Andrea Groff Email and Phone Number

• Responsible for Nursing/Medical program, Facilities, Support Counsellors, Environmental Services, Wellness Clinic, Physical Health, Bed Management, Quality Improvement, Accreditation• Led implementation of a clinical outcome assessment tool to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment

• Manager of clinical programs- Primary care, Counselling services, Diabetes program, Geriatric Assessment and Intervention (GAIN) program, Hep C program and Harm Reduction program• Quality improvement lead• Secured funding for Harm Reduction Outreach program with 2 FTEs• Led Coordinated Care Plan implementation • Member LHIN Opioid Strategy Steering Team

• Led Accreditation preparation and survey coordination• Enabled organization to achieve Exemplary Standing• Used project management skills and quality improvement methodology • Designed comprehensive project plan • Conducted ongoing surveillance for organizational risks to develop mitigation strategies • Provided status updates and education presentations to all staff and at the executive level

• Team lead of IPAC and Sterilization/Reprocessing teams• Conducted needs assessment, process reviews and developed multi-year action plans • Member of Community of Practice for Central East IPAC • Revised surveillance program • Consulted on and supervised construction projects and level of preventive measures• Developed Outbreak Management Toolkit to improve efficiency and effectiveness in outbreak management • Created outbreak procedure audit process • Developed Ebola Virus Disease policy and procedure• Streamlined sterilization process for improved turnaround time

• Promoted from practitioner to interim manager • Provided consultation to patient care programs on systems issues with transmission• Managed patient and family complaints and concerns related to infection prevention and control• Reviewed evidence-based literature, guidelines, legislature and emerging best practice to inform policy and practice that is current and evidence informed• Evaluated and assessment risk of emerging infectious illnesses in the hospital, community and globally• Conducted infection control risk assessments (ICRA) • Implemented and conducted active and passive surveillance• Provided after hours on call support to the hospital• Led outbreak management and epidemiological investigations• Led exposure investigations and analyses• Led project to eliminate C.difficile infection transmission in ICU; resulted in discontinued transmission • Developed the IPAC surgical site infection program

• Team lead for IPAC team • Responsible for developing strategic objectives, continuous quality monitoring of program• Led initiative to improve MRSA screening; resulted in 30% improvement • Managed outbreaks and lead outbreak management team • Developed policy and procedure aligned with current evidence-based guidelines• Evaluated effectiveness of program and updated practices• Coordinated Accreditation preparation for the program

• Led corporate hand hygiene program• Developed IPAC skills in an environment serving a population with diverse infectious illness and travel-related infections• ICP designated to Emergency Dept, Respirology, Palliative Care, General Surgery

• Audited hand hygiene and provided on the spot feedback for the Just Clean Your Hands Program• Hand hygiene audits were conducted in all areas of the hospital including operating rooms, birthing rooms, senior care areas and ICU• Developed reporting procedures and communication strategies• Collected data on MRSA status for MRSA household transmission study• Conducted home visits of patients identified as MRSA positive to study if transmission had occurred to household contacts

• Developed staff wellness program, conducted all staff health education sessions