Title: ICRA and Construction: Empowering Infection Preventionists to Lead

Brief Description: This session empowers Infection Preventionists to lead the ICRA process during healthcare construction. Designed for both new and experienced IPs, it provides practical insight into construction risks, strengthens collaboration with project teams, and equips participants to confidently influence safer outcomes

Christa Mardaus

Christa brings over 20 years of experience in healthcare construction, specializing in projects within occupied medical facilities. As a leading instructor in Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA), she helps project teams manage the impact of construction on patient care environments and is passionate about enhancing collaboration and coordination on complex healthcare builds. In addition to ICRA, Christa also trains instructors and develops curriculum at the Carpenters International Training Center and has spoken on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, as well as healthcare construction topics, at engineering and construction conferences across the Midwest and nationally.