Marin L Schweizer PhD1,2
1Department of Internal Medicine, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, marin-schweizer@uiowa.edu
2Center for Access and Delivery Research and Evaluation, Iowa City VA Health Care System, 601 Hwy 6 W, Iowa City, IA, USA 52246
This presentation will describe Dr. Schweizer’s experiences with healthcare-associated infection prevention research and the evidence for and against these interventions. Horizontal interventions to be discussed include environmental cleaning and hand hygiene. Vertical interventions to be discussed will include interventions targeted at preventing surgical site infections and S. aureus infections.
