Maureen Spencer, RN, BSN, M.Ed., CIC, FAPIC
Maureen Spencer, RN, M.Ed. has been an Infection Preventionist for over 40 years and board certified in infection control (CIC). As one of the early pioneers in infection control, she was awarded the APIC National Carole DeMille Award in 1990 and was selected as one of the APIC Heroes of Infection Prevention in 2007 for her work in establishing a MRSA and Staph aureus Elimination Program at New England Baptist, an Orthopedic Center of Excellence, in 2006.
In 2012 she was selected as one of the "Who's Who of Infection Prevention" and in 2017 she was recognized as a Fellow of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (FAPIC) for her advanced practice in infection prevention and leader within the field.
She is currently an Infection Preventionist Consultant at Commonwealth Medicine, University of Mass Medical School. She was previously the Director, Clinical Education at Accelerate Diagnostics, Tucson, AZ., Corporate Director, Infection Prevention for Universal Health Services, Infection Control Director at New England Baptist Hospital and Director of the Infection Control Unit at Mass General Hospital, Boston, MA.
Maureen has presented numerous research abstracts and lectures at national conferences and published many peer reviewed articles on healthcare associated infections. She is a well sought after speaker for both international and national conferences on prevention of healthcare associated infections and has presented around the US and internationally in Austria, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Taiwan, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, France, Turkey, Argentina, Canada and South Korea.
In 2012 she was selected as one of the "Who's Who of Infection Prevention" and in 2017 she was recognized as a Fellow of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (FAPIC) for her advanced practice in infection prevention and leader within the field.
She is currently an Infection Preventionist Consultant at Commonwealth Medicine, University of Mass Medical School. She was previously the Director, Clinical Education at Accelerate Diagnostics, Tucson, AZ., Corporate Director, Infection Prevention for Universal Health Services, Infection Control Director at New England Baptist Hospital and Director of the Infection Control Unit at Mass General Hospital, Boston, MA.
Maureen has presented numerous research abstracts and lectures at national conferences and published many peer reviewed articles on healthcare associated infections. She is a well sought after speaker for both international and national conferences on prevention of healthcare associated infections and has presented around the US and internationally in Austria, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Taiwan, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, France, Turkey, Argentina, Canada and South Korea.
