Membership Meetings scheduled in 2022 will be held at noon at New Mexico Hospital Association with an option to join virtually. Each meeting will consist of an educational presentation, a vendor presentation and a short membership meeting. If you are a member of APIC NM Chapter 32, you will get automatically get an invitation to participate. If you are not a member and would like to attend the educational portion of the monthly meetings, please email us at apicnm32@gmail.com or sign up to be added to our email list: https://form.jotform.com/212946359095062

• February 4 - Discovering the FDA-cleared Acuitas AMR Gene Panel: Building a Case for Clinical Utility - sponsored by OpGen - Download Agenda

• March 4 - Surgical Solutions: "Prevention is better than the cure" - Kristen Short & Janine Goesling, Conva-Tec-Surgical - link to brochure
• April 20 - Innovation Science Update: The Future of Environmental Decontamination Strategies presented by Dr. Bill Rutala (flyer with Zoom link to join)
• May 6 - Erin Phipps with Emerging Infections Program
  
• July 8 - Evidence Compendium for Hemostatic Solutions: Specialized Products to Address Intraoperative Bleeding - sponsored by BARD (1.0 CE available) See information below to claim CEs
• August 5 - CLABSI Prevention: 2022 Guideline Updates and Strategies" - Amanda Thornton (sponsored by PDI) - CEs available. To get CEU’s you’ll need to create an account (it is free) through PDI’s educational portal and then register for the course. 

  Link: https://pdihc.com/courses/clabsi-prevention-2022-guideline-updates-and-strategies/

  For complete instructions, see the following document.

• September 9 - Discussion on Monkeypox - Slides
• October 7 - Virtual only: Microfiber’s Hygienic Power: Understanding How Quality Translates into Efficacy - Helen Boehm Johnson - see bio. Sponsored by Rubbermaid
• November 4 - Blood Culture Contamination - their importance, impacts and solutions - Becci Stoflet, Kurin Medical
  Objectives:
  

   - Understand causes and impacts of Blood Culture Contaminations (BCCs)

   - Understand relationship of blood cultures, sepsis diagnosis and antimicrobial stewardship

   - Identify solutions to reduce BCCs and the role leadership must take to ensure results

• December 2 - Your APIC NM chapter is sponsoring a Holiday Party! APIC NM chapter members should have received the meeting invitation - if not, please email apicnm32@gmail.com to request the invitation. For more information and to RSVP, go here.