The Novice Roadmap for the Infection Preventionist is an orientation guide and a pathway to earning your CIC. Listen to two of the Roadmap's creators as they discuss the Do's and Don'ts of how to engage with this valuable tool and how to get the most out of your journey through the infection prevention field.

Hosted by:

Marie Wilson, MS, RN, CIC and Jay Liggins, MS, CIC

About our Guests:

Lela Luper, BSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC, Infection Preventionist, Chickasaw Nation Department of Health

Lela Luper is a certified infection preventionist and fellow of APIC who currently is Manager of Infection Prevention and Control at the Chickasaw Nation Department of Health in Ada, OK. For twenty years, Lela has been an infection preventionist in the rural hospital and ambulatory care setting.

Joseph (Joey) M. Scaletta, MPH, BSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC, Infection Control Consultant, NIH Clinical Center

Joseph (Joey) M. Scaletta currently works for the U. S. National Institutes of Health Clinical Center as an Infection Control Consultant. He has been certified in infection control since 2007 and has earned the Fellow of APIC designation.

The hosts and guests of this 5 Second Rule episode would like to express their indebtedness to the committed group of volunteers and staff who updated and created the interactive web version of the Novice Roadmap for the Infection Preventionist currently located on apic.org. Further Resources: The Novice Roadmap: Developing Infection Preventionists Through an Internship Role [Abstract] Novice Roadmap for the Infection Preventionist