About this Event
APIC NEBRASKA Annual Fall Conference
October 9, 2026
AGENDA
0730 – 0745 Welcome & CBIC reminder for IPU
0745 – 0845 Leadership - Dr. Mark Bergeron, Neonatologist CommonSpirit Health
0845 – 0930 Break and Vendor Fair
0930 – 1030 Small Job Big Risk: Infection Prevention Leading ICRA Oversight: Amanda Brown and Christa Mardau, Carpenters Union
1030 – 1130 Special Pathogens – Dr. Angela Hewlett and Angie Vasa RN, UNMC Infection Physician and Biocontainment RN
1130 – 1230 Lunch and Vendor Fair
1230 – 1330 Breakout Session #1
Acute Care
Rose/Franciscan Room: Maternal Safety in Action: An L&D Subcommittee's Efforts to Reduce Cesarean Surgical Site Infections – Angel Plueger, RN Infection Preventionist CUMC Bergan Mercy
Long Term Care
Friendship Room: HAI in Long Term Care - Dr. Salman Ashraf, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services HAI/AR Team
1300 – 1430 Breakout Session #2
Acute Care
Rose/Franciscan Room: IPC in the OR - Tammy Strait, RN CHI Health St. Elizabeth Surgical Services Educator
Long Term Care
Friendship Room: Ethical Infection Prevention and Control Exploring the APIC/IPAC Ethical Infection Prevention and Control (EIPAC) Decision-Making framework - Deb Burdsall, PhD, RN-BC, Infection Preventionist and Manager Baldwin Hill Solutions LLC
1430 – 1445 Break and Snack
1445 – 1545 AI – Jen Vogelsberg, MLS (ASCP) Manager of Infection Prevention Nebraska Medicine
1545 – 1600 Thank you & Closing remarks
Continuing Education:
This conference has been approved for Infection Prevention Units (IPUs) through the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology (CBIC). Participants may claim applicable IPUs toward CBIC recertification requirements. Please note that Continuing Education Units (CEUs) will not be offered for this event.
Event venue & nearby stays
CHI Health St. Elizabeth, 555 South 70th Street, Lincoln, United States
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