Advancing knowledge to create safer healthcare without infection.

1. July 9, 2019 Advancing knowledge to create safer healthcare without infection. Infection Prevention through education, membership support, professional practice and strategic alliances. BADGER Bringing Infection Preventionists together to help, Advancing their knowledge, Demanding quality, Growing competence , Excellence through professional development, Role models to serve our local, national and international community

2. Programs – President Elect, Katelyn Harms

3. Business Meeting Opening • Internet access • Bathrooms • Lunch availability • Welcome New Members or Guests • Acknowledge recent certifications • Call for additions to the agenda

4. Schedule: • 10:00am – 10:45am Business Meeting • 10:45am – 11:15am Hot Topic- Reports from National • 11:15am – 11:45am Newsflash- PEER members • 11:45am – 12:00pm Valuable Resource: ANA Guide, Open for member questions • 12:00pm – 1:00pm Lunch and Vendors • 1:00pm – 2:30pm Educational Presentation- Public Health Panel- LTBI and Legionella • 2:30pm – 3:00pm CIC Review Questions Parking Lot-open questions (Gwen Long-ambulatory question)

5. Secretary Reports (Michelle Schmitz) Current Members per National APIC – 99 8 New Members Please review your information is correct on the Sign-In sheet. Send updates to Michelle Schmitz at mschmitz@uwhealth.org

8. Please note: The resources may be checked out for two months at a time. If at the end of the two months no one has requested to borrow the resource, then it may be checked out again.

9. Bylaws (Andrea McSherry) NO CHANGES to BYLAWS Mentoring program –Documents available on APIC website

10. Strategic/Synergistic Alliances (Linda McKinley) Criterion 1. Establishes alliances with other organizations with complementary missions and goals (Domestic). • PEER (patients engaged in education and research) Group will be attending the July 9thBadger APIC meeting and present during ‘Topic of the Day.’ They have also been invited to stay during lunch for informal networking.

11. Strategic/Synergistic Alliances (Linda McKinley) Criterion 1. Establishes alliances with other organizations with complementary missions and goals (International). • ‘Sister’ chapter with Nairobi Infection Control Nurses Chapter – currently reaching out to sister chapter to identify current partnering opportunities

12. Strategic/Synergistic Alliances (Linda McKinley) Criterion 1. Establishes alliances with other organizations with complementary missions and goals (International). • ‘Sister’ chapter with Nairobi Infection Control Nurses Chapter • May 2019 Symposium • September 2019 Annual Conference

13. Strategic/Synergistic Alliances (Linda McKinley) Criterion 2. Develops and influences public policy independently or in conjunction with allied organizations as appropriate. • 2019 Voice for Infection Prevention (VIP) competition – what state can activate the highest percentage of its members to contact elected officials on key infection prevention priorities • SEE FOLLOWING EXAMPLE

17. Share your outreach activities • Badger APIC Community Outreach Program Activity Form: http://community.apic.org/badger/resources/new-item2 • Return your completed form to Linda McKinley by email. • Questions: linda.mckinley2@va.gov

18. Legislative Report (Heather Kloth): • Congress must act to increase funding for CDC 22% by 2022. • This impacts NHSN, Antibiotic Resistance Initiative, PPHF funding, Advanced Molecular Detection, & AHRQ • New guidelines for TB screening among HCP available • CDC released interim guidance on PPE in SNFs called “Enhanced Barrier Precautions” • FDA update on EtO and Sterigenics facility closures available on APIC website

19. Nominating & Awards Committee (Kathy Matteson) • Nominations for Officers (term begins January 2020): • President Elect – One candidate has submitted application • Secretary – One candidate has submitted application • September Annual Business Meeting: applications will close and vote will take place via survey monkey Please contact Kathy Matteson if you have questions or are interested in serving your APIC BADGER Chapter Katherine.Matteson@va.gov

20. President’s Report (Sarah Van Hoof) Goals for 2019: • Establish New Mentoring Program (in place) • Design New Membership packets

21. Board of Directors Meeting, April Highlights: • Budget discussed re: Nairobi chapter support, approved • Confirmed program for 2019 • Discussed need for Member Needs Survey 2020 • Encourage use of MyAPIC to communicate to Badger members • Design of new member packets, including resources and APIC pathway • BOD will report out on a resource that is valuable to practice at each meeting

22. Board of Directors Meeting, April Highlights: • President will send out “Year in Review” to all members • BOD reviewing and updating job descriptions-to be posted for CY 2020 • National is releasing updated chapter leader resource guide; new changes unknown at this time

23. Board of Directors Meeting, April Highlights: • BOD leadership development • Please reach out to board members with ideas, questions, suggestions-Board member list on MyAPIC • svanhoof@uwhealth.org

24. ANNOUNCEMENTS Surgical Site Infection (SSI) Prevention Summit VII Friday, September 27, 2019 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Wilderness Resort, Wisconsin Dells Badger APIC meeting- ICRA Training November 12, 2019- New meeting format Carpenters Training Center- Madison, WI

25. Next Badger APIC Meeting (Katelyn Harms, President Elect) http://community.apic.org/badger/home