Ashley Crawford-Martinez, BsMirc,

Identifying trends for hospital infections, interpreting surveillance data to develop risk reduction strategies.

• Developing and implementing Infection Control educational programs for hospital staff, patients, and families.
• Investigating clusters and outbreaks to identify infection sources.
• Implementing CDC and OSHA infection prevention and control policies to guide hospital departments.
• Set clear policies to improve success of infection control measures in departments.
• Developed effective training programs to help staff understand and implement critical protections.

• Identifying trends for hospital infections, interpreting surveillance data to develop risk reduction strategies.
• Developing and implementing Infection Control educational programs for hospital staff, patients, and families.
• Investigating clusters and outbreaks to identify infection sources.
• Educating healthcare staff regarding short- and long-term control measures.
• Collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to mitigate and control disease entities and support quality initiatives.
• Consulting with local and state health departments to report infectious cases.
• Communicating trend data and analysis to implement process improvement initiatives.
• Implementing CDC and OSHA infection prevention and control policies to guide hospital departments.
• Monitoring and following up procedures for hospital staff regarding cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization.

• Worked with principal investigator and sponsors to facilitate daily trial activities and comply with research protocols.
• Maintained compliance with protocols covering patient care and clinical trial operations.
• Screened patient records, databases, and physician referrals to identify prospective candidates for research studies.
• Participated in initiation visits and investigator meetings, implementing trials in accordance with study timelines and budgets.
• Gathered, processed, and shipped lab specimens.

• Coordinate all aspects of the research project with investigators, data managers, and clinical staff
• Work with Principal Investigator (PI) and Research Coordinator to update study protocols, protocol amendments, research study measures, and study databases as needed
• Create regular reports for the IRB, sponsors, and the safety monitoring board
• Manage Institutional Review Board-related activities
• Coordinate meetings with study partners, and represent the study at site meetings
• Oversee participant recruitment
• Oversee adherence to research protocols, including conducting the study informed consent process, maintaining participant confidentiality, and collecting data
• Generated data models and performed analysis to produce reports outlining results.
• Utilized expertise in microbiology, chemistry, and hematology to help with diagnosis of medical issues.