OUR CLINICAL EXPERTS

Dr. Hudson Garrett Jr.
President and Co-Founder

Areas of Expertise: Infection Prevention and Control, Dental Infection Prevention and Control, Public Health, Infectious Diseases, Environmental Services, Epidemiology, Patient Safety, Vascular Access, Infectious Diseases, Long Term Care Nursing, Regulations and Infection Control, Clinical Research, Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Medicine, Sterilization and Disinfection, Hand Hygiene, Skin Antisepsis, Medical Science Liaison, Clinical Affairs, Medical Affairs, Medical Device Hygiene, Surgical Site Infections, Surgical Infection Prevention, and Food Safety and Outbreaks.

Fiona Nemetz, MS, CHESP
Expert Faculty

Areas of Expertise: Clinical Environment of Care, Environmental Services (EVS), EVS Training, EVS Leadership, Safety, Security, Emergency Management

Dr. Ruth Carrico
Co-Founder

Areas of Expertise: Infection Prevention and Control, Vaccines and Immunization, Clinical Research, Travel Medicine, Global Health, Refugee Health, Patient Safety, Quality Improvement, Nursing, Infectious Diseases, Environmental Services.

Cindy Winfrey, MSN, VA-BC, CIC, IP-BC, CDONA, FACDONA
Expert Faculty

Areas of Expertise: Infection Prevention and Control, Vascular Access, Long Term Care Nursing, Healthcare Quality, Data Analysis, Surveillance, Surgical Site Infections, Surgical Infection Prevention.

Julio Ramirez, MD
Treasurer and Expert Faculty

Areas of Expertise: Infectious Diseases, Travel Medicine, Vaccines and Immunizations, Respiratory Pathogens and Diseases

what we do

The Infection Prevention Institute, Inc. is a non-profit organization that exists to openly share the latest in evidence based practices for infection prevention and control, and share the latest science in briding the gaps between healthcare disciplines. In addition, the patient is the center of healthcare, and as such, all efforts must be centered on protecting the patient and acheiving the Institute for Healthcare Improvement Triple Aim.