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APIC Advocacy Efforts
Lisa Tomlinson
Vice President, Government Affairs , APIC
Lisa Tomlinson, MA, CAE serves as APIC's Vice President, Government Affairs and Practice Guidance. Ms. Tomlinsons' professional experience includes approximately 15 years as a congressional aide on healthcare issues to Members of Congress with diverse constituencies from the South, Midwest and West Coast of the United States. At APIC, Ms. Tomlinson works to assist APIC members with successfully advocating for infection prevention priorities before state, local, and federal policymakers. In this role, she seeks to help legislators and regulators better understand the profession and the critical role that infection preventionists play within healthcare institutions.
Nancy Christy
Manager, Infection Prevention and Control, Baptist Health Louisville
Nancy Christy, MT, MSHA, CIC, is the Manager of Infection Prevention and Control at Baptist Health Louisville in Kentucky. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biology from Florida State University and completed her Medical Technology training through the U.S. Navy. Ms. Christy worked in Microbiology for 11 years before transitioning to Infection Prevention, after earning a Master’s degree in Healthcare Administration from Virginia Commonwealth University. She has more than 21 years of experience in Infection Prevention and has been board certified since 2007. Her career has spanned both university-affiliated and community acute care settings. At the national level, Ms. Christy serves as Vice Abstract Chair for the APIC National Conference Committee. She is also an Associate Editor for an APIC textbook and has collaborated with the SHEA Learning CE Committee to develop educational webinars, as well as the Prevention CHKC course.
