Exhibitor Symposium: APIC 2012 Annual Conference, San Antonio, TXMonday, June 4, 2012 Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Room 008-A&BPresentation: 6–7:30 a.m.Registration: 5:30–6 a.m.

Complimentary breakfast provided

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Sponsored by 3M Infection Prevention1.5 continuing education credits 3M Health Care Provider is approved by the California Board

of Registered Nurses CEP 5770.

How well do your infection prevention and environmental service departments collaborate to reduce the risk of hospital-acquired infections? At this session, Dr. Curtis Donskey will introduce the concept of hospital hygiene. After his presentation, infection prevention and environmental service leaders will discuss current and forward-thinking approaches to hand and environmental hygiene programs.

Speaker:Curtis J. Donskey, MD Associate Professor of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

Staff Physician, Infectious Disease Section, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center

Panelists Include:Jacqueline Daley, CIC, CSPDS, HBSc, MLT (Micro)Director, Infection Prevention and Control, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD

Nancy Havill Infection Preventionist, Infection Prevention and Epidemiology, Hospital of St. Raphael, New Haven, CT

Catherine Lathem Vice President, Product Management, RL Solutions

Edward Stewart Director of Environmental Services, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD

Learning Objective:Participants will be able to describe the value of collaboration across departments in reducing the risk of HAI and achieving hospital hygiene goals.

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What Good are Clean Hands if the Environment Isn’t Clean? Achieving Hospital Hygiene through Collaboration

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What Good are Clean Hands if the Environment Isn’t Clean? Achieving Hospital Hygiene through Collaboration

Faculty:Jacqueline Daley, CIC, CSPDS, HBSc, MLT (Micro) Jackie Daley has been the Director of Infection Prevention and Control at Sinai

Hospital for the last 9 years, and is a certified Infection Preventionist with over 25

years of experience. She has been a certified Sterile Processing and Distribution

Supervisor through CBSPD for the last 11 years. Jackie is also a member of AAMI

and sits on a number of working groups, including the Ethylene Oxide and Water

Quality Working Groups, of which she is the user co-chair. She also represents

APIC on the ASTM Protective Barriers Committee, where she is the sub-vice chair

for the Biological Hazards subcommittee. Jackie has presented to local, national

and international audiences on various topics related to infection prevention and

control as well as sterilization and disinfection. She is a member of the Maryland

Health Care Commission Advisory Committee on Health Care-Associated

Infections. Jackie has also authored and co-authored publications related to

infection prevention and control including surgical site infections.

Curtis Donskey, MD Curtis Donskey, MD, is Chair of the Infection Control Committee at the Louis Stokes

VA Medical Center in Cleveland and Associate Professor of Medicine at Case

Western Reserve University. His research focuses primarily on infection control of

Clostridium difficile and other health care-associated pathogens and the impact

of antibiotic therapy on intestinal ecology. He has published more than 100 peer-

reviewed articles as well as several book chapters and review articles. Recent

studies from his group have clarified the natural history of shedding of C. difficile

spores on patients’ skin and into the environment. He is currently working to develop

and implement improved strategies to reduce environmental and skin contamination.

His research has been funded by the Department of Veterans Affairs Merit Review

program, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Agency for

Healthcare Research and Quality. In addition to his research, Curtis has received

awards for teaching medical students, residents and fellows.

Nancy Havill Nancy Havill is a graduate from the University of Bridgeport, where she earned a

Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology. She is certified by the American Society

for Clinical Pathology and Certified in Infection Control. For the past 11 years,

Nancy has worked in the Infection Prevention and Epidemiology Program at the

Hospital of St. Raphael. She has co-authored articles on the potential role of

contaminated environmental surfaces in transmission of pathogens. She was an

investigator on trials to evaluate the use of hydrogen peroxide vapor technology

and a mobile ultraviolet (UV) light device for terminal decontamination of patient

rooms in hospital settings.

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In addition, Nancy was an investigator to study the use of an adenosine

triphosphate (ATP) bioluminescence assay system for monitoring the

effectiveness of cleaning practices in patient care areas and mobile medical

equipment to be cleaned by nursing personnel. She has conducted prospective

studies to compare fluorescent markers systems to aerobic colony counts and an

ATP bioluminescence assay for monitoring cleaning practices as well as the use

of ATP with other disinfectants. Nancy has presented her work both nationally

and internationally.

Catherine LathemCatherine Lathem comes to RL Solutions after 21 years of supporting health care

businesses at 3M. She has amassed a varied perspective on health care after

working in Canadian, American and international business ventures, including the

role of Six Sigma Black Belt. Catherine brings her passion for developing products

and discovering client opportunities to RL Solutions, where she leads the company’s

Product Management team. She is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario

and the Canadian Institute of Management.

Edward StewartEd Stewart is regionally recognized as one of the industry leaders in the contract

cleaning industry. He has served the health care market for more than 20 years,

serving in a number of roles. Along his career path he has worked for nationally

recognized companies such as Marriott Management Services, Professional

Services and is currently employed by Crothall Services Group. In his early days,

he honed his skills at New York University Medical Center, and shortly moved

on to Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Brooklyn Hospital, Hospital for Special

Surgery, Jersey City Medical Center, and Pascack Valley Hospital. He presently

serves in the capacity of Resident Regional Manager for the LifeBridge Health

system in Baltimore, MD. Ed has held positions of leadership in local, regional

and national organizations. He is a member of the National Association of Health

Services Executives, as well as MD H2E, Maryland Hospitals for a Healthy

Environment, where his contributions helped LifeBridge Health receive Trailblazer

Awards for four consecutive years. Ed is certified in many areas of Infection

Control, Facility Management, Waste Treatment, Safety, Emergency Preparedness

and Business Continuity, and Sustainability Practices. Ed has appeared on the

CBS Morning Show, NY1, and was featured on Brooklyn News 12. He has been

honored numerous times for his achievements and involvement in the

Brooklyn, NY, community.