2019 Conference Agenda

Day 1 October 10, 2019
7:30      Registration/Breakfast/Vendors
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8:00      Welcome 
              Jessi Bond, MPH, CIC, MLS (ASCP), CPH              

8:15      Infection Prevention Through the Ages
             Aimee Russell, MLS (ASCP), CIC
             Donald L Rock, BSN, RN, CIC
             Sheri Tolley, MT (ASCP), CIC

9:45     Break/Vendors

10:15   Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs in Idaho- Perspectives from the                   hospital, nursing home, and outpatient settings
              Sheri Tolley, MT (ASCP), CIC
              Debbie Cutforth, MLS (ASCPcm), CIC
              Nikki Ripplinger, RN, IP, CIC

11:45   Lunch/Vendors

1:00      ICRA Plan
             Tommy Askins, ICRA Specialist

2:30     Break/Vendors

3:00      Containing Contaminants 
              Tommy Askins, ICRA Specialist

4:00       Wrap Up           

Day 2 October 11, 2019
7:30      Registration/Breakfast/Vendors
            
8:00      Norovirus Outbreak (LTC and Acute Care Focus)
              Giovanna Santovito-Carducci, MPH, RN, CIC

9:30      Break/Vendors

10:00     Florence Nightingale Meets Nancy Drew: Facility-based outbreak                           investigation
               Kathy Turner, PhD, MPH

11:00     Food Safety for a Highly Susceptible Population
               Joseph Antonucci, REHS
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12:00     Lunch/Vendors
            
1:00       What You Need to Know About CMS Surveys
              Karen Hoffmann, RN, MS, CIC, FSHEA, FAPIC
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2:30      Break
 
2:45       The Ever-Changing World of TB - 2019 edition
              Christine Hahn, MD

​  3:45     Wrap-Up / Board Member Announcements
             Jessi Bond, MPH, CIC, MLS (ASCP), CPH