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Research On Healthcare Worker Personal Protective Equipment: Minimum Requirements For Isolation Gowns, F.Selcen Kilinc-Balci, Phd

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F. Selcen Kilinc-Balci, PhD, is a Senior Service Fellow at the National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)/National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). She works in the area of protective clothing and ensembles, including personal protective equipment for healthcare workers, mine rescue ensembles, fire fighter turnout gear, and chemical protective garments. Prior to joining NIOSH in February 2010, she worked as a senior engineer at DuPont Protection Technologies. Her work at DuPont focused on product development, product testing and certification, and promotional claim validation in personal protective clothing. She has more …

Adoption Of Protective Uniforms, Thomas J. Walsh, Md, Facp, Fccp, Faam, Fidsa

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Thomas J. Walsh, MD, FACP, FCCP, FAAM, FISDA, is Professor of Medicine (appointment pending) and Director of the new Transplantation-Oncology Infectious Diseases Program at Weill Medical College of Cornell University. Following graduation from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Dr. Walsh completed ten post-doctoral years of laboratory investigation, clinical research and patient care leading to boards in Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Oncology and laboratory expertise in pharmacology, innate host defenses, and medical mycology.

Following a distinguished career in the Pediatric Oncology Branch of the National Cancer Institute, Dr. Walsh was recruited to direct the new Transplantation-Oncology Infectious Diseases Program of …

Overcoming Barries To Compliance, Janine C. Jagger, Phd

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Janine Jagger, PhD, is an epidemiologist specializing in injury prevention and control. Early in her career, her research and advocacy focused on brain trauma and motor vehicle safety.

Over the last 20 years, Dr. Jagger has devoted herself to reducing healthcare workplace transmission of bloodborne pathogens. In 1988, Dr. Jagger and colleagues published a landmark study in the New England Journal of Medicine which detailed the characteristics of medical devices causing needlestick injuries, and criteria for protective needle designs. This pioneering research provided the foundation for the development of a new generation of safer medical devices.

In 1991, Dr. Jagger …

Exposure Risks And The Chain Of Healthcare-Associated Infection, Amber Hogan Mitchell, Drph, Mph, Cph

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Amber Hogan Mitchell, DrPH(c), MPH, CPH is the Worldwide Director of Professional Education and Learning Solutions for Advanced Sterilization Products (ASP), a Johnson & Johnson Company located in Irvine, CA. Amber is responsible for educational initiatives for ASP and its customers related to infection prevention, healthcare associated infections, sterilization, disinfection, environmental hygiene, and quality initiatives in healthcare related to safe care and quality patient outcomes. Amber is a Doctor of Public Health Candidate (all but dissertation) in occupational and environmental health sciences at the University of Texas School of Public Health in Houston, TX. She was a Centers for Disease …

Progress In Controlling Healthcare Associated Infections: A Historical Perspective, Richard Wenzel, Md

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Richard P. Wenzel, MD, MSc, is professor and former chairman of the Department of Internal Medicine at the Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, in Richmond, Virginia (1995-2009). From 2003-2008, he was President of MCV Physicians, the clinical practice plan for over 600 physicians, and Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs.

For eight years (1992 to 2000), he was a member of the editorial board of The New England Journal of Medicine, and, in September 2001, became the journal’s first Editor-at-Large, a position he still holds. He is the prolific author of over 500 publications, the editor of …

The State Of Safety, John Combes, Md

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John Combes, MD, is a Senior Vice President at the American Hospital Association (AHA) and the President of the Center for Healthcare Governance (CHG), an AHA affiliate organization. CHG is a dynamic community of board members, executives and thought leaders dedicated to advancing excellence, innovation and accountability in healthcare governance through education, tool development and research. Dr. Combes also serves as Senior Fellow at the Hospital Research and Education Trust (HRET), and in that role focuses on quality and leadership issues in Patient Safety, End of Life Care and Clinical Performance Improvement.

Dr. Combes received his medical degree from Cornell …