Gwen M. Beiningen This is Me

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1. 1. Infection Control Resource

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   Published on: 11/16/2007   Last Visited: 11/16/2007

   Gwen Beiningen, RN, MS, CIC Infection Control Coordinator

2. 2. InfectionControlEducationInstitute

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   Published on: 5/7/2006   Last Visited: 5/7/2006

   This year's winner of the Educator of the Year is Gwen M. Beiningen, RN, MS, CIC.
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   An Interview with Gwen Beiningen When we interviewed Gwen Beiningen, this year's Educator of the Year Award winner, the same modest demeanor could be seen.
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   Beiningen's education in infection control began with her BSN degree from South Dakota State University and continued through her Master's degree focused in education. At present, Beiningen works as the Infection Control Network Coordinator at Sioux Valley Hospitals & Health Systems (SVH&HS) in Sioux Falls, SD. This involves consulting to all healthcare settings within SVH&HS including 22 hospitals, 13 nursing homes, 59 clinics, 1 ambulatory center, and 14 home care/hospice programs. She provides education to site infection control professionals monthly where system-wide infection control improvement projects are also created. She develops system-wide hospital and clinic database programs for comparative analysis of nosocomial infection complications. Presently Beiningen is building a similar program for long-term care.
   
   She is also an infection control nurse and the employee health nurse at Sioux Valley Hospital. At Sioux Valley Hospital and University Center for Infection Control, Beiningen participates in the hospital-wide Infection Control Department for a 501-bed JCAHO-accredited acute care facility in a consultative format.
   
   Part of Beiningen's remarkable teaching activities involves developing more than 26 lectures, workshops, in-services and general courses ranging from "AIDS and Hepatitis" to "Surveillance and Statistical Methods" and many others. She has published 10 articles, posters, brochures, and booklets. Her newsletter articles are distributed throughout Sioux Valley on topics such as Legionellosis and Rotaviris.
   
   Beiningen served as last year's co-chair for the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology's (APIC's) 2000 annual Conference Committee. This year, she is the chair for that same committee.
   
   What Teaching Techniques Work When asked what teaching techniques worked for her, Beiningen replied, "The technique I use for teaching depends on the setting and the needs of those particular students.
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   Beiningen and Fredrich treat the challenge with straightforward courage, determination, and a demeanor so modest that their delivery could charm any learner.

3. 3. Infection Control Resource

   www.infectioncontrolresource.o - [Cached]

   Published on: 11/16/2007   Last Visited: 11/16/2007

   Gwen Beiningen, RN, MS, CIC Infection Control Coordinator