Jacqueline Whitaker is the Regional Director for Florida Hospital Tampa and is a published author. She has received 5 VHA awards and one FHA award for infection prevention projects to improve patient outcomes and has lectured internationally in Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, and China. She has extensive experience in project management and program design for infection control, employee health, occupational health, vascular access services, infusion services and National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) programs.