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Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today®’s highlights for the week ending January 27, 2023.


Weekly Rounds: Bird Flu Warning, Product Locator, Bug of the Month, and More

Heather Saunders is an experienced and motivated registered nurse with a master’s degree in public health and a certification in infection control. Striving for excellence in the prevention and control of infectious disease, Heather believes in using innovative and strategic leadership methods to achieve program goals.

Heather first discovered her love for infection control (and chai tea) during a short-term assignment in Nairobi, Kenya, where she worked to improve maternal and child health through the prevention of infectious diseases. After spending the first 6 years of her nursing career in busy emergency departments, Heather transitioned away from the bedside to join the work at the Johns Hopkins Hospital as an infection control epidemiologist. Following the completion of her master's degree in public health, Heather became the infection prevention and control nurse consultant for the State of Maryland, assisting healthcare facilities in their response to healthcare-associated infections. Currently, Heather is employed with Johns Hopkins University Division of Infectious Diseases as a research nurse program manager, using her expertise to guide research in the prevention and control of infections in healthcare settings. Additionally, Heather is the owner of Broad Street Prevention, where she serves as an infection prevention consultant.

During her off hours, Heather enjoys writing, reading, hiking, and spending time with her friends and family. She is the proud author of the blog, All the Lessons We Learn, where she gives a lyrical accounting of all the beautiful, painful, and transcendent lessons that we learn on this journey we call life.

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Bug of the Month helps educate readers about existing and emerging pathogens of clinical importance in health care facilities today. 

Bug of the Month: Wasting Away

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today’s highlights for the week ending November 25, 2022.


Weekly Rounds: Therapy Animal Infection Risks, Bug of the Month, and More 

Bug of the Month: Water Baby

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today’s highlights for the week ending November 4, 2022.

Weekly Rounds: A Day in the Life of an Infection Preventionists, Bug of the Month, and More

Tori Whitacre Martonicz is the editor of 

.  She has been a writer and editor for over 30 years, and she has an MA and BA in English Composition/Literature from the University of Akron in Akron, OH. She lives in Ohio with her husband; son; 2 tiny dogs, Selena Brigid Sophia and Doctor Danger Dog; and a big black cat, Freya. She loves reading, writing, gardening, and spending time with her loved ones.

Bug of the Month: Living Free

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today’s highlights for the week ending September 23.

Weekly Rounds:  Bug of the Month, UV-C Technology, and More

Bug of the Month: Watch Your Cat for Me!

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today’s highlights for the week ending September 2.


Weekly Rounds: COVID-19 Updates, Avoiding Gel Contamination, and More

Bug of the Month: Rare but Deadly

Bug of the Month helps educate readers about existing and emerging pathogens of clinical importance in health care facilities today. Each column explores the Bug of the Month's etiology, the infections it can cause, the modes of transmission, and ways to fight its spread. The pathogen profiles will span bacterial, viral, fungal and parasitic species. We encourage you to use Bug of the Month as a teaching tool to help educate healthcare personnel and start a dialogue about microbiology-related imperatives.