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Episode description
Maureen Spencer, RN, M.Ed. has been an Infection Preventionist for over 40
years and is certified in infection control (CIC). As one of the early pioneers in
infection control, she was awarded the APIC National Carole DeMille Award in
1990 and was selected as one of the APIC Heroes of Infection Prevention in
2007.
In 2012 she was selected as one of the "Who's Who of Infection
Prevention" and in 2017 was recognized as a Fellow of the Association for
Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (FAPIC) for her advanced
practice in infection prevention and leader within the field.
She is currently an independent Infection Preventionist Consultant from
Boston, MA and offers consulting and lecture presentations. Maureen has
published numerous peer-reviewed publications and has presented many
abstracts/posters at the national conference. She is a national and international
speaker on an array of infection prevention and control topics.
Her previous positions included Director, Clinical Education at Accelerate
Diagnostics, Tucson, AZ; Corporate Director, Infection Prevention for
Universal Health Services, King of Prussia, PA; Infection Control Manager at
New England Baptist Hospital (an Orthopedic Center of Excellence in Boston)
and Director of the Infection Control Unit at Mass General Hospital, Boston,
You can learn more about Maureen and her exceptional work in yoga, energy healing, nursing, education, infectious disease control and her speaking engagements on www.maureenspencer.com and www.findinginnerpeace.com
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