Loreen Herwaldt

Loreen Herwaldt is an infectious diseases physician who served as Hospital Epidemiologist at the University of Iowa Health Care for over 20 years. She is currently serving as interim Associate Hospital Epidemiologist. Her research interests include Staphylococcus aureus, prevention of surgical site infections, healthcare professional’s processes of care and hand hygiene within those processes. She has enjoyed helping with present tabletop exercises on multidrug-resistant organisms.

Title: Carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative Organisms and C. auris: What Infection Preventionists Need to Know

Brief Description: This talk will cover the basic microbiology epidemiology of carbapenemase-producing organisms and of C. auris. It will also cover prevention of colonization and infection with these organisms and prevention of their spread within healthcare facilities.