Annual Business Meeting

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Annual Business Meeting The State of the
Association 2007-2008
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Year in Review

• Strategic Initiatives
• Programs and Services
• Financial Outcomes
• Challenges Opportunities

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STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
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Targeting Zero Elimination of MRSA Transmission

• APIC Guide to the Elimination of MRSA
  Transmission distribution of guide with CD of
  additional resources to all members via APIC News
  
• Conference MRSA A Call to Action One Year
  Later
• Dedicated issue of APIC News Winter 2007
• Expert guidance in MRSA portion of IHI 5M Lives
  Campaign
• MRSA Prevalence Study

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MRSA Prevalence Study Impact

• Over 20 of U.S. hospitals participated
• 215 million media impressions and counting
• Pace of Progress Poll, December 2007
• 2100 responses
• 59 have or plan to adopt additional
  interventions
• Remaining 41 say lack of resources or support
  has prevented doing enough
• 68 using APIC Guide to Elimination

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MRSA Prevalence Study Impact

• Pace of Progress Poll, June 2008
• Over 2,000 responses, 17 of members
• MRSA interventions up! 76 have implemented
  additional interventions in last year
• Remaining 24-majority already had programs in
  place
• 17 have additional staff or increase in hours
  dedicated to IPC in last year
• Only 4 in 10 say that institution is doing as
  much as it should be doing, lack of resources
• Range of strategies, no silver bullet
• Majority using APIC Guide to Elimination
• Over 5 million media impressions!

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Targeting Zero
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Targeting Zero 2008

• Comprehensive approach to elimination of
  infection (research, education and practice
  guidance)

• C. difficile
• 3 infections subject to CMS regulation
• mediastinitis/surgical site infections
• urinary tract infections
• central line blood stream infections
• Follow-up to MRSA Prevalence Study

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Elimination of C. difficile Transmission

• Research
• C. difficile Prevalence Study, Spring 2008
• Practice Guidance
• Guide to Elimination of C. difficile Transmission
• Education
• Webinar series on elimination strategies
• Conference, fall of 2008 prevalence study
  results, best practices, leading experts

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CMS Preventable Conditions
Use changes to CMS regulations to empower and
elevate infection prevention and control.

• Practice
• Elimination Guides
• Central Line Blood Stream Infections
• Urinary Tract Infections
• Surgical Site Infections
• Education
• Webinar - Implications of new regulation Tom
  Valuck, MD, JD, CMS (February 2008)
• Conference - Clinical and financial implications
  of new regulation best practices on elimination
  research, leading experts (Fall of 2008)

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APIC Consulting Services, Inc

• Fully owned subsidiary to provide IPC consulting
  services
• Services Include
• Strategies to Reduce MDROs
• State and Federal Regulatory Compliance and
  Accreditation
• Outbreak Investigation

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PROGRAMS SERVICES
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Keeping Members on the Leading Edge

• 2008 Annual Conference Setting Records!

• Largest paid attendance 7 higher than 2007
• 36 countries represented
• Total registrants 3968
• Largest expo in APIC history!
• Fall of 2008 Conferences
• Mastering the New CMS Regulation Implications
  for Infection Prevention and Control
• C difficile Call to Action

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Increasing the Value of Membership

• 15 Webinars held January 2007 June 2008
• C. diff
• MRSA
• TB
• Catheter-related Blood Stream Infections
• CMS HAI Regulations
• CDC HICPAC Isolation Guidelines
• Free to Members
• 2,235 value

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Prevention Strategist

• A vehicle to position ICPs as expert consultants
  in infection prevention and control
• A more integral resource to front line ICPs, for
  continuous improvement of practice
• More timely, improved editorial content, more
  contemporary design

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New APIC Website
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Providing Education Locally

• Protecting Patients from Surgical Site Infections
• 3 locations, Summer Fall of 2008
• Upcoming locations Houston, Philadelphia and
  West Coast (TBD)
• California Hospital Acquired Infection Prevention
  Initiative
• HAI Elimination Education for Participating
  California Hospitals
• Partnership with IHI Blue Shield of California
  Foundation

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New Educational Programming

• Introduction to Infection Prevention and Control
• Non-ICP audiences, executives, quality, CMOs,
  CNOs, etc
• Estimating the Cost of Healthcare-Associated
  Infections Workshop
• Create Solutions! Problem Solving and
  Performance Improvement Workshop

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Federal Public Policy Year in Review

• Provided expertise to the Government
  Accountability Office on HAI report continuing
  effort with additional report on ambulatory and
  long-term care
• Delivered testimony before the FDA on
  antimicrobial resistance
• Educated key Congressional members (Clinton,
  Durbin, Kennedy, Murphy, and Obama) on
  legislation impacting the profession
• Submitted comments to CMS on the 2009 Hospital
  Inpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule

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Federal Public Policy Year in Review, cont.

• Participated in coalitions to
• Pass FDA legislation requiring a unique device
  identification system
• Increase CDC funding to prepare for health
  effects of global climate change
• Restore funding for pandemic influenza
  preparedness at HHS
• Support legislation to prevent the development of
  antibiotic resistance due to non-therapeutic
  uses of antibiotics in food-producing animals

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Federal Public Policy Year in Review, cont.

• Participated in coalitions to
• Support the STAAR Act (Address Antimicrobial
  Resistance)
• Support the Public Health Preparedness Workface
  Development Act of 2008
• Support the Comprehensive Tuberculosis
  Elimination Act

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State Public Policy Year in Review

• Two new legislative tracking maps MRSA Laws
  and Pending Legislation and Mandatory HAI
  Reporting in Long-Term Care
• Tracked public reporting, MRSA, C. Difficile and
  other legislation in all 50 states,
• Provided guidance to chapters
• Provided comments and/or expert testimony in
  numerous states

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Practice Guidance Year in Review

• Practice Guidance Council now comprises 25
  ongoing relationships, Association for Vascular
  Access newest affiliate
• Released revised version of Recommended
  Practices for Surveillance
• APIC/CHICA Professional Standards to be
  co-published soon
• Guide for the Elimination of MRSA in Long-Term
  Care
• Provided comments and facilitated member response
  to Joint Commissions 2009 National Patient
  Safety Goals
• Recommendations provided to The Joint
  Commissions Standards Improvement Initiative
• SHEA/APIC Infection Prevention and Control in
  Long-Term Care
• Facilitated member response to US Pharmacopeia
  797 General Chapter Pharmaceutical
  Compounding-Sterile Preparations .

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Staffing and Resources Task Force

• To identify those resources essential to a
  well-balanced patient-centered system of
  infection prevention and control.
• infection prevention technology
• personnel
• IP fully integrated into the clinical care of all
  patients. 

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Emergency Preparedness

• Mini summit held to provide greater direction to
  APICs emergency preparedness efforts. American
  Public Health Association, CDC, Department of
  Homeland Security, and National Association of
  County Health Officials participated
• Developed guidance document entitled, Infection
  Prevention and Control for Shelters During
  Disaster

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Communications Year in Review

• International Infection Prevention Week

• 2007
• 35 state proclamations
• National Press Club Live Webcast
• 3300 US and International viewers

• 2008
• 2008 National Press Club Event and Webcast
• October 22

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Skin is the SourceNational Media Campaign

• Health education campaign to raise awareness
  about skin as an overlooked source of bacteria
  that can lead to HAIs/SSIs
• National/local media outreach
• 60 second PSA distributed to 500 TV and 1,000
  radio stations
• Skin is the Source website, fact sheets, hospital
  success stories

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Strike Out Infection

• NYC Media Satellite Tour

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APIC in the News
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APIC in the News

• MRSA Prevalence Study June-July 2007
• 215 million media impressions more than 500
  placements
• Notable coverage USA Today, Wall Street Journal,
  Chicago Tribune and San Francisco Chronicle, ABC,
  NBC, CNN
• Targeting Zero Initiative December 2007
• 120 million media impressions
• Yahoo! Politics, Yahoo! News, Modern Healthcare
  among key placements
• Elevated APIC profile among partners and
  potential partners
• U.S News and World Report, Letter to the Editor

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Branding and Imaging

• Insert new logo on Monday

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Patient Education

• New patient admission video Hand Hygiene Saves
  Lives

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Membership
Enhanced Services Introduced

• MyAPIC
• Contact information review/updating
• Membership status,join now and pay dues
  features
• Chapter, section and focus group information
• Centralized management of electronic news
• Online community subscriptions
• Order and registration
• Leadership tools for officers and staff

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Research

• Study with Ohio State University on use of
  epidemiologic data vs. administrative data for
  public reporting, April 2008 AJIC
• Two student grants awarded in 2007
• C difficile Prevalence Study
• MRSA Prevalence Study Follow-Up

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Financial Results
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2007 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE Highlights

• Over 1,500,000 in new revenue and services for
  members in 2007 through corporate partnerships
  and business development activities
• Enhancing value of APIC membership
• Diversifying revenue sources
• 2008 Goal 1,600,000 in new revenue and services

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APIC and the Economy

• Infection Prevention and Control ecomonics are
  strong
• Increased demand for APIC programs and services
• Quarterly review of financials
• Financial contingency plan part of budgeting
  process

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Strategic Partner Products for Members

• Free webinars on critical IP issues
• MRSA Elimination Guide
• All conference and events supported in part by
  our partners
• Dispelling the Myths book and HAI Cost Calculator
• Prevention Strategist magazine
• International Infection Prevention Week
• Protect Our Patients program
• MRSA and SSI Grand Rounds
• Infectious Disease Center on APIC.org
• VIP Action Center on APIC.org
• Infection prevention system of the future
• Disinfection, Sterilization and Antisepsis book
• Eliminating Catheter-Related Complications
  toolkit
• Skin is the Source public service announcement
• Strike Out Infection media outreach

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2008 Strategic Partner Program
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Guidelines for Corporate Relationships

• Transparency
• Disclosure of financial relationships
• APIC control of content/product
• No product endorsement
• Policy in place since 2004, consistent adherence,
  active enforcement.

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Creating the Future

• Continue to elevate the practice and profession
  Increase APICs visibility and influence
• Effectively leverage public media spot light to
  elevate the practice and profession
• Offer preparation for members to assume
  leadership roles in healthcare
• Develop human organizational capacity to
  address increasing opportunity and expectations.
• Ensure that APIC is agile and responsive while
  maintaining key attributes such as scientific
  credibility and quality.
• Create a world-class organization

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