The APIC 2026 Annual Conference brought together infection prevention and control professionals from around the world for education, collaboration, and professional development.
If you attended APIC26, your participation does also help you maintain your certification. Whether you’re recertifying your CIC®, a-IPC™, or LTC-CIP®, attending the conference in person or virtually earns you 10 Infection Prevention Units (IPUs), with additional IPUs available by completing the on-demand sessions.
The educational sessions you attended not only expanded your knowledge but also contributed to valuable IPUs toward your recertification.
Even better, if you’ve attended any APIC national conference during your 5-year recertification cycle, those eligible conference credits can also be applied toward your IPU portfolio.
You may be wondering: Where can I find my earned IPUs? How do I upload the IPUs I earned from the APIC national conference?
Below is an example of the 2026 certificate of attendance you should have received from APIC (Please note: this also applies for those candidates that attended virtually):
In the example above, the highlighted areas show where you can find the total IPUs earned. For this certificate of attendance:
- 10 IPUs were earned for attending the multi-day national conference.
- 7 IPUs were earned for participating in the on-demand sessions. Please note that if you receive a 0.5 IPU, it can be combined with another 0.5 session. This only applies to those sessions that were attended or watched after the APIC 26 National Conference.
That brings the total to 17 IPUs earned for APIC26.
Another example: Certificants who earned IPUs by attending APIC national conferences in previous years within their five-year recertification cycle can follow the same process. These credits are also eligible to count toward recertification requirements.
How to Upload Your Earned APIC National Conference IPUs into your IPU Portfolio:
- First IPU entry:
- Category: National Conference
- IPUs earned: 10
- Documentation: Upload your APIC certificate of attendance
- Second IPU entry:
- Category: Education Module
- IPUs earned: 15 (Total additional IPUs earned)
- Documentation: Upload your APIC certificate of attendance
By entering your IPUs this way, both APIC conference and on-demand sessions are properly documented in your IPU portfolio
If you have any questions about recertification or your IPU portfolio, please feel free to reach out to CBIC. You can email us at info@cbic.org.