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Deb Bertzl

PhD infection preventionist and President-Elect of APIC, specializing in long-term care infection prevention and control education, training, and certification pathways.

Jun 17, 2026

2:25
I
2:26
had been on the board and I had just rolled off the board because it's a little bit different than IPAC Canada.
2:37
We have three-year terms on the board once we're elected.
2:39
It's elected position once we're elected.
2:43
And so I had been through that, and some people came up to me and said, would you be interested in putting your name in for president? And I thought about it, thought about it, and thought about it, and I thought, okay, fine, I will do that.
2:57
I'm at a position right now where I've got a little bit more time to devote to the position of president because it's a big role.
3:07
I'm also the first long-term care infection preventionist as a president.
5:30
Maybe you can kind of talk about some of the backgrounds that you've seen and how they've gotten into IP.

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