200 Civic Center Dr., Charleston, WV 25301
Infection Prevention: Rising Above & Beyond Challenges
Thursday, September 15th, 2022
8:00am Registration
8:30am-8:45am Welcome – Lindsey Mason, MPH, President
8:45am-9:45am Celebrating 50 Years of APIC – CathySlemp, MD, MPH; Barbara Walker, RN, BSN, eCIC; Janet Crigler, MT, (ASCP),
CIC; and Sharon Gaston, RN, BSN, MPH, CIC
9:45am-10:15am HIV Current Trends and Hot Spots – Suzanne Wilson, MPH
10:15am-11:00am Vendor Fair – Visit all vendors to be eligible to win a prize! 11:00am-12:00pm How to Create an Infectious Disease Escape Room – RJ Haddy 12:00pm-1:00pm Lunch – Don’t forget to visit the vendor hall
1:00pm-2:00pm Measures of Association: Basics for Infection Preventionists – Ruth Carrico, PhD, DNP
2:00pm-3:00pm Perinatal Hepatitis C-Clinical & Epidemiological Perspectives –
Mariana Lanata, MD, FAAP; Jacob Kilgore, MD, MPH, FAAP
3:00pm-3:30pm Presentation of Shining Star Award/Break
3:30pm-4:00pm Syphilis & Congenital Syphilis-Clinical Perspective –
Jacob Kilgore, MD, MPH, FAAP
4:00-4:30pm Syphilis & Congenital Syphilis-Epidemiological Perspective – Margret Watkins, MPH, CHES
4:40pm-5:00pm Membership/Chapter Meeting
Friday, September 16th, 2022
7:45am-8:10am Registration
8:10am-8:15am Opening Remarks – Lindsey Mason, MPH, President
8:15am-9:15am Viral Hepatitis & People Who Inject Drugs (PWID) –
Danae Bixler, MD, MPH
9:15am-10:15am Pertussis & COVID-19 Variant/Vaccine Research –
Heath Damron, PhD
10:15am-10:30am Break
10:30am-12:00pm When Society Polarizes & Health is Politicized –
Cathy Slemp, MD, MPH
12:00pm-12:15pm Break to pick up food & return to seats for working lunch 12:15pm-1:15pm Emotional Struggles in Healthcare – Michael Schwalm, RN 1:15pm-2:15pm Monkeypox Updates – Peimei He, MD
2:15pm Evaluation & Adjournment
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