|Articles|July 23, 2010

APIC Offers Business Case for Infection Prevention Conference

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) will hold its "Building an Effective Business Case for Infection Prevention" conference Sept. 12-13, 2010 in Baltimore, Md.

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) will hold its "Building an Effective Business Case for Infection Prevention" conference Sept. 12-13, 2010 at the Baltimore Waterfront Marriott in Baltimore, Md.

This interactive, hands-on workshop is designed specifically for experienced infection preventionists. Attendees will learn how to develop and use strategies, tools and templates to make a compelling business case for effective infection prevention and control programs, including how to convince healthcare administrators of the need for additional infection prevention resources.

Participants will learn how to:

-- Use and customize the APIC HAI Cost Calculator Tool to estimate the cost of infections in their own institution

-- Interpret the results of statistical models

-- Build a customized business case and effectively present it to healthcare administrative leadership

-- Create a compelling proposal to increase resources for infection prevention and control

-- Market accomplishments and demonstrate value

To register, CLICK HERE.


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