Who We Are
VIPTA's mission is to promote awareness of and improve access to infection prevention and control (IPC) resources and events in Virginia. We aim to create a statewide network of IPC partners who work together to prevent healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial resistance.
In summer 2021, the newly reformed Virginia HAI Advisory Group (VHAG) Infection Prevention (IP) Education Workgroup founded the idea of creating an IPC education collaborative. From the start, the goals of this collaborative were to breakdown silos and share the amazing IPC-related work happening in Virginia. Since then, a dedicated group of approximately 20 IP Education Workgroup members have been planning and building what we now refer to as the Virginia Infection Prevention and Control Training Alliance (VIPTA).
Check out the VIPTA FAQ page for more details about us.
VIPTA at a Glance
2023
Year Launched
11
Subcommittee Members
12
VIPTA Partners
450
Vitamin IPC Subscribers
Get Involved
Ways to get involved with VIPTA:
- Follow #VIPTA
- Subscribe to Vitamin IPC, a monthly VIPTA bulletin
- Represent your organization and become a VIPTA partner
- Join a VIPTA subcommittee
- Become a VIPTA library resource reviewer and earn continuing education credits (more information coming soon!)
VIPTA Subcommittee Members
VIPTA subcommittee members include a variety of professionals who are dedicated to infection prevention and control in Virginia. These members serve on one or more VIPTA subcommittees to create content and coordinate distribution of VIPTA products. Check out the VIPTA Subcommittee Overview for more details on subcommittee operating procedures and responsibilities.
Vitamin IPC Bulletin Subcommittee
- Andrea Chapman, MPH, CHOP, CIC
- Regional Infection Prevention Coordinator
- Virginia Department of Health HAI/AR Program
- Smrithi Chikkala, MBBS, MPH
- HAI&AR Training and Communications Assistant
- Virginia Department of Health HAI/AR Program
Featured Training Resource Subcommittee
- Ginger Vanhoozer, BSN, RN, CIC, CCHM
- Infection Prevention & Control Educator
- Virginia Department of Health HAI/AR Program
- Emily Varvil, MPH
- Project Manager
- LeadingAge Virginia
Guidance & Regulation Updates Subcommittee
- Carolyn Kiefer, RN, MSN, CIC, FAPIC
- Regional Infection Prevention Coordinator
- Virginia Department of Health HAI/AR Program
- Anthony Nappi, PT, RN
- Project Manager / Nurse Liaison
- UVA School of Medicine
Cheers for Peers Subcommittee
- Maimuna Jatta, MSN, RN, CIC
- Director of Infection Prevention & Control
- Carilion Clinic
- Heather Minton, BS. MS, M(ASCP), CIC
- Director of Infection Prevention
- Henrico, Parham, and Retreat Doctors' Hospitals
Resource Library Subcommittee
- Amy Ryall, MEd
- Project Manager, Virginia Impact
- University of Virginia, Geriatrics
Partner & Community Engagement Subcommittee
- Mary Locklin, MSN, RN, CIC
- Senior Quality Advisor, Infection Prevention
- Health Quality Innovators
- Angela Spleen, PhD
- Infection Prevention & Control Training & Communications Coordinator
- Virginia Department of Health HAI/AR Program
Website Subcommittee
- Smrithi Chikkala, MBBS, MPH
- HAI&AR Training and Communications Assistant
- Virginia Department of Health HAI/AR Program
- Angela Spleen, PhD
- Infection Prevention & Control Training & Communications Coordinator
- Virginia Department of Health HAI/AR Program