2025 Chapter Meeting Schedule

Supporting Member Sponsor(s): tbd

Education Presenter: Bridget Olson, ID/ASP Pharmacist Consultant, CDPH HAI division; Raymond Chinn, MD, FIDSA, FSHEA, San Diego HHSA
Presentation: Enhancing Antimicrobial and Diagnostic Stewardship Programs
Learning Objectives:

1. Understand the epidemiology of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) with increasing resistance, notably in Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)
2. Provide an overview of Antimicrobial and Diagnostic Stewardship Programs (ASP) and how they can decrease the development of antimicrobial resistance.
3. Identify the role of the Infection Preventionist (IP) in ASP
4. Describe the prevalence of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria
5. Be aware of Myths associated with UTI diagnosis and Urinalysis (UA) interpretation
6. Identify strategies to promote Diagnostic Stewardship, “the culture of not culturing” and “watchful waiting” in populations prone to asymptomatic bacteriuria
7. Improve ASP across the continuum of patient care

In-Person Location: Sharp Copley, 5651 Copley Dr, San Diego, CA 92111, Room D
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Supporting Member Sponsor(s): Rick Biro, Access Vascular, Inc

Education Presenter: Nancy Moureau, PhD, RN, CRNI, CPUI, VA-BC
Presentation: Emerging Perspectives on the Prevention of Vascular Access Device-Associated Hospital Onset Bacteremia 
Learning Objectives: 

1. Evaluate the need for expansion of Central Line Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) and Prevention measures that would apply to Hospital Onset Bacteremia policies.
2. Describe Vessel Health and Prevention with the lifecycle of vascular access devices.
3. List recommendations to minimize complications and prevent central CLABSI and peripheral catheter associated bloodstream infections (CABSI).
4. Discuss implementation core components for leadership, staffing, infection preventionists, surveillance, blood sampling, bundle compliance, and education.
5. Summarize prevention implementation aspects and policy sustainability with Hospital Onset Bacteremia

In-Person Location: Sharp Copley, 5651 Copley Dr, San Diego, CA 92111, Room D
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Supporting Member Sponsor(s): Kevin Burns, AseptiScope

Education Presenter: Garrett Hollembeak CRCST, CIS, CHL, CER, CIC
Presentation: Outlaws and Instruments – Device Reprocessing in the Ambulatory Wild West
Learning Objectives: 

1. Identify the risks associated with instruments and endoscopes in outpatient practices.
2. Examine how reprocessing best practices are adapted to the ambulatory setting.
3. Advocate for the role of Infection Prevention in promoting safety and compliance.
4. Provide a framework for the strength of recommended improvements.
5. Explore how alternative to reprocessing enhance patient safety and efficiency.

In-Person Location: Sharp Copley, 5651 Copley Dr, San Diego, CA 92111, Room D
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Supporting Member Sponsor(s): Lindsay Kincaid, GOJO

Education Presenter: Lori Moore, MPH, MSCE, BSN, RN, a-IPC
Presentation: Hand Hygiene Noncompliance. Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Learning Objectives: 
1. Explain the difference between professional ethics and personal morals and why it is important to distinguish between the two
2. Identify the four steps in the Ethical Infection Prevention and Control Decision-Making Framework (EIPAC)
3. List three benefits for utilizing an ethical framework in problem solving in infection prevention
4. Recognize how lingering moral distress and moral residue can lead to the crescendo effect increasing burnout and job dissatisfaction
5. Discuss three benefits of building moral resilience

In-Person Location: Sharp Copley, 5651 Copley Dr, San Diego, CA 92111, Room D
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In-Person Location: Sharp Copley, 5651 Copley Dr, San Diego, CA 92111, Room D
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In-Person Location: Sharp Copley, 5651 Copley Dr, San Diego, CA 92111, Room D
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In-Person Location: Sharp Copley, 5651 Copley Dr, San Diego, CA 92111, Room D
Virtual Link: Join Microsoft Teams Meeting