Rebecca Battjes

Rebecca Battjes (pronounced “batches”) MPH, CIC, FAPIC is an industry-based Infection Preventionist for Diversey–A Solenis Company. In this role, Rebecca serves as an infection prevention resource and industry liaison to support the improvement of environmental hygiene solutions and the adoption of evidence–based practices. Prior to joining Diversey in 2022, Rebecca was the lone infection preventionist at a small community hospital and short-stay skilled nursing facility. From 2013 to 2021, she was an Infection Preventionist at a large academic medical & level 1 trauma center in the heart of Detroit. Rebecca earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English & Spanish literature from Wayne State University and a Master of Public Health from Benedictine University in Illinois. Rebecca achieved board certification in infection control (CIC®) in 2019 and became a fellow on APIC in 2022. As an educator, Rebecca strives to create unique, interactive, engaging content for infection prevention audiences.

Title: Environmental Hygiene MythBusters! An Interactive Session to Distinguish Fact from Fiction

Brief Description: This session, first presented at the 2025 national APIC conference, will explore preliminary results of a multiregional, multicenter observational study, wherein trained observers performed hundreds of EVS direct practice observations during discharge and daily patient room cleaning. Presenters will use interactive polling to assess the audience’s expectations and then provide data from our observations and published literature to find facts and bust common myths!