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Manage and coordinate activities for the Kentucky Regional Infection Prevention Program as part of the state HAI/AR Program.Supervise 10 Regional Infection Preventionists, conduct healthcare facility assessments, write and review reports and program documents, and develop statewide IPC initiatives and education campaigns.

United States

United States

Elizabethtown, Kentucky

Consultant to the Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP). Conduct in-depth infection control and prevention assessments in healthcare facilities and provide guidance and support to build or strengthen infection prevention and control programs across the continuum of care.

Elizabethtown, Ky

Coordinate all infection prevention and control activities for community-based health system including a 300-bed acute care hospital and 50 outpatient healthcare provider centersConduct targeted surveillance and perform data analysis for emerging healthcare-associated infectionsPrepare and report surveillance data to NDNQI and NQFCollaborate with QIO and state organizations to develop and give training to participants across the stateParticipate in mandatory reporting to the National Healthcare Safety Network per CMS requirementsDevelop and roll-out infection prevention and control policies and proceduresConduct education of staff and patients in relation to the importance of infection control and preventionSet and evaluate annual goals based on a 5 tier system and current national benchmarks from NHSN and/or CMS’s HAC and VBP programCreate, and distribute a user-friendly, easy to interpret monthly HAI SIR/rate reports based on number of HAI to prevent to reach goals management level team membersCollaborate with various physician groups to develop prevention initiatives and report HAI directly to physicians via score cardsParticipate in multiple hospital committees and meetings for Nursing Research, Products, Construction, Infection Prevention and Control, and Inpatient SatisfactionDesign and participate in the implementation of process improvement activities

Atlanta, Ga

Direct multiple national surveillance projects via coordination of several participating State Health Departments and healthcare organizations:1. Healthcare Associated Community-Onset (HACO) MRSA Risk Factors Case-Control Study2. Surveillance for Blood Stream Infections in Dialysis (SuBSID)3. CDC’s Active Bacterial Core Surveillance (ABCs) of Invasive Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus4. Community-onset Clostridium difficile risk factor analysis5. Pilot the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Surveillance for Long Term Care 6. Antimicrobial Stewardship Point Prevalence-Develop protocols, data collection instruments, standard operating procedures, data analysis plan, training presentations-Perform in-person and web-based trainings-Conduct data analysis using Statistical Analysis Software 9.1.3 (SAS) (age-adjusted and specific population rates, descriptive statistics, and predictive models of severity outcomes)-Update annual summary of national iMRSA infections in the U.S. for publication by CDCConduct disease outbreak investigations - Medical chart abstractions to collect epidemiology data, staff and patient Interviews to assess infection control practices-Train staff on appropriate infection control practices-Develop recommendation and mitigation documents Co-author several publications

Rochester, Ny

Collaborate with 10 national sites from CDC's Emerging Infections NetworkCoordinate projects across several health systems, local and national clinical laboratories, and local health departmentsOversee Surveillance Programs and Special Studies1. Vaccine Efficacy: A. Trivalent-Children less than 5 years (2005-2008); B. Adults 50 years and older (2008 – present); C. Monovalent 2009 H1N1: All ages (2009-2010); 3. Asthma among influenza cases admitted to the ICU; 4. Influenza testing and treatment practices among primary providers and emergency department providers 5. Surveillance Invasive MRSA6. Surveillance for Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae: Manage and supervise a project teamsConduct daily surveillance and data analysesObtain Internal Review Board (RSRB) approvalConduct participant interviews and medical history investigationWrite grant proposal work plans, job descriptions, and budget justificationsAnalyze data using SAS to obtain age-adjusted and specific population rates, descriptive statistics, and predictive models of severity outcomes.Manage Access databasesDevelop project specific audit process for quality control of data and surveillance methodsWrite, present, distribute and publish reports of surveillance resultsParticipate in emergency response to Pandemic influenza surveillance in 7 counties, 2009 H1N1 Flu A as Epidemiologist in ICSImplementation and evaluation of Healthy Living Community Program:-pre and post assessment instrument development-analyze health data outcomes to evaluate program-prepare narrative and results for grant submission

Rochester, Ny

ORATORY TECHNICIAN III Manage independent research projects studying gain and loss of Runx transcription factors important for bone and cartilage formation.Clone genes of interest into Adenoviral and Retroviral vectors. Maintain sterile cell culture to use for virus production. Clone small-interfering RNA’s into RNA-interference vectors. Design experiments using RNA-interference and viral vector techniques. Extract primary limb-bud cells from mouse embryos. Examine expression of Runx in fracture healing using a mouse model. Present preliminary data and experimental findings at formal weekly laboratory and national meetings.

Bachelor'S Degree, Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research And Clinical Nursing

Master Of Public Health (Mph), Epidemiology

Bachelor'S Of Science - Biotechnology, Biotechnology

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