Maureen Spencer, RN, M.Ed., CIC Infection Prevention Consultant - Boston, MA
Maureen Spencer, RN, M.Ed. has been board certified in infection control (CIC) for over 30 years.
She is currently the Director, Clinical Implementation at Accelerate Diagnostics, Tucson, AZ facilitating clinical adoption sessions with clinicians and staff using the rapid blood culture system that provides both ID of the organism and the antibiotic sensitivities for fast bug/drug combinations in less than 7hours directly from a positive blood cultures.
www.acceleratediagnostics.com
She was previously the Corporate Director, Infection Prevention for Universal Health Services in King of Prussia, PA, Infection Control Manager at New England Baptist Hospital, Director Infection Control Unit at Mass General Hospital and Infection Control Nurse at VA Medical Center, West Roxbury and Carney Hospital in Boston, MA.
As one of the early pioneers in infection control, she was awarded the APIC National Carole DeMille Award in 1990 and was selected as one of the APIC Heroes of Infection Prevention in 2007 for her work in establishing a MRSA and Staph aureus Elimination Program at New England Baptist, an Orthopedic Center of Excellence.
In 2012 she was selected as one of the "Who's Who of Infection Prevention" by Infection Control Today and recently In 2017 she was recognized as an exemplary APIC member with status as a Fellow of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (FAPIC). Fellow of APIC status is a distinction of honor for infection preventionists who not only advanced practitioners of infection prevention practice, but also leaders within the field.
Maureen is considered an expert in the prevention of surgical site infections and lectures both nationally and internationally on the topic. She was one of the contributing authors in Comprehensive Perioperative Nursing Textbook and lectures frequently for AORN. As a contributor to the original APIC Text Book she authored chapters on prevention of critical care infections, neurosurgery infections and cardiac infections. She has presented numerous research abstracts and lectures at national conferences and published many peer reviewed articles on healthcare associated infections.
"Establishing a Culture of Safety: The 7 S Bundle for Prevention of SSIs" is a presentation she has delivered at both national and international conferences. Internationally she has taught in Austria, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Taiwan, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, France, Turkey, Argentina, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, Toronto, Vancouver and South Korea.
www.7sbunde.com
www.workingtowardzero.com
www.infectionpreventionistconsultants.com
www.creativehandhygiene.com
She is currently the Director, Clinical Implementation at Accelerate Diagnostics, Tucson, AZ facilitating clinical adoption sessions with clinicians and staff using the rapid blood culture system that provides both ID of the organism and the antibiotic sensitivities for fast bug/drug combinations in less than 7hours directly from a positive blood cultures.
www.acceleratediagnostics.com
She was previously the Corporate Director, Infection Prevention for Universal Health Services in King of Prussia, PA, Infection Control Manager at New England Baptist Hospital, Director Infection Control Unit at Mass General Hospital and Infection Control Nurse at VA Medical Center, West Roxbury and Carney Hospital in Boston, MA.
As one of the early pioneers in infection control, she was awarded the APIC National Carole DeMille Award in 1990 and was selected as one of the APIC Heroes of Infection Prevention in 2007 for her work in establishing a MRSA and Staph aureus Elimination Program at New England Baptist, an Orthopedic Center of Excellence.
In 2012 she was selected as one of the "Who's Who of Infection Prevention" by Infection Control Today and recently In 2017 she was recognized as an exemplary APIC member with status as a Fellow of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (FAPIC). Fellow of APIC status is a distinction of honor for infection preventionists who not only advanced practitioners of infection prevention practice, but also leaders within the field.
Maureen is considered an expert in the prevention of surgical site infections and lectures both nationally and internationally on the topic. She was one of the contributing authors in Comprehensive Perioperative Nursing Textbook and lectures frequently for AORN. As a contributor to the original APIC Text Book she authored chapters on prevention of critical care infections, neurosurgery infections and cardiac infections. She has presented numerous research abstracts and lectures at national conferences and published many peer reviewed articles on healthcare associated infections.
"Establishing a Culture of Safety: The 7 S Bundle for Prevention of SSIs" is a presentation she has delivered at both national and international conferences. Internationally she has taught in Austria, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Taiwan, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, France, Turkey, Argentina, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, Toronto, Vancouver and South Korea.
www.7sbunde.com
www.workingtowardzero.com
www.infectionpreventionistconsultants.com
www.creativehandhygiene.com
| CV Maureen Spencer - 2018.pdf |
| Maureen_Spencer_-_Biosketch_2018.pdf |
| ASEAN Lecture Tour May 28th - June 3, 2013.pdf |
| Semmelweis Hygiene Conference - Vienna, Austria_March 3-4 2015.pdf |
| Boston Redsox - Strike Out Infection _maureen_spencer and Terry Francona March 3 2008.pdf |
| Celtics - MRSA Investigation - Maureen Sspencer.pdf |
| Who's Who in Infection Prevention 2012.ppt |
