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the Year Award: Applications were receive from the following APIC chapters: Greater Detroit, Long Island, VA-Richmond, Grand Canyon, Greater Atlanta, and North Carolina. The recipient of this award sponsored by American Pharmaseal Corporation was APICNorth Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Total scores assigned are based on the number of points accumulated in each of the following categories: 1. Original chapter projects 2. Chapter goals achieved 3. Original projects and ideas of chapter members 4. Chapter involvement with the community 5. Summary of monthly meetings with speakers 6. Seminars with speakers 7. Involvement with APIC national organization There were six applicants this year and again, as last year, the chapter applicants were excellent, making the decision on the winner of the award a difficult one because of the high quality of the material presented. However, since the chapter receiving the award is not eligible to reapply more often than every 5 years, perhaps some of the fine applicants this year, if they reapply, could be a winner next year. intonational Student Award: The three applicants for this award sponsored by E. Fougera & Company were Ann Barry of Nova Scotia, Canada; Li Shu-zhen of Shanghai, China; and Jose J. Guttierrez of Caracas, Venezuela. The winner of the award in this category was Li Shu-zhen of Shanghai, China. ohn 3. Perkins Memorial Scholarship: The winner of this award sponsored by Amsco Medical Products was Joyce Miller of Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan.

Patron Members Awards: The 13 patron members were acknowledged at the Awards Ceremony during APIC ‘85. Awards for Services for Members: Six outgoing Boa ceived the APIC bookends in acknowledgment of their contributions to APEC and their service as a member of the Board of Directors. They are: George Counts, Joanne (But1 talie Wovkonish, Margaret Flynn and Susan Slavish. Educational Advancement Awards: The five winners of this award sponsor Sharpe & Dohme were: Bonnie adena, Texas; Arline Slutksy, Sylvania; Steven Weinstein, Worcester, Massachusetts; Andrea Carroll, Boston, Massachusetts; and Janice Brown, Asheville, North Carolina. Travel Awards for Postdoctora Four awards of $500 each were given to Jonathan Tress, M.D., Hartford, Connecticut; Wiley Fan, D.O., Detroit, Michigan; Allan J. Morrison, Jr., M.D., and Carol Van Dyke Freer, M.D., Charlottesville, Virginia. The APIC Awards Committee Members for 1984-1985 are: Louis D. Saravolatz, M.D., Chairman, Detroit, Michigan; William Valenti, M.D., Rochester, New York; Lucille M. Arking, R.N., Lawrence Crane, M.D., and Judene Bartley, R.N., Detroit, Michigan; and Dorothy Campbell, R.N., Southfield, Michigan.

Education At the recent

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APIC Annual Educational Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio, representatives from more than 50 APIC chapters met with members of the Education Committee to discuss education and to exchange educational ideas. One of the concepts that resulted from

American

Committee reports

INFECT!ON

these discussions was to present educational ideas from members and chapters through AJIC and the APIC News newsletter. To help accomplish this purpose, I have asked Linda McDonald from Tacoma, Washington, to collect and report ideas presented by APIC members. If you or your chapter have educational ideas, methods, or programs you would like to share, please describe them in a letter and send it to:

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acknowledged

David L. Taylor, Chairman APIC Education

Ph.D. Committee

EW CERTIFICATION PREPARATION UIDES NOW AVAILABLE

STUDY

Additional Certification Preparation Study Guides will be, available by August 1, 1985, for the remaining

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per series for non-members.

I (updated and revised): Epidemiology & Statistics; Microbiology; Steriiizatio~, Sanitation; Management & Communications. II (new in 1985): Patient Care Practices; Infectious Diseases; Employee Health; Please

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Patient Care Practices; Infectious Employee Health; and Education. The four (Series II) will cost APIC members ($15.00 for non-members). original set of four Certification Preparation Study Guides (Series I), prepared in 1984, has been updated and expanded. This series covers Epidemiology and Statistics; Microbiology; Sterilization, Disinfection and Sanitation; and Management and Communications. This set is also available for $10.00 to APIC members ($15 .OO for non-members). For comments or questions about the Study Guides, please contact: Rosemary Berg, APIC Certification Preparation Task Force, Tucson Medical Center, 5301 East Grant Rd., Tucson, AZ 85733; telephone (602)327-5461, ext. 5537. To order your Study Guides, use the tear-off order form herein.

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