 16th-19th in Houston, TX.

SHEA registration is still open!

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Great info for our Houston IPs to utilize at your facilities!

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Need guidance on Candida auris prevention? Check out APIC's playbook, designed to help IPs quickly implement effective strategies in healthcare settings. Learn more: https://t.co/ulkkNvR9Ur

#InfectionPrevention #CandidaAuris #Cauris #IPC #HAIs

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Looking forward to seeing all of you at our first chapter meeting of the year this Friday, February 16th at 12:30pm, where we will have one of our own IP members, Kayla Ruch, as our guest speaker!

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Hello Houston APIC Chapter Members and friends! The new chapter meeting schedule for 2024 has been posted to our website- mark your calendars to attend in-person or by Zoom! You can find the information at https://t.co/aBKo3TScB0

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APIC Houston chapter educational needs assessment was just sent out today - check your email and fill it out 🤓

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Speakers:
Dr. Ashley Drews, MD, FACP, System Epidemiologist, Houston Methodist Hospital System @MethodistHosp

Merci Cruz, Case Registry Supervisor Harris County Public Health @hcphtx

Dr. Affiong Ben-Edet, MBBCh, DTM, FRCPCH, DOCCMED, TB Program Mgr, DSHS PHR 6/5S @TexasDSHS

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Join us, Friday November 10th, 8am-3pm at the United Way of Greater Houston 🤓

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We are excited to have speakers address one of the oldest known communicable diseases known, Tuberculosis. They will be talking about clinical presentation, what IPs should look for in medical records, current tests and utilization, reporting, DOT and Texas TB data.