A Conversation with F. Randy Vogenberg About the Future of Infection Prevention After COVID-19

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Healthcare consultant F. Randy Vogenberg, PhD, RPh, talks about what the place of infection preventionists might be in healthcare, and in society at large, when the COVID-19 crisis passes.

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