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Nancy can review the
facility’s infection control,
employee health or safety
programs and help identify
areas for improvement
Nancy can review the facility
infection control manual and
suggest revisions to enhance
the structure and content.
Nancy can review and make
recommendations related to the
facility’s surveillance
program and surveillance
targets to make efficient use
of staff and resources
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Nancy is an experienced
lecturer having lectured in 6
countries around the globe on
a variety of topics mostly
related to infection
prevention and control.
Nancy has made over thirty trips to
Japan for lecturing and hospital
consultation related to the
prevention of infection, especially
urinary tract infection. She is also
the coordinator of the IPC
Classroom, a comprehensive infection
prevention and control course for
nurses in Japan, sponsored by
Medicon, Inc. Nancy was the guest
lecturer for six regional workshops
in The United Kingdom to promote
performance improvement and clinical
governance sponsored by ICNA, Thames
Valley University and Bard UK. At
the invitation of the Canadian
Ministry of Health, Nancy consulted
with one of the four hospitals in
the SARS crisis in Toronto, Canada
in August of 2003. Nancy helped
draft the Nebraska Strategic Plan
for the Prevention of Antimicrobial
Resistance (2002). She was as a
member of the task force to Develop
Guidelines for Management of
Multi-drug Resistant Organisms for
health care institutions in Nebraska
(2005). Nancy is the
owner/developer/advisor for the
website:
www.infectionfreefamilies.com
(launched April 2005) to inform and
instruct parents, adults, and
children in the prevention of
infection at home, at school and in
the workplace.
Nancy has held several professional
offices including National APIC
Board of Directors, National APIC
Nominating Committee, President of
her local APIC Chapter, Chair of
National APIC Marketing/Public
Relations Committee. Nancy was the
1992 recipient of the Carole DeMille
Achievement Award from the
Association for Practitioners in
Infection Control.
Comments from colleagues about Nancy
Haberstich:
“Nancy's comprehensive knowledge
base, years of clinical practice and
attention to detail, prepared her
well to act as a technical advisor
for the development of our
educational programs related to
infection control and other
healthcare risk management issues.
Her ability to research a topic with
in-depth detail was invaluable in
our efforts to produce programs to
meet the individual needs of our
customers.”
- Joan Anderson, Director of
Program Development Cromwell
Communication
“I have never seen a more innovative
and creative person as Nancy. Her
enthusiasm is contagious. Her focus
on quality outcomes is successful
because of her excellent skill in
analysis and problem solving. She
mentors others to empower them and
she always makes work fun. I never
hesitate to recommend her to
others.”
- Shirley Travis, RN, MSA, CNA,
Vice-President of Bryan/LGH Medical
Center West, Lincoln, NE
Audiences:
General public, school
children, hospital employees
and other groups of healthcare
providers.
Topics:
Nancy can provide lectures on
the following topics:
- Pandemic Flu (including
Avian Influenza)
- Pandemic Planning (can
include consultation with
drafting your institution’s
pandemic plan)
- Performance Improvement
- Product Selection/Evaluation
- Urinary Tract Infections
- Decision Analysis
- Infection Control – Past,
Present, and Future
- New and Emerging Infections
- General Principles of
Epidemiology
- Personal Power and
Influencing Change
- Infection Prevention and
Control for Parents
- Hand Hygiene and Cough
Etiquette
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