Listen as our hosts speak with infection preventionist Lisa Sturm about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital-onset bloodstream infections (HOBSIs) in one large health system. What can we learn from this system’s experiences during the pandemic to help us fast-forward healthcare-associated infection reduction efforts?
Guest:
Lisa Sturm, MPH, CIC, FAPIC
Articles and Authors:
Lisa K. Sturm, MPH, CIC; Karl Saake, MPH; Phil B. Roberts, BS; Frederick A. Masoudi, MD, MSPH; Mohamad G.Fakih, MD, MPH; Mohamed Adawee, MSN-IPC, CIC, CPHQ; Lauretta Ellsworth, MPH, RRT, CIC; Chaney Manarin, MPH
Lisa Sturm, MPH, CIC, FAPIC
Lisa Sturm has been in the field of infection prevention for almost 30 years, is certified in infection prevention and is a Fellow of APIC (Association for Professionals in Infection Control). She is active at the local and national level with APIC. She joined her APIC Chapter, then called APIC-Greater Detroit, in 1992 when she was a graduate student. She knew then she wanted to be an “IP” when she grew up. She is currently the Chair of APIC’s Public Policy Committee and Legislative co-chair for APIC Great Lakes Chapter. She is widely published in numerous peer reviewed journals, is the author of infection prevention chapters in books, and has presented internationally on infection prevention. Her most recent research is centered around the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), and has recent publications in Infection Control & Epidemiology (ICHE) as well as American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC).
Lisa works at Ascension as the senior director of infection prevention. Ascension is a non-profit faith-based health system that is in 21 states with over 140 hospitals.
There are approximately 165 IPs at Ascension that form a very tight knit group called the IP Community. Lisa is proud to represent such an amazing group of professionals, who she feels have contributed significantly to the on-going challenges of the pandemic.