NEW! IPAC CSO Education Day May 16, 2024
Speakers:
Erica Susky is re-certified in Infection Control and is a teacher and consultant. Her experience includes acute care, mental health, long-term care, rehab, outpatient settings and most recently shelters/congregate settings. Erica has interests in education, research, antibiotic resistance, and clinical microbiology. Erica’s training included studying antibiotic resistance at the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg where she acquired a Masters’ Degree in Medical Microbiology. She has published in international scientific journals and has presented at conferences pertaining to infection control as well as antibiotic resistance. She is currently on the IPAC GTA chapter Education Committee, and the IPAC Canada 2023 and 2024 Scientific Program Committee. She is currently working with the cardiology program at Saint Michael’s Hospital at Unity Health Toronto.
Dr. Ghadaki is an Infectious Disease physician and Medical Microbiologist. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease and Medical Microbiology at McMaster University followed by additional training in Infection Prevention and Control. She has since moved into community practice. She is currently an Associate Staff at Halton Healthcare in the Department of Medicine (Infectious Disease) and is the Physician Lead for Infection Prevention and Control.
Christopher De Vries is a CIC certified Infection Control Professional at Trillium Health Partners Credit Valley Hospital in Mississauga. A graduate of the University of Toronto, Chris's background in Global Health and epidemiology led him to the field of infection prevention and control. Chris has a range of experience developing and implementing IPAC programs across a diverse array of acute care, long term care, and community care settings. Chris continues to look for opportunities to educate himself and others on emerging infectious diseases and how to prevent their spread, working most directly with surgical and rehab units at CVH.
