Below you will find background information on my professional experience and the work of my company Infection Control Consulting Services (ICCS). If you have questions about ICCS services and how they can help your organization, visit www.iccs-home.com or send me a LinkedIn message.- 30-plus years of infection prevention and control experience, including more than 10 years as an infection control consultant and infection prevention consultant. - Founded ICCS in 2005 to provide nationwide infection control consulting services to all sectors of healthcare, including ambulatory surgery centers, acute care hospitals, dental office and oral surgery practices, physician practices, outpatient care centers, long-term acute care hospitals, behavioral care facilities, specialty hospitals and nursing homes. - Expert on reprocessing of instruments and equipment, including high-level disinfection.- Conducts extensive educational services, including on-site in-services and workshops, webinars and audioconferences. - Highly skilled at providing pre-accreditation survey assistance for The Joint Commission, AAAHC, CMS, state surveys, etc. Services include preparing facilities for surveys and assisting with post-survey deficiency remediation in the form of corrective action plans or plans of correction. - Authors articles and provides interviews for various medical- and healthcare-related publications/journals/magazines (see below for a Publications list since 2014). - Reviewer for the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) "Guide to Preventing Clostridium difficile Infections" implementation guide. - Stakeholder/member of the Health and Human Services (HHS) Federal Steering Committee for the prevention of Healthcare Associated Infections.- Developed and launched Pennsylvania's mandatory healthcare associated infection (HAI) reporting system 2007-2010. Highly experienced and available to assist states with reporting requirements.
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