Environmental Surface Disinfectants in Health Care - Part 1 PDC Recording

Roberta Smith MSPH, RN, CIC, COHN-S, CIH, has spent her career exploring the many facets of public health. She has over 20 years of experience in the fields of public health, occupational health, industrial hygiene, safety and infection control. She holds Bachelor of Science degrees in Environmental Health and in Nursing. She holds a Master's of Science in Public Health and certifications in infection control, occupational health nursing specialist, and in industrial hygiene. She currently is the Public Health Director for Routt County in Colorado. In this role, she leads the medical content review for the ReadySet the Axion Health Occupational Health software product. Roberta was the collaborating lead author on the "Guide for Worker Safety and Health in the Marijuana Industry," a comprehensive guide for marijuana workers in Colorado. She has provided safety training for workers within the marijuana industry as well as training for the Colorado agencies that help to regulate the industry. She is also the co-editor of the AIHA Publication, "Guidelines for the Selection and Use of Environmental Surface Disinfectants in Healthcare". This publication received AIHA's Editor's Choice Award in 2018.

Mr. Martinelli is the Healthcare Practice Director for Forensic Analytical Consulting Services. Mr. Martinelli also serves as a subject matter expert and practice group leader for a variety of technical service areas and has testified as an expert in a variety of litigated cases. With more than 30 years of experience in the field of Environmental Health, Mr. Martinelli has provided comprehensive hazmat assessments, project design and risk management to clients including various medical centers, schools, retail/commercial properties, housing and various public agencies. Mr. Martinelli also has extensive experience in training other professionals having delivered thousands of hours of health and safety training covering all aspects of hazardous materials abatement, exposure risk management, project management and design. Mr. Martinelli has presented on a variety of healthcare topics to numerous national associations including APIC, AIHA, IAQA, ASHE, AOHP and many of their local chapters.

Mr. Strode is a certified industrial hygienist (CIH) with over 25 years of laboratory, field, and management experience and is the Technical Director of Industrial Hygiene Services at C&IH. His areas of expertise include classical industrial hygiene, indoor environmental quality (IEQ), field and laboratory methods and analyses, and support for commercial building and multi-family housing management programs dealing with environmental agents such as mold, radon, asbestos and lead. Mr. Strode has conducted hundreds of air quality investigations related to occupational and environmental exposures and routinely performs exposure and risk assessments for chemical, physical, and biological hazards. He earned his Master of Science in microbiology, providing particular expertise in the fungal/bacterial aspects of his IEQ work. He is a member of the national American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) Biosafety and Environmental Microbiology Committee and is currently Past-President of the AIHA Rocky Mountain Section. He has developed quality assurance programs, operations and maintenance programs, health and safety plans, and remediation and abatement design documents and project specifications. Mr. Strode has provided training in various subjects including OSHA and EPA training in hazardous waste, exposure and risk assessment, fungi, asbestos and lead, general industrial hygiene principles, and co-teaches an annual CIH review course. He has authored and/or provided publications and presentations in the fields of chemistry, industrial hygiene, exposure assessment, and microbiology. Mr. Strode is a 2009 AIHA Fellow Award winner, nominated by industry peers and awarded to less than five percent of the AIHA membership for contributions to the field of industrial hygiene.

Kathy has been with 3M for 25 years in various industrial hygiene roles, including chemical regulatory and technical service for disinfectant products before her current position as Technical Training and Education Specialist with the 3M Personal Safety Division. She spent 10 years working in healthcare prior to 3M in clinical microbiology and infection control/safety roles. Kathy has an MPH in Environmental Health from the University of Minnesota and a Master of Science in Chemistry from Lehigh University. She is a Certified Industrial Hygienist and Medical Technologist.