APIC Region 2
Minutes
Meeting Date: November 10, 2017
Location: Goshen Health Hospital
200 High Park Avenue
Goshen, IN 46526
Host: Sherry Robbins, Infection Prevention
Attendees: Rhonda Reed (Memorial), Kelly Jolliff (Memorial), Laura Goss (Woodlawn), Anna Roe (SJRMC-Plymouth), , Kim Knez (CHB)Mary Huber (Oaklawn), Janene Pulaski (Franciscan Health-Michigan City), Lisa Wachowiak (Riverpoint Surgery Center), Dawn Wilkins (Elkhart General)
Topic / Items / Follow – up?Presenter scheduled / Dr. Dan Nafziger, M.D., M. S.
Presentation: Clostridium difficile
Updates; C. diff Guideline Update 2017
HRET Change Package / Thank you Sherry and Dr. Nafziger!
Guests & New
Members / · Diana Korpal, retired visited / Great to see you Diana!
Announcements / Agenda for APIC Region 2 meetings sent with minutes. Dates for Spring and Fall Conference pending; unknown status regarding those dates.
Surveys:
Joint Commission/HFAP or Indiana State Department of Health / · Laura Goss, IP Woodlawn Hospital reported recent HFAP survey. Floors in OR; cuts and dimples. HLD policy owned by Infection Control-expected to have a department policy separate from department. Expected IP to have a house-wide cleaning chemical inventory list in addition to each dept. having own list.
· EGH transitioning from HFAP to Joint Commission. Survey window opening Jan 2018.
Info or activities from state APIC / ·
What’s happening? Hot topics Creative things / · Discussion about C. diff and fecal transplant; stool bank.
· Request support for Mandatory Vaccination
· Water Management Program – Legionella
· Influenza immunization-condition of employment
· C. diff SIR rate
· ISDH DOH “IN HASARD” webinars for IP
Next meeting(s) / December 8, 2017 at 12 noon until 2:30
Papa Vino’s.
5110 Edison Lakes Parkway
Mishawaka, IN 46545
*There will not be a gift exchange.
This form can be used for an agenda as well as to record the activities at your Regional Meeting. Please electronically submit to APIC=Indiana President after each meeting for possible inclusion into Chapter Excellence.
Regional Director Name: Rhonda Reed, BSN, RN, CIC
Memorial Hospital of South Bend
South Bend, IN 46601
(574)647-2264
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