Maureen Spencer, RN, M.Ed., CIC Infection Prevention Consultant - Boston, MA
Maureen Spencer, RN, M.Ed. has been an Infection Preventionist for over 40 years and is board certified in infection control (CIC). 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 Hospital, an Orthopedic Center of Excellence in Boston.The ground breaking work was published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Aug 2010.
In 2012 she was selected as one of the "Who's Who of Infection Prevention" and in 2017 she was recognized as a Fellow of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (FAPIC) for her advanced practice in infection prevention and leader within the field.
She is currently an Infection Preventionist Consultant providing lectures at conferences and hospitals as well as consulting for infection prevention programs. She was previously the Director of Clinical Education at Accelerate Diagnostics, Tucson, AZ, the Corporate Director, Infection Prevention for Universal Health Services overseeing their 28 hospital system in 7 states. Maureen's prior infection prevention nursing career in Boston, MA included Infection Control Director at New England Baptist Hospital, Director Infection Control Unit at Mass General Hospital, Nurse Epidemiologist at the VA Medical Center and Infection Control Nurse, Carney Hospital. In addition to hospital infection prevention she was a Legal Nurse IP Consultant, leading a successful class action lawsuit of post-cardiac surgery mediastinitis infections in Palm Beach, Florida.
As a prolific writer and researcher she has published many peer reviewed articles on healthcare associated infections. She is a well known speaker for both international and national conferences on prevention of healthcare associated infections.
"Establishing a Culture of Safety: A Bundled Approach for Prevention of Surgical Site Infections" is a presentation she has delivered at both national and international conferences based on a surgical stewardship program she developed called the "7 S Bundle". Internationally she has taught in Austria, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Taiwan, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, France, Turkey, Argentina, Canada, New Zealand and South Korea.
You may learn more about her work at these websites:
www.7sbundle.com
www.creativehandhygiene.com
In 2012 she was selected as one of the "Who's Who of Infection Prevention" and in 2017 she was recognized as a Fellow of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (FAPIC) for her advanced practice in infection prevention and leader within the field.
She is currently an Infection Preventionist Consultant providing lectures at conferences and hospitals as well as consulting for infection prevention programs. She was previously the Director of Clinical Education at Accelerate Diagnostics, Tucson, AZ, the Corporate Director, Infection Prevention for Universal Health Services overseeing their 28 hospital system in 7 states. Maureen's prior infection prevention nursing career in Boston, MA included Infection Control Director at New England Baptist Hospital, Director Infection Control Unit at Mass General Hospital, Nurse Epidemiologist at the VA Medical Center and Infection Control Nurse, Carney Hospital. In addition to hospital infection prevention she was a Legal Nurse IP Consultant, leading a successful class action lawsuit of post-cardiac surgery mediastinitis infections in Palm Beach, Florida.
As a prolific writer and researcher she has published many peer reviewed articles on healthcare associated infections. She is a well known speaker for both international and national conferences on prevention of healthcare associated infections.
"Establishing a Culture of Safety: A Bundled Approach for Prevention of Surgical Site Infections" is a presentation she has delivered at both national and international conferences based on a surgical stewardship program she developed called the "7 S Bundle". Internationally she has taught in Austria, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Taiwan, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, France, Turkey, Argentina, Canada, New Zealand and South Korea.
You may learn more about her work at these websites:
www.7sbundle.com
www.creativehandhygiene.com
| maureen_spencer_brief_bio_2020.pdf |
| cv_-_maureen_spencer_-_2019_dec.pdf |
| Who's Who in Infection Prevention 2012.ppt |
| Boston Redsox - Strike Out Infection _maureen_spencer and Terry Francona March 3 2008.pdf |
| Celtics - MRSA Investigation - Maureen Spencer.pdf |
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October 8 2019
Listen to Maureen Spencer interview on C Difficile on C Diff Foundation Radio "Overuse of Antibiotics and their Effects" https://www.voiceamerica.com/episode/117081/overuse-of-antibiotics-and-their-effects |
August 14, 2018
Listen to Maureen Spencer interview on C Difficile on C Diff Foundation Radio "The Key to Preventing C. difficile" www.voiceamerica.com/episode/108763/the-key-to-preventing-c-difficile |
