{"id":22487,"date":"2026-07-02T12:12:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T16:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/vipta\/?post_type=cheerspeers&#038;p=22487"},"modified":"2026-07-02T12:16:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T16:16:55","slug":"virginia-apic-members-share-their-work-at-the-apic-national-conference","status":"publish","type":"cheerspeers","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/vipta\/cheerspeers\/virginia-apic-members-share-their-work-at-the-apic-national-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia APIC Members Share Their Work at the APIC National Conference!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2026 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) National Conference was held June 15\u201317 in Nashville, TN, offering infection preventionists a valuable opportunity to learn, collaborate, and showcase their work. With about 400 submissions received, selection to present is a notable achievement. This year, several APIC Virginia Chapter members were featured.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to the following presenters!<\/p>\n<p>\u2b50Dana Chapman (Sentara Leigh Hospital) and Ginger Vanhoozer (VDH) presented \u201cReciprocal Mentorship That Fits: Education-Rich, Time-Smart, and Built for Collaboration\u201d, discussing\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/community.apic.org\/virginia\/mentorship\/mentor-about\">APIC Virginia &amp; VDH\u2019s novel mentorship program<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2b50Mai Jatta (Carilion Clinic) discussed Carilion\u2019s systemwide approach to implementing a water and steam testing program in alignment with ANSI\/AAMI ST108 in \u201cSystemwide Implementation of Water and Steam Quality for Medical Device Reprocessing\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u2b50Carolyn Kiefer and Andrea Chapman (VDH) presented \u201cFrom Airways to Outbreaks: A State\u2019s Journey Strengthening Respiratory Care Assessments\u201d. They discussed the importance of incorporating respiratory care assessments into outbreak investigations with pathogens such as\u00a0Candida auris, Group A\u00a0Streptococcus, and other multidrug-resistant organisms, and how to implement them in the field.<\/p>\n<p>\u2b50Krysta Luzynski (VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital) discussed \u201cPublic Health in Practice: Leveraging Public Health 3.0 to Strengthen Infection Prevention in a Small, Rural Hospital\u201d. This presentation focused on using the Public Health 3.0 framework to strengthen infection prevention programs, and how a \u201cchief health strategist\u201d role can facilitate collaboration and empower teams.<\/p>\n<p>\u2b50Samuel Ntow (Carilion Clinic) presented \u201cHospital-Onset Sepsis: Characterizing a Hitherto Underrecognized HAI Burden Using Five Years of Surveillance Data at an Academic Medical Center\u201d which discussed the underreporting of hospital onset sepsis in an academic medical center. He found that the rates exceeded several currently tracked HAI categories in his facility.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tools &amp; Tips to Share Your Work<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Local conferences are a great place to begin. Consider submitting a poster at the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/community.apic.org\/virginia\/events\/apic-virginia-annual-educational-conference\">APIC Virginia Fall Conference<\/a><\/span> (October 15\u201316):<br \/>\n\u21aa\ufe0fAPIC Virginia provides guidance on what to include plus a free <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com\/APIC\/4a7cda58-3409-4c88-a203-439f35833894\/UploadedImages\/APIC_VA_Poster_Template.pptx\">poster template<\/a><\/span>!<\/li>\n<li>Join the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/apic.org\/crpi\/apic-research-network\/\">APIC Research Network<\/a><\/span><\/span> (free for APIC members) to connect with peers and access helpful resources.<\/li>\n<li>Need help shaping your idea or outlining your poster or presentation? Schedule a free <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/haiar\/education-training\/\">Infection Prevention Boost Session<\/a><\/span> for one-on-one support.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":22489,"template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-22487","cheerspeers","type-cheerspeers","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Virginia APIC Members Share Their Work at the APIC National Conference! - VIPTA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/vipta\/cheerspeers\/virginia-apic-members-share-their-work-at-the-apic-national-conference\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Virginia APIC Members Share Their Work at the APIC National Conference! 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