The Ethical Compass of Infection Prevention: Applying the APIC/IPAC Ethical Framework

Recorded On: 07/16/2025

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Wednesday, July 16, 2025 @ 1 pm ET

Deb Patterson Burdsall PhD, RN-BC, CIC, LTC-CIP. FAPIC and Jerome Leis MD MSc FRCP

Infection Prevention is more than a science, and frequently must balance numerous potential risks while committed to the duty to prevent harm and keep people safe from infection. Ethical dilemmas arise daily in our work. After its release in 2024, this webinar will discuss how the APIC/IPAC Ethical Framework is being used to help navigate complex infection prevention and control challenges with clarity and conscience.

Continuing Education (CE) Credit:

In support of improving patient care, The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. (APIC) is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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Physicians should claim only the credits commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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Deborah Burdsall, PhD, RN-BC, CIC, LTC-CIP, FAPIC

Infection Preventionist

Baldwin Hill Solutions LLC: Infection Prevention for Long-Term Care

Deb Burdsall is a long term care Infection Preventionist who has worked in long term care since 1974.

Deb is board certified in infection prevention and control (CIC), long term care infection prevention and control (LTC-CIP), and ANCC certified in gerontological nursing. She is a Fellow of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC). She works to find evidence-based, cost-effective infection prevention strategies for long term care

Lisa Caffery, MS, BSN, RN, Med-Surg-BC, CIC, AL-CIP, FAPI (Moderator)

Infection Prevention Coordinator

MercyOne Genesis Medical Center

Ms. Caffery is the Infection Prevention Coordinator at MercyOne Genesis Medical Center in Davenport, IA and is currently a member of the APIC is currently a member of the APIC Board of Directors serving as treasurer; she is also a clinical editor for the APIC Text-On-Line.

Lisa is both the CIC, AL-CIP certification from CBIC, and ANCC certification in medical-surgical nursing. She is a Fellow of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC).

Jerome Leis, MD MSc

Infectious Diseases physician

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Dr. Jerome Leis is an Infectious Diseases physician at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, Canada, where he works as Medical Director of Infection Prevention and Control, and as Associate Professor at the University of Toronto. He and his team at Sunnybrook adapted an Ethical Framework to Infection Prevention in 2022, which was endorsed by APIC and IPAC Canada in 2024.