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St.Constantin Hospital

MD, PhD in Infectious Diseases, MD in Epidemiology, experience in Infections Prevention & Control as a team leader and as a promoter of good medical practices in many other hospitals and institutions in Romania.

University of Guelph

Jason Tetro is a visiting scientist at the University of Guelph. He has been involved in health-related microbiology and immunology for the last 30 years. He has worked in various fields including bloodborne, food and water pathogens; environmental microbiology; disinfection and antisepsis; and emerging pathogens. He has written two books for the public, The Germ Code, which was shortlisted as Science Book of The Year in 2014, and The Germ Files, which spent several weeks on the national bestseller list. He has also co-edited, The Human Microbiome Handbook, which provides an academic perspective on the impact of microbes in human health. He is currently the host of the Super Awesome Science Show, which explores how science fits into our everyday lives. He lives in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

National Centre for Infectious Diseases

Dr. Kalisvar Marimuthu completed his advanced specialty training in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases in Singapore in 2010 and 2013, respectively. Subsequently, Dr. Marimuthu trained in infection prevention and control as a Senior Research Fellow in the Infection Prevention and Control Unit of Geneva University Hospital. Dr. Marimuthu is currently a senior consultant in Infectious Diseases and Infection Control at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases, Singapore. He is a member of the National Infection Prevention and Control Committee (NIPC) of Singapore. He is also a consultant in the technical advisory committee for the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) guideline. Dr. Marimuthu’s primary research interest is in transmission dynamics of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO), application of next-generation sequencing for control of MDROs, and the prevalence and impact of MDROs in low- and middle-income countries.

NSF International

Dr. Christine Greene is the Principal Investigator for Sanitation and Contamination Control at NSF International, Applied Research Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Health Sciences and an MPH in Hospital and Molecular Epidemiology from the University of Michigan. Her work serves to improve methods for environmental contamination monitoring and strengthen current guidelines to control healthcare-associated infections and stimulate innovative approaches to reduce the risk of biofilm-related infections, pathogen transmission and the environmental persistence of infectious agents. Dr. Greene is the ISO TC 304 Convener for International Standards on Hand Hygiene and is a member of the Canadian Standards Association work group on cleaning and disinfection standards for healthcare. She serves on the board of The Infection Prevention Strategy (TIPS) and is a co-founder of the Healthcare Infection Transmission Systems (HITS) Consortium – an organization that uses a cross-disciplinary, systems approach to addressing the pressing issues around infection control.

Rush University, Chicago, IL, USA

​​Dr. Hayden is an infectious diseases physician and clinical microbiologist with research interest in the prevention of healthcare associated infections, especially those caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

Universidad de Guadalajara

Hilda Márquez, MD, is an undergraduate and graduate professor, as well as the coordinator of the Master’s Degree in Quality Healthcare at the University of Guadalajara, Jalisco in Mexico.

In the Ministry of Health of Mexico and the Ministry of Health of the Jalisco State, she has held various positions which were all related to improving the quality of health services and patient safety.

She is a WHO consultant on Healthcare quality, patient safety and infection control. She is an instructor of the WHO Multimodal Hand Hygiene Improvement Strategy validated by the Collaborating Center for Patient Safety in University Hospitals of Geneva.

At the state, national and international level, she has coordinated various training events for the development of actions to improve quality in healthcare and also focused on Patient Safety.

As an independent consultant, she has developed infection prevention and control projects.

University of Chicago

Eric G. Pamer received his MD degree from Case Western Reserve University Medical School and completed clinical training in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases at UCSD Medical Center. He was a postdoctoral fellow with Charles E. Davis at UCSD, Maggie So at Scripps Research Institute and Michael Bevan at the University of Washington and then moved to Yale University. In 2000 he moved his laboratory to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York where he was a Member of the Infectious Diseases Service, Head of the Division of Medical Subspecialties and Director of the Center for Microbes, Inflammation and Cancer. In July, 2019 he moved to the University of Chicago to become the Director of the Duchossois Family Institute.

McGuckin Methods International (MMI)

Maryanne McGuckin, Dr. ScEd., FSHEA, is an internationally renowned advocate for healthcare quality, hospital safety, and patient advocacy. She is the author and developer of Partners In Your Care, a empowerment method that improves healthcare quality by helping patients avoid healthcare-associated infections.

She mentors healthcare teams across the globe through her teaching and encouragement, and instills a sense of ownership in healthcare workers, patients, and their advocates so that all stakeholders partner to ensure the best of care.

Dr. McGuckin’s distinguished body of work is represented in over 100 peer-reviewed abstracts, journal articles, and scientific conference lectureships. Her most recent publication, The Patient Survival Guide – 8 Simple Solutions to Prevent Hosptial- and Healthcare-Associated Infections, has received acknowledgement in healthcare reviews and national media.

As President and CEO of McGuckin Methods International, Inc., Dr. McGuckin leads a team of world-class researchers, educators, and patient advocates, in pioneering effective methods for safe healthcare practices. Dr. McGuckin is a former faculty member of University of Pennsylvania.

Singapore General Hospital

Dr Moi Lin Ling received her medical education at the National University of Singapore. She obtained her postgraduate training in Microbiology at the Victoria University of Manchester, is a member of the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia, and is a certified professional in healthcare quality (CPHQ).
She is currently the Director of Infection Prevention & Epidemiology at the Singapore General Hospital where she plays a key role in the development and running of the program in the hospital.
She is the President of the Infection Control Association (Singapore) that was formed in 1999; and President of the Asia Pacific Society of Infection Control (APSIC). She was a Director on the Healthcare Quality Certification Board (HQCB) and its Asia Pacific representative from 2006-2007. She helped to set up the Healthcare Quality Society of Society in 2007 and is its founding President. She is a fellow of the Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) and also a member of the Editorial Council of the International Journal of Infection Control and the Infection Disease and Health Journal.
Her interests are in infection prevention and control, antimicrobial resistance, molecular epidemiology as well as quality improvement. She is an experienced trainer in infection prevention and control, quality improvement, LEAN and patient safety.

Alfred Hospital and Monash University

Andrew is an Infectious Diseases physician and Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Infectious Diseases, Alfred Hospital and Monash University. He has a PhD (University of Melbourne) and a Master of Science in Epidemiology (Harvard School of Public Health). His research has focussed on the health and economic impact of antimicrobial resistance and healthcare-associated infections, the transmission dynamics of antimicrobial resistance, and the implementation of infection prevention and control interventions. He is current Chair of the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID) Healthcare Infection Control Special Interest Group (HICSIG).