Some of our chapter’s most active members! All active or recent board members 🤩

Packed house for Joint Commission session! Sylvia has given homework to all IPs not yet familiar with the hierarchical approach. View & learn it here: jointcommission.org/resources/pati… #APIC2023

65% of what facilities are cited on by TJC are based on the organization’s policy, whether they are incorrect OR above and beyond standards & guidelines. #APIC2023

APIC Great Lakes annual group conference photo! We are proud to represent all facets of healthcare: #longtermcare #ambulatory #rehabilitation & #acutecare & beyond! #APIC2023 #infectionprevention 🤩🤩🤩

We’re BURSTING w/ pride as our own Jennifer Jones has been awarded the 2023 McKnight Prize for Healthcare Outbreak Hero's! Congrats, Jennifer & all of Corewell Health Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital & fearless leader DA! #APIC2023 #infectionprevention

We have access to really good data, but may need creativity to translate data ⏭️ action. Examples are our EMRs, building internal databases (Google or MS Forms), NHSN & surv software. Marcus Phung’s Holly Taylor & Megan Olshavsky help build #informatics competency. #APIC2023

We leave no one behind! If you can’t make the annual chapter photo, we’ll airbrush you in! Updated annual conference photo! Let us know if anyone else missed this photo op! #APIC2023 #infectionprevention 📸

In academia, there is always work to do. So, I've developed some rules that help me maintain my peace in this busy career. 1/4 1. No meetings on Mondays. -Mondays for me are for catching up on work and e-mails. This helps me feel productive at the beginning of every week.

APIC Great Lakes Fall Conference is underway!!!! ❤️COVID, Mary Poppins & Gram positive cocci in chains

We love our creative costumes!!

Excellent kickoff for #APIC24! The #strategicpartner reception allowed industry #IPs to connect with APIC chapter leaders! Rebecca Battjes, MPH, CIC, FAPIC DA Pat Jackson & Tiffany Horsley Kesinger

“Have you ever looked at your CAUTIs by race?” Tania N Bubb shares the tragic loss of her mom in the first wave of the #pandemic as a sobering example of #healthequity challenges in the US. We need to look beyond SIRs & rates, dig deeper into race, age & other characteristics. 👏

“Inclusive Teams solve problems creatively, effectively, and efficiently” - Tania Bubb, 2024 APIC President #APIC24

“Sometimes we focus who we are not, instead of who we are. You’re a bad mamma jamma!” Simon T. Bailey at #APIC24 Everyone has been waiting for Simon’s infectious inspiration since our virtual APIC conference in 2021!

Back-to-back #artificiallntelligence sessions at #apic24! Seeing the attendance rates, clearly we need more understanding & acceptance of #AI in #infectionprevention

We are SO PROUD of APICGL members Chelsea Ludington & Renee Brum on their state & local #publichealth IP collaboration! Excellent engagement with the audience to identify ways to build bridges! #APIC2024 #infectionprevention

Kudos to Michigan HHS Dept and its stellar HAI prevention team! Amazing to learn how a state health dept can share #infectionprevention education in local health depts. It was truly a labor of love & dedication but resulted in lasting partnerships, & ultimately, a healthier Michigan!

Sharing our annual APIC conference group photo! This year we designed & ordered matching chapter t-shirts. Thank you to everyone who ordered & made your chapter a priority! We hope you learned a LOT, connected with fellow IPs and also took time to celebrate yourselves! #APIC24

Please join APIC Great Lakes for our 2024 Fall Conference, featuring keynote speaker Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian 🤩🤩🤩 This year’s theme is “You Have Friends in IP!” We’ll feature special networking events to build your #infectionprevention tribe! Register at givebutter.com/2024APIC-GL