September 17, 2014  Three Rivers Pittsburgh APIC Chapter Meeting Agenda 9 17 2014 9:00 AM-  11:00 Cumberland Woods Village 700 Cumberland Woods Village Drive Allison Park,  PA 15101 Speakers: “A Guide to Sterile Processing” Presented by: Lorrie Calabrese, BSN, RN, CNOR, GTS Clinical Education Specialist STERIS Corporation   ACHD Updates Presented by: Jennifer Fiddner, MPH […]

2014_CRE_guidelines_ACHD[1] The Allegheny County Health Department recently released guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE). These guidelines are a summary of the 2012 CRE Toolkit published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) entitled “Guidance of Control of Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE).” Much of this material is taken directly from the CDC Toolkit. […]

Congratulations to Penny Wright, RN, BSN, CIC.    Penny is the Three Rivers/Pittsburgh APIC  chapter recipient of the 2014 Chapter Leadership Award.   Penny will be recognized at the 2014 APIC Conference in Anaheim , California for her achievement in developing members and advancing APIC.   We admire Penny’s dedication to her profession and to […]