Michelle Farber, RN, an infection preventionist with Mercy Community Hospital in Coons Rapids, Minn., has been named president. She has held several positions within APIC and was nominated as president-elect in 2010.
Patti Grant, RN, BSN, director of infection prevention and quality at Methodist Hospital for Surgery in Addison, Texas, has been elected president-elect. She will hold this position until Jan. 2013, at which point she will become APIC president.
Six people have been elected or re-elected to serve on the board of directors for two years; four board members will continue to serve on the board.
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