11/01/2026

🦠 CASA's 2026 Infection Prevention Seminar Series Starts Thursday!

A truly dynamic and informative education series!

CASA’s annual Infection Prevention Seminar Series is designed specifically for Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs). These sessions provide CMS-aligned training, actionable strategies, and insights from industry experts to ensure your team is fully prepared, survey-ready, and empowered to implement best practices.

💡 Key Benefits for Attendees

• Expert-Led Education: Learn from top infection prevention professionals.
• Regulatory Readiness: Prepare for CMS and state survey expectations.
• CAIP, AEUs & CEU Credits: Earn hours toward CAIP, CASC, & RN License Continuing Education Requirements.
• Flexible Format: Attend live or access recordings for team in-service training.
• Special Discounts: Save when registering for multiple sessions.

Detailed Program

November 5, 2026 - IP ESSENTIALS

• Bring Your Infection Prevention Program to Life: Move beyond having a written program to building one that works, from risk assessments and surveillance to demonstrating effectiveness.

• What Does Excellent Environmental Cleaning Look Like? Explore the details of room turnover, terminal cleaning, monitoring, and validation that help protect patients.

• Know Your Superpower in Preventing Surgical Site Infections: Understand the practices, evidence, and team responsibilities that help reduce infection risk.

• Inside the Red Line: Elevating OR Practices: Get inside the operating room to explore critical infection prevention practices, recognize potential risks, and know when and how to speak up.

Strengthen everyday practice

• SPD: Getting Every Step Right: Examine the essential practices that support safe instrument processing, from decontamination through sterilization and storage.

• Anesthesia and Providers: Infection Prevention Starts Here: Explore the everyday practices, onboarding, and accountability that keep anesthesia professionals and providers aligned with infection prevention expectations.

• Know the Deficiencies Before They Become Citations: Explore common infection prevention findings in ASCs, why they occur, and practical ways to address them.

• Turn Guidelines into Policies That Work: Learn how to translate standards and recommendations into practical policies that support consistent staff performance and better outcomes.

• Scope Reprocessing: From Start to Finish: Reinforce the fundamentals of effective scope reprocessing and understand the critical steps that cannot be overlooked.

• Endoscopic Accessories: The Details Matter: Take a closer look at valves, tubing, and accessories, including the reprocessing challenges that can easily be missed.

• Common Citations, Real-World Solutions: Understand the findings most frequently encountered in GI settings and learn practical approaches to correcting them.

• A Day in the Life of a GI Infection Preventionist: Follow the infection preventionist's role in a GI center, from daily observations and surveillance to identifying opportunities for improvement through QAPI.

Register Today

CASA’s 2027 Membership Renewals Are Now Open!

Be Part of California’s Leading ASC Community

CASA Membership Makes a Difference — for You and Our Industry

💬 Advocacy:
Your membership gives the ASC community a powerful voice in Sacramento. CASA advocates on your behalf, influencing legislation and regulatory policies that directly impact your center’s success. Legislative Advocacy communicates the industry message, shapes public opinion, and advances the ASC agenda at the local and state level—your voice matters

🎓 Education:
Access high-quality educational programs, webinars, and events designed to strengthen your knowledge and support your ASC’s excellence and compliance.

• Expanded Educational Offerings: Administrator Mastery Education, Webinars, workshops, CASC Prep Courses, and seminars tailored to ASC needs.
• Annual Infection Prevention Training: Helps attendees meet mandated accreditation and regulatory infection prevention standards.
• Perioperative 101 Training Discount: Members enjoy a special discount through our partnership with AORN.
• 2027 Annual Conference: Our highly acclaimed conference identifies the latest ASC trends and provides education. Save the date: September 8–10, 2027, at Huntington Beach.

🤝 Networking:
Join a thriving network of ASC leaders and professionals. CASA provides opportunities to connect, collaborate, and share solutions with peers who understand your challenges and goals.

• Enhanced Networking Opportunities: Connect with peers and industry leaders.
• Member Online Community Forum: Communicate with other ASC professionals and get feedback on daily operations questions.

📚 Resources & Support:
Stay informed with CASA’s exclusive industry updates, best practices, and timely insights—everything you need to stay ahead in an ever-changing healthcare landscape.

• Exclusive Industry Insights: Access timely updates and resources.
• Free Benchmarking Program: Enter your ASC data and receive quarterly reports, including regional comparisons of infection rates, transfers, complications, and financial metrics.
• Salary & Benefits Survey: Collects region-specific data on ASC positions, helping your center attract and retain top talent. Free for participating members; available for purchase to nonparticipants.
• Outstanding Personalized Support: With 30+ years of high-level service, CASA provides vital guidance and tools to help ASCs achieve higher standards.

Renewals have been sent in separate emails. If you need help with your membership renewal, please contact Membership@casurgery.org.

Renew now and keep your connection to California’s ASC community strong.