
In 1926, Karen Jones’s grandmother lost 5 children to measles in 8 days. A century later, Jones connects that devastating family history to vaccination, outbreak preparedness, and the role of infection preventionists in building trust.
Karen M. Jones, MPH, RN, CIC, FAPIC, clinical program manager – Infection Prevention in the Clinical Surveillance and Compliance Department for Wolters Kluwer. has been an acute care infection preventionist since 2009 and has conducted infection prevention research at hospitals and nursing homes. She has 15 years’ experience as an emergency department nurse in Chicago and Detroit, and her interests are translational research and the mentorship of nursing home infection preventionists.

In 1926, Karen Jones’s grandmother lost 5 children to measles in 8 days. A century later, Jones connects that devastating family history to vaccination, outbreak preparedness, and the role of infection preventionists in building trust.

Information for infection preventionists to manage ESBL-producers even while fighting against COVID-19.