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Educator of the Year

|Articles|July 20, 2011

Professional Development for the Infection Preventionist

ICT spoke with Karen M. Anderson, MT, CLS, MPHc, CIC, infection preventionist at California Pacific Medical Center and chair of APICs Education Committee, about how infection preventionists can gain the professional skills they need.

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