Lisa Difedele
Infection Prevention Control Administrator @International Community Health Services
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WORK HISTORY
Infection Prevention Control Administrator @International Community Health Services
Seattle, WA, US
Infection Preventionist for 9 primary care clinics (2 school affiliated, 2 satellite clinics, and 1 PACE), 1 mobile medical unit, 4 dental clinics, 1 mobile dental unit, 1 vision clinic, and 1 assisted living facility-Provide training and consultation to all sites including infection prevention strategies and, current and emerging pathogen control and response-Provide surveillance of infectious disease in staff and clientele-Infection control policy development including sterilization guidelines, blood borne pathogen exposure, dental waterline management, outbreak management, and many other topics-Chair of Infection Control Committee and Infection Control Champion Team-Participation in Quality Improvement Team-Assist in Employee Health Program, including onboarding of all staff and Respiratory Protection Plan-Member of the Washington Department of Health Healthcare Associated Infection and Antimicrobial Resistance (HAIAR) Outpatient Network and Advisory CommiteeSuccesses include:Inception and evolution of the Infection Control Champion team.Completion of many Performance Improvement Projects.Creation of Infection Control Intranet.Creation of consultation tracking process.
EDUCATION
The University of Connecticut Health Center
Medicine
University of Colorado Boulder
BA, Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology and Anthropology
Yale School of Public Health
MPH, Microbial Disease Epidemiology
SKILLS
ABOUT LISA DIFEDELE
I believe in using science to stop the spread of disease while working to understand the world around me and better the lives of those in my community. I am a passionate public health specialist with expertise in infectious disease field epidemiology, infection prevention, applied and basic public health research, teaching, and leadership.
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