November 3, 2025, marks 10 Years of One Health Day! The goal of One Health Day is to build the cultural will necessary for a sea change in how planetary health challenges are assessed and addressed and how professionals exchange information across disciplines.
Join APIC for an insightful presentation that features a patient’s perspective on living with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) and experiencing a catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) while receiving hemodialysis through a central venous catheter (CVC), and the perspective of an Infectious Disease physician who manages these patients and will review the risks of CRBSIs, strategies for […]
Every Wednesday at 2:00pm infection preventionist (IP) can join the VDH HAI/AR Team for Cuppa Tea with an IP. Cuppa Tea with an IP is a weekly chance to chat live with a VDH IP and subject matter experts (SMEs) about your infection prevention and control questions. We can’t wait to hear your questions and […]
Join SHEA/PIDS for the next session in the Virtual Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) and Hospital Epidemiology Webinar Series, focusing on Infection Prevention and Control considerations in tuberculosis. This session will explore current strategies, challenges, and best practices in managing tuberculosis within healthcare settings, featuring insights from leading experts in the field. Presenters: Arthur Chang, MD […]
Every Wednesday at 2:00pm infection preventionist (IP) can join the VDH HAI/AR Team for Cuppa Tea with an IP. Cuppa Tea with an IP is a weekly chance to chat live with a VDH IP and subject matter experts (SMEs) about your infection prevention and control questions. We can’t wait to hear your questions and […]
U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week (USAAW), every November 18-24, raises awareness of the importance of appropriate antibiotic and antifungal use and the threat antimicrobial resistance (AR) poses to people, animal, plants, and their shared environment. CDC's theme for USAAW 2025 is Fighting Antimicrobial Resistance Take All of Us. CDC champions using a One Health approach to fight antimicrobial resistance, recognizing the health […]
Every Wednesday at 2:00pm infection preventionist (IP) can join the VDH HAI/AR Team for Cuppa Tea with an IP. Cuppa Tea with an IP is a weekly chance to chat live with a VDH IP and subject matter experts (SMEs) about your infection prevention and control questions. We can’t wait to hear your questions and […]
Celebrate National Rural Health Day with American Hospital Association. Rural hospitals and health systems provide vital care to their communities. See how the AHA is standing up for rural hospitals like ours with the 2025 AHA Rural Advocacy Agenda.
Please join on Nov 20 at 12:00 noon CST for a webinar on the ongoing challenge of unnecessary broad-spectrum antibiotic use and its associated risks, with a focus on sepsis care and pediatrics. This discussion will highlight opportunities to inform decision-making based on diagnostics, patient risk factors, and local epidemiology. Presenters: Tristan T. Timbrook, PharmD, […]
Join on November 21 for a 1-hour roundtable on the impact of antimicrobial resistance in cancer care. A panel of experts will discuss recent research, share key takeaways, and explore how stewardship and infection prevention can help protect patients. Register now!
Every Wednesday at 2:00pm infection preventionist (IP) can join the VDH HAI/AR Team for Cuppa Tea with an IP. Cuppa Tea with an IP is a weekly chance to chat live with a VDH IP and subject matter experts (SMEs) about your infection prevention and control questions. We can’t wait to hear your questions and […]
For anyone looking to expand their leadership skills in the new year, the Virginia Infection Prevention Training Center (VIPTC) offers a variety of on-demand IP management and communications courses.
