Are you looking to learn about the latest research in the field of infection prevention and control? Join us as we speak to Dr. Stella Hines, MD, MSPH, an occupational medicine physician and pulmonologist, about her study on user acceptance and preference for a novel reusable respirator among healthcare workers. Find out the different types of reusable respiratory protective devices and why user comfort and tolerability is important for increasing compliance with respiratory protection programs. Don’t miss this episode to learn and apply this new information to your work!

Dr. Stella E. Hines, MD, MSPH

Stella E. Hines, MD, MSPH, is an Occupational Medicine physician and Pulmonologist.  Currently serving as the Field Studies Branch Chief in the Respiratory Health Division of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), she previously was an Associate Professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.  She received her B.A. from Rice University, and M.D. from the Texas A&M College of Medicine.  She completed internal medicine residency at the University of Chicago Hospitals and pulmonary and critical care fellowship, occupational and environmental medicine residency and Master of Science in Public Health at the University of Colorado-Denver and National Jewish Health.   

Dr. Hines studies reusable respirator use in healthcare to address N95 shortages and has published and presented on this topic at national and international meetings. She also provides clinical care and conducts research related to exposure-related lung disease. She is the immediate past Chair of the American Thoracic Society’s Section on Terrorism and Inhalational Disasters.