Infection Preventionist Discusses Being on the Frontline Against HAIs in CDC Blog
In the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)s Safe Healthcare Blog, Ann Marie Pettis, director of infection prevention at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, N.Y., talks about how she was drawn to protecting patients from infections that can occur in healthcare.Â
In her blog entry, The unexpected infection preventionist, Pettis provides the frontline perspective of a nurse turned infection preventionist and the rewards associated with this work.
Join the conversation at: https://blogs.cdc.gov/safehealthcare/?p=2463
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