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Chapter Calendar

SC IP TRAINING AND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES:

29th Annual APIC Palmetto
Educational Conference,
October 26 - 28, 2011. Click on 'read more' for link to brochure.

"Beyond the Basics: Taking It to the Next Level", December 7, 2011 and
"IP Basic Training", Dec. 13 - 15, 2011. Click on 'read more' for links to brochures.

The APIC Palmetto Chapter is now accepting nominations for chapter member awards:

”Infection Preventionist of the Year”, “Blazing New Trails” and “Horizon” awards

TB TODAY! Course:
November 7 - 10, 2011

2 APIC Palmetto Members Recognized in ICT's "2011 Who’s Who In Infection Prevention"

May 2011: New Information added

to S.C. & Federal Initiatives Webpage

APIC

Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC)

Infection Control in
Healthcare Settings

South Carolina Department of
Health and Environmental
Control (DHEC)

To become a member of APIC Palmetto you must first join to become a member of the international APIC organization. Please see the contact information below and the Membership information on the Member Services Page.

Membership Department: Association for Professionals
in Infection Control and Epidemiology

1275 K. Street, N.W. Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-789-1890
Fax: 202-789-1899


Benefits to joining the international APIC and the state APIC chapter for South Carolina, APIC Palmetto, include:

• Networking with your fellow Infection Preventionists
• Reduced registration fees for educational conferences and printed materials
• APIC Palmetto members can register for and participate in the chapter’s forum, The APIC Palmetto Discussion and Information Board.
  The forum is a valuable resource; it includes categories and information such as:

• 1. Hot Topics, News Flashes and APIC Palmetto News
• 2. General IC Topics and Networking
• 3. Minutes from APIC Palmetto Meetings: Board and Regional
• 4. The APIC Palmetto News: Chapter Newsletter
• 4. HIDA and NHSN
• 5. SCHA Communications
• 6. Timely and important messages from the chapter President, President-Elect and Communications Chair are generated and sent via the Discussion Board's email function
• 7. Various PowerPoint Presentations from past APIC Palmetto educational conferences and other beneficial documents

Note: Until you join APIC Palmetto and register for the Discussion and Information Board, you will not see the categories, topics or posts when you click on the Forum link. It says that “This Board has no forums”, but that’s not true. As of March 7, 2010, our discussion board had a total of 861 posts in a total of 300 topics, and the number will continue to grow.

APIC PALMETTO CHAPTER DOCUMENTS

The following documents will help you to learn more about APIC Palmetto,
how we can serve you, and also how you can get involved and serve.

1. APIC Palmetto 2011 Chapter Board and Committees

2. Chapter Strategic Plan

3. Chapter Policies and Procedures:
Word Document (docx)        PDF File format

4. Chapter Bylaws

5. Chapter Willingness To Serve form

6. Chapter Awards Template Documents (2011):
August 2011 -- The APIC Palmetto Chapter is now accepting nominations for chapter member awards: "Infection Preventionist of the Year”, “Blazing New Trails” and “Horizon” awards.
Please click here:  Recognition Cover Letter and Directions

7. Volunteer Mentoring Form

8. Annual Committee Report form

Chapter Awards

Chapter Awards Recipients: Thank you to Phil Morris and Pam Fogle for updating the list of APIC Palmetto chapter awards and their recipients for the years 1997 through 2009. It was reformatted in 2010 and can be viewed or downloaded as a pdf file or MS Word document.
pdf file
Word Document: docx file

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2010 chapter awards:
IP of the Year: Paula Guild
Blazing New Trails: Michelle Bushy