Kathleen McMullen is the manager of infection prevention, occupational health, and quality at Christian Hospital, a 300-bed community facility located in St. Louis. McMullen is board-certified in infection prevention and control, and she is a Fellow of APIC. She is the chair of the Practice Guidance Committee, an active liaison to AAMI, and has held several positions on her local APIC chapter board (Chapter 073, St. Louis, Mo). She has been a presenter at APIC, SHEA, and ID Week national meetings and is the author of many IP-related papers and abstracts.