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Unless otherwise noted below, each presenter provided full disclosure information, does not intend to discuss an unapproved/investigative use of a commercial product/device, and has no significant financial relationship(s) to disclose. If unapproved uses of products are discussed, presenters are expected to disclose this to participants.
Lillian A. Burns, MT, MPH, CIC, Infection Control Coordinator, Greenwich Hospital, is responsible for infection prevention, employee health, antibiotic stewardship and quality improvement initiatives. Her research activities focus on the control of infectious diseases and infection control practices to prevent the transmission of disease. Ms. Burns has contributed articles to the medical literature, and she serves on the Association for Infection Control and Epidemiology Board of Directors.
Donald A. Goldmann, MD, Senior Vice President, Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), is responsible for fellowship training, faculty relations, the innovation pipeline, and publications/knowledge management. He is also the principal IHI liaison to a number of strategic allies, including the Joint Commission, CMS, AMA, CDC, and AHRQ. Dr. Goldmann's career in clinical infectious diseases and epidemiology (with a focus on hospital-acquired infections) spans more than three decades. He remains on the infectious diseases clinical staff at Children's Hospital Boston, and he is Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases at the Harvard School of Public Health.
Frances A. Griffin, RRT, MPA, Director, Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), works in patient safety, reliability and other improvement projects. Prior to joining IHI, Ms. Griffin worked at two hospital systems in New Jersey, as a director overseeing quality, case management and other related departments. She is a Registered Respiratory Therapist and holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration. Ms. Griffin has been a member of an IHI Idealized Design team and served as faculty for several IHI programs prior to joining the full-time staff.
Tobi Beth Karchmer, MD, MS, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, is also Hospital Epidemiologist at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. She is a member of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), as well as an Associate of the American College of Physicians. Dr. Karchmer is a Member of the Board (Academic Councilor) of SHEA and has served on various SHEA and IDSA committees. She has written numerous articles and abstracts, two book chapters on infectious diseases and hospital epidemiology, and has presented more than 50 local and national invited lectures.
Trish M. Perl, MD, MSc, Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) and Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, is also an Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the Bloomberg School of Hygiene at Johns Hopkins University. She is Director of Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control, and the Hospital Epidemiologist at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Perl was the 2006 President of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America, where she also served as the chair of the annual planning committee and on the nominations and bioterrorism committees. She is a member of the American College of Physicians, American Society of Microbiology, Association of Practitioners of Infection Control, American Federation for Clinical Research, and the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
Richard Scoville, PhD is Adjunct Assistant Professor in the School of Public Health at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. He is an Improvement Advisor for the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Reliability Learning and Innovation Community, and for the IHI/Bureau of Primary Health Care Health Disparities Collaborative. He also serves as IT Director for Improving Performance in Practice, a national primary care collaborative sponsored by the American Board of Medical Specialties.
Bonnie Zell, MD, MS, Senior Advisor for Partnership Development, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is currently a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) helping to coordinate the IHI 5 Million Lives Campaign’s activities with CDC initiatives to eliminate healthcare-associated infections and develop interventions to prevent surgical complications. Dr. Zell’s work at the CDC involves patient safety, health care quality, and primary prevention initiatives. She is focused on establishing and sustaining relationships between CDC and key national stakeholders in the health care delivery system, including hospitals, health plans, regulators, accreditation agencies, professional societies, quality improvement organizations, and sister federal agencies. Dr. Zell also leads the national communication roll-out of the Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP). Before joining the CDC, she served as Medical Director and Physician Midlife Specialist for the Aurora Women’s Pavilion in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
