The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology presented four of its annual awards to infection prevention leaders, researchers and healthcare organizations from across the country.
Here are the awards and the winners:
The Carol DeMille Achievement Award recognizing "visionary leadership and significant contributions to the field of infection prevention and control" — Mary Lou Manning, PhD, professor at Philadelphia-based Thomas Jefferson University and former APIC president.
The 2019 Distinguished Scientist Award recognizing "outstanding contributions to the science of infection prevention and control" — Sarah Krein, PhD, RN, research career scientist at the VA Center for Clinical Management Research and professor at the University of Michigan, both based in Ann Arbor, Mich.
The 2019 Healthcare Administrator Award recognizing "the pivotal role that healthcare leaders play in establishing an organizational culture that enables and supports infection prevention and control" — Brian Harte, MD, president of Cleveland Clinic Akron (Ohio) General.
The 2019 President’s Distinguished Service Award recognizing "an individual who has made major contributions to the profession of infection prevention and control through service within APIC" — Marc-Oliver Wright, clinical infection control practitioner at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics in Madison.
The awards will be presented at APIC's 46th Annual Conference, June 12 to 14 in Philadelphia.