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5 Second Rule — 81 episodes
#80 Ready for the Worst: High-Consequence Infectious Diseases With Carrie Billman
#79 A Voice on Vaccines with Dr. Demetre Daskalakis
#78 Getting to Know Your 5 Second Rule Hosts!
#77 Industrial Hygienists and Infection Prevention: A Powerful Partnership
#76 From Bedside to Boardroom: A Conversation With Kathy Ward, APIC's 2026 President
#75 Cross-Border Lessons: How Canada Is Advancing Infection Prevention in Long-Term Care
#74 A Conversation With APIC's CEO Devin Jopp: Navigating Infection Prevention Through Misinformation and Policy Shifts With Future-Focused Solutions
#73 Inside APIC's Research Network
#72 IIPW 2025: Stand UPPP for Infection Prevention
#71 APIC25 Spotlight: Improving HLD Reprocessing Reliability and Reimagining Hand Hygiene
#70 Elevating Infection Prevention: Unveiling the Power of the AL-CIP Certification
#69 The Measles Comeback Tour: Are You Ready?
#68 Expert Review: A Deep Dive Into APIC's CAUTI Implementation Guide
#67 Global Infection Control: Strategies, Challenges and the Future of Healthcare
#66 Silent Spread: Unmasking the Kansas Tuberculosis Outbreak
#65 Crafting Your IP Future: Strategies for Career Advancement in Infection Prevention
#64 Infection Prevention Across Borders: A Conversation With Dr. Carol McLay, APIC's 2025 President
#63 IP Strategic Partnership: The Critical Role of Infection Preventionists As Advocates in Sterile Processing – Featuring Rebecca Taylor Alvino
#62 Confronting the Storm: Infection Control in the Eye of a Hurricane
#61 Moving the Needle on Health Equity and Healthcare
#60 Community Health Heroes: Unpacking the Missouri Kids IPC Toolkit
#59 Decoding the 2024 Infection Control Updates: A Deep Dive With The Joint Commission Expert Natalya Rosenberg
#58 Live in San Antonio
#57 IP Strategic Partnership: Diving Into Occupational Health With Allison Zelikoff
#56 Pulling Back the Curtain on the APIC Abstract Review Process With Trent MacAllister
#55 Nipping Infections in the Bud: Spotlight on IPs in Long-Term Care
#54 From MRSA to Influence: A Patient's Path to Advocacy
#53 Journey to Chapter Excellence: A Tale of Two Stories
#52 Meet the 2024 President: Tania Bubb's Outlook for the Future of APIC
#51 APIC's Emerging Infectious Diseases Task Force: Changing Infection Prevention One Playbook at a Time
#50 Conquering Burnout: Heather Saunders' Recipe for Wellness
#49 Celebrating International Infection Prevention Week With Carole Kamangu: From Aspirations of Becoming a Surgeon to Gaining Tenacity and Grit in Public Health
#48 Inside the Mind of a Vaccine Scientist: Lessons Learned From the COVID-19 Pandemic and Preparing for the Future of IPC with Dr. Peter Hotez
#47 Live in Orlando
#46 The IP Researcher: Unraveling Implementation Science
#45 Navigating APIC's Annual Conference & Exposition
#44 Mentor-Mentee Relationships in Infection Prevention: A Two-Way Street
#43 ABCs of Infection Prevention Certification
#42 Breaking Down the Annual Risk Assessment and IP Program Plan
#41 Tips From Expert IPs: A Foot in the Door and a Leg Up on Leadership
#40 Strengths and Struggles of the Lone IP: Support for the "One-ers"
#39 Recruit, Train, and Retain Talent in IPC
#38 The Novice Roadmap for the Infection Preventionist: Go Your Own Way
#37 Environment of Scare: Expect the Unexpected
#36 The Next 5 Seconds
#35 NHSN Case Studies: Level Up Your Surveillance
#34 Between a Rock and Hard Place: APIC's White Paper and Call to Action
#33 Happy Anniversary APIC: 50 Years Strong!
#32 Setting the Record Straight: A Conversation on Hospital Accreditation
#31 TB or Not TB, That Is the Infection Prevention Question
#30 One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs) During the COVID-19 pandemic
#29 Go With the "Air" Flow: Ventilation and Filtration for Infection Prevention and Control
#28 Career Advice: How To Become an Infection Preventionist
#27 Ready for Anything: Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Infection Prevention and Control
#26 The Fungus Among Us- Candida Auris
#25 Antimicrobial Stewardship during the COVID-19 Pandemic- A Journey of Twists and Turns
#24 COVID-19 Safety in Schools: Not As Easy as ABC
#23 There's No Place Like Home Health
#22 (Renal) Failure Is Not an Option: Infection Prevention and Control in Dialysis Settings
#21 Diversity and Inclusion in Infection Prevention and Control
#20 Not All Bugs are Bad
#19 Influenza, RSV and COVID-19: It "snot" so "sneezy" to tell the difference
#18 Hard Hat Required: Infection Prevention and Control with Renovations and Construction in Healthcare Settings
#17 Proper PPE is Always in Fashion
#16 New Year's Resolution: Prevent the Spread
#15 Something is in the Air - Airborne Transmission: The Basics and not so Basic
#14 All About Water
#13 Infection Preventionists during COVID-19 are not alone: Tales from the field
#12 Tell them what matters: Advocacy in infection prevention
#11 Honey, did you remember to wash the lettuce? Avoiding Foodborne Illness
#10 Advanced in years should not be advanced with tears: Infection Prevention and Control in Long Term Care
#9 Behind the 5 Second Rule
#8 Creating a healthier world: It's in your CLEAN hands.
#7 How clean is clean enough?
#6 What You Need to Know About the Coronavirus
#5 Bacteria, Viruses and Fungi, OH MY
#4 Outbreaks: Don't Panic!
#3 A Mother's Story: Why HAIs Are Everyone's Business
#2 Antibiotics: Too much of a good thing?
#1 MythBusters: Vaccine Edition
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