APIC Research Network Updates

Session Description: This presentation provides an update into the development and growth of the APIC Research Network, including summaries of the most recent research network initiatives and publications

Rebecca Crapanzano-Sigafoos

Exec Dir, Center for Research, Practice, and Innovation, APIC

Rebecca (Becca) Bartles is the Executive Director of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Prevention (APIC)’s Center for Infection Prevention and Control Research, Practice, and Innovation (CIPCRPI). Becca has practiced Infection Prevention and Infectious Disease Epidemiology for the last 21 years in a variety of healthcare settings and has numerous publications focused on infection prevention staffing and endoscope safety. She received both her BS in Public Health, Health Education and her MPH in Epidemiology from East TN State University. She completed her Doctorate in Public Health in 2021 with a dissertation topic of “Assessing efficacy of an evidence-based Clostridiodes difficile screening tool using electronic medical record data”. She has been CIC certified since 2008 and is an APIC fellow. Most notably, though, Becca is the mother of six amazing daughters, ages 11-28.

Sara Reese

Director of Research, APIC

Sara Reese, PhD, MPH, CIC, AL-CIP, FAPIC is the Director of Research at APIC’s Center for Research, Practice and Innovation (Arlington, VA), with extensive experience in infection prevention leadership across major healthcare systems including Intermountain Health, Swedish Medical Center, and Denver Health. She has led pandemic response efforts, driven healthcare-associated infection reduction initiatives, and contributed to the field through mentorship, publications, and national conference presentations.

Patrick Gordon

Executive Director, Infection Prevention, Beth Israel Lahey Health

Patrick Gordon DNP, RN, CIC is the Executive Director of Infection Prevention & Control for Beth Israel Lahey Health, a 14 hospital health system in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Patrick has worked in in Infection Prevention since 2016, with a focus on process and quality improvement. Prior to working at BILH, Patrick worked in infection prevention at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), most recently as director.