Tune in to hear our hosts Nicki Shorr and Jessie Swain talk with Dr. Paula Eckardt and infection preventionists Rachel Guran and Kelsi Canavan about containing a carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii complex outbreak in a COVID-19 intensive care unit.
Guests:
Paula A. Eckardt, MD, FACP, FIDSA, AAHIVS
Rachel Guran, MPH, BSN, RN, CIC
Kelsi Canavan, MPH, MPA, CIC
Article:
Authors:
Paula Eckardt, MD, FACP, FIDSA, AAHIVS, Kelsi Canavan MPH, MPA, CIC
Rachel Guran, MPH, BSN, RN, CIC
Elizabeth George, MLS (ASCP)
Nancimae Miller, PhD, D(ABMM)
Dianeysis H. Avendano, PharmD., CPh., BCPS
Myeongji Kim, MD
Khaled Himed, MD
Karen Heidi Gonzalez Ramirez, BS
Paula A. Eckardt, MD, FACP, FIDSA, AAHIVS
Dr. Eckardt is the Chief – Division of Infectious Disease, Medical Director of Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Control and the Medical Director of MHS Ryan White Clinic at the Memorial Health Care System in Hollywood, Florida. She is also an Clinical Assistant professor of Medicine FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine and an Affiliate Assistant Professor of Clinical Biomedical Science FAU College of Medicine.
Rachel Guran, MPH, BSN, CIC
Rachel Guran is the Director of Epidemiology and Infection Prevention at the Memorial Healthcare System. She has worked in infection prevention and control for nine years. She is passionate about adding to the body of literature in healthcare epidemiology and infection prevention, translating new research into clinical best practices, and policy creation. She is currently in the DrPH program at University of South Florida. You can see Rachel’s dedication to health promotion through her YouTube music videos on hand washing and influenza vaccination.
Amy Rachel Guran, MPH
rguran@mhs.net
561-843-9669
Kelsi Canavan, MPH, MPA, CIC
Kelsi Canavan, MPH, MPA, CIC is an Infection Preventionist at Memorial Regional Hospital. She was previously the Manager of Infection Control at Memorial Hospital Miramar. She holds a Master of Public Health and Master of Public Administration and is also CIC. She has worked in infection prevention and control for 9 years. She is passionate about sterilization, high level disinfection and working with IT to enhance surveillance software and reports that aid the Memorial Healthcare System Infection Prevention team.