Dr. Cervantes speaks on how she and her colleagues did a cross-sectional study using data derived from the 2020 APIC MegaSurvey to describe the state of infection prevention and control programs and personnel across nonacute clinical settings in the United States. Listen in as Dr. Cervantes tells us what the findings from this work means for the field of infection prevention and control.

Guest: Diana Cervantes, MS, MPH DrPH

Publication Title: State of infection prevention and control in nonacute care US settings: 2020 APIC MegaSurvey. Published online August 10, 2022:S0196-6553(22)00599-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2022.08.005.

Authors:
Diana Cervantes, MS, MPH DrPH
Amanda Hessels PhD, MPH, RN, CIC, CPHQ, FAPIC
Janet N Franck MBA, BSN, CIC, FAPIC
Monika Pogorzelska-Maziarz PhD, MPH

Dr. Diana Cervantes worked in public health practice for over 15 years as an infectious disease epidemiologist and as a public health microbiologist where she responded to several outbreaks in both acute and long-term care settings. Dr. Cervantes was also the infection prevention manager in a large acute care facility. She is currently an Assistant Professor and the Director of the MPH Epidemiology Program at The Health Science Center in Fort Worth. Dr. Cervantes is certified in Public Health (CPH), Infection Control (CIC), and is a Technologist in Molecular Biology MB(ASCP).  She is also a fellow with the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (FAPIC). Her teaching and research focus include applied epidemiology, infectious disease prevention and control, and public health gerontology advocacy and practice.