VIPTA

Cuppa Tea with an IP
2026-09-23 14:00 - 14:30, 2026-09-30 14:00 - 14:30, 2026-10-07 14:00 - 14:30, 2026-10-14 14:00 - 14:30, 2026-10-21 14:00 - 14:30, 2026-10-28 14:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York)
Every Wednesday at 2:00pm infection preventionist (IP) can join the VDH HAI/AR Team for Cuppa Tea with an IP. Cuppa Tea with an IP is a weekly chance to chat live with a VDH IP and subject matter experts (SMEs) about your infection prevention and control questions. We can’t wait to hear your questions and see how we can help.
Register once for the Cuppa Tea with an IP meetings and attend whenever you have questions or need a little IP peer boost.

MDRO Private Laboratory Education Series: Best Practices for Interpretation & Reporting
2026-09-30 13:00 - 14:00
In collaboration with the Virginia Healthcare-Associated Infections Advisory Group, DCLS is excited to provide a 3-part webinar series intended for clinical microbiology laboratory testing personnel to provide education and improve understanding of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs). This event is for the second webinar, Best Practices for Interpretation and Reporting.

APIC Virginia Annual Educational Conference
2026-10-15 - 2026-10-16
The Virginia chapter of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC Virginia) is hosting its 51st annual educational conference October 15-16 at The Virginian Hotel in Lynchburg.
This year’s theme, Moving Mountains: Influencing the Future of Infection Prevention, will bring together professionals from healthcare and public health to learn, share experiences, and strengthen statewide partnerships that support infection prevention across the Commonwealth.
Attendees can participate in two full days of timely, practical sessions on AI application in infection prevention, antimicrobial stewardship successes across settings, outbreak investigation lessons, innovative device stewardship approaches, and more.
Visit the conference event website to learn more and register by Thursday, October 1.

MDRO Private Laboratory Education Series: Importance of Surveillance & the Role of Public Health
2026-11-16 13:00 - 14:00
In collaboration with the Virginia Healthcare-Associated Infections Advisory Group, DCLS is excited to provide a 3-part webinar series intended for clinical microbiology laboratory testing personnel to provide education and improve understanding of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs). This event is for the third webinar, Importance of Surveillance and the Role of Public Health.
