Voice for Infection Prevention

Voice for Infection Prevention Shaping the trajectory of hospital IP to ensure adequate staffing, visibility, and education.

05/04/2026

How do you keep pursuing more when life is already full?

In her episode coming out TOMORROW, Lerenza Howard talks about the motivation behind pursuing her doctorate, her love for education in Infection Prevention, and why she thinks less in terms of balance and more in terms of work-life harmony.

05/02/2026

Infection Prevention has always benefited from a wide range of backgrounds, perspectives, and skill sets.📝

Michele Pedrani challenges the idea that Infection Prevention roles should be limited only to nurses. As a nurse herself, Michele brings a balanced perspective: nursing experience is valuable, but it should not be the only pathway into the field.

For professionals with curiosity, analytical thinking, communication skills, and a passion for patient safety, Infection Prevention can be an incredible career path, and opening that door wider may be one of the ways the field continues to grow.

Watch the full conversation with Michele on Voice for Infection Prevention.

May is looking good. 🎙️Voice for Infection Prevention is continuing Season 3 with another solid month of conversations w...
05/01/2026

May is looking good. 🎙️

Voice for Infection Prevention is continuing Season 3 with another solid month of conversations with leaders across the field, covering the ideas, challenges, and perspectives shaping Infection Prevention today.

This month’s featured guests:
• Lerenza Howard
• Alisha Sheffield & Lauren Musil
• Maureen Spencer
• Linda Dickey

New episodes drop every Tuesday at 12 AM ET.

Follow along as Season 3 continues and hear from the voices helping move Infection Prevention forward. 🤩

A lot of people assume Infection Prevention is an easier transition out of bedside nursing. Michele Pedrani challenges t...
04/30/2026

A lot of people assume Infection Prevention is an easier transition out of bedside nursing. Michele Pedrani challenges that directly here.

It may not carry the same physical demands, but the role requires constant learning, careful review, difficult conversations, regulatory knowledge, and the ability to navigate situations where not everyone wants to hear what you have to say.

That is what makes Infection Prevention such a unique field - and such an important one.

04/30/2026

Surgical smoke, routinely generated by lasers, electrosurgical devices, and ultrasonic tools, has been a longstanding part of operating room culture. Despite the near-constant presence of this smoke, its risks to perioperative care are under-recognized and inconsistently addressed. This lack of awar...

04/29/2026

Despite advancements in malaria vaccines, global health experts from Johns Hopkins raise alarm on the persistent and complex threat posed by malaria. Factors such as funding cuts, escalating drug resistance, climate change and the evolving nature of the disease risk reversing the progress made to da...

04/29/2026

Poised to revolutionize the field of infection prevention through advanced automation, Next Gen Diagnostics (NGD) will expose industry professionals to its pioneering detection system at Becker's Healthcare Conference. Meticulously designed, NGD’s system remarkably combines robotic sample preparat...

04/29/2026

Michele is no stranger to hiring. In this segment of her interview, she talks about what she values most in a candidate, and her answer may surprise you.

Have you listened to Michele's full episode yet?

04/29/2026

During the 2026 AORN Global Surgical Conference & Expo, a significant highlight was the perspective shared by Colleen Becker, PhD, MSN, RN, CCRN-K, who currently serves as the senior director of perioperative education for the Association of periOperative Registered Nurse (AORN). Becker offered insi...

04/29/2026

In the world of dentistry, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) serves a purpose far beyond being just a matter of regulation, it is a prerequisite for safety and it plays a pivotal role in delineating a safe working day from a preventable exposure or injury. Dental professionals rely on PPE for safe...

04/28/2026

Conversations regarding the most effective hand drying method, traditionally between paper towels and hand dryers, are nothing new. However, these discussions have reached a critical juncture within healthcare facilities. The challenge isn't about individual preferences anymore but about selecting t...

04/28/2026

As Arlene Bush, accomplished in her field and recognized by her various certifications including CRCST, CER, CIS, CHL, SME, DSMD, CRMST, concludes her term as the president of the Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA), she looks back at her tenure with pride and satisfaction. Emphasizing....

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