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2026 APIC CONFERENCE
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2026 Alaska Infection Prevention Annual Conference

October 14-15, 2026

Alaska Infection Prevention Conference Agenda​ 

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Important Links for Attendees

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Complete this for travel reimbursement if you already received approval for travel support​​​​​

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CE & Feedback Survey - please share your feedback to use for future conferences, and once submitted you will be taken to the short CE evaluation. Please complete this attendance confirmation to verify survey completion, as we do not capture names on the form itself.​

 

Presentation Slides

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1. Welcome Slides

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2. Don't Hide Your Value, Amplify it - Improving Metrics

Karen Hoffman, University of North Carolina School of Medicine

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3. Hygienically Clean Industrial Laundry

James East, ALSCO Uniforms

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4. The IP and IH Team for Effective Infection Control During Construction Renovation

Cynthia Ellwood, Associates in Occupational + Environmental Health, LLC 

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5. Best Friends, Better Outcomes – Clean spaces. Safe patients. One shared mission.

Dana McDonald & Courtney Foote, Central Peninsula Hospital

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6. NHSN: A cold mountain to climb

Anna Frick and Friends, Division of Public Health, Section of Epidemiology​​​

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7. ICARs, Donna, IPC Education... Oh My! 

Rebecca Hamel​, Division of Public Health, Section of Epidemiology​​​

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8. From Observer to OR-chestrator: A Pathway to Development in the OR

Jenny Mayo, Providence Alaska Medical Center

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Thank you to our Sponsors!

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