#74 A Conversation With APIC's CEO Devin Jopp: Navigating Infection Prevention Through Misinformation and Policy Shifts With Future-Focused Solutions

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with APIC's CEO Devin Jopp about current challenges in infection prevention, including misinformation and policy changes.

What are the biggest infection prevention challenges we face today? In this special episode of the Five Second Rule, co-hosts Lerenza Howard and Kelly Holmes sit down with APIC's CEO Devin Jopp to discuss misinformation, federal policy shifts, IFU reform, global partnerships, and the vital role IPs play in public health. Hear why your voice matters more than ever in shaping the future of infection prevention. Hosted by: Kelly Holmes, MS, CIC, FAPIC and Lerenza L. Howard, MHA, CIC, LSSGB About our Guest: Devin Jopp, EdD, MS Dr. Jopp joined APIC as CEO on December 7, 2020. He brings to APIC more than two decades of association leadership with a wide array of experience and accomplishments from across the healthcare and nonprofit sectors. He has been recognized as one of the top 100 most influential healthcare leaders by Healthcare Management International Magazine and one of the top 50 healthcare IT experts by Health Data Management Magazine. Prior to APIC, he served as CEO for the American College Health Association, the principal leadership organization for advancing the health and well-being of the nation's 20 million college students and their campus communities through…

People in this episode

Hosts: Kelly Holmes, Lerenza L. Howard

Guest: Devin Jopp

Topics covered

• infection prevention
• misinformation
• federal policy
• public health
• global partnerships
• IFU reform

Keywords

• infection prevention
• misinformation
• public health
• policy shifts
• global partnerships
• healthcare leadership

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: APIC, American College Health Association, Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange, Healthcare Management International Magazine, Health Data Management Magazine

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