Gail's Biographical Data GAIL BENNETT, MSN, CIC Gail Bennett co-founded ICP Associates, a national consulting company, in 1986 and currently serves as Executive Director of the company. Gail has been involved in Infection Control for over 20 years. She has a Masters Degree in Adult Health Nursing and is Certified in Infection Control. She currently serves as a consultant to hospitals, nursing homes, home care agencies and industry; provides presentations for professional associations; and coordinates national training programs. She has authored three chapters of the APIC Curriculum for Infection Control Practice (1983), a chapter on Consulting in the APIC text titled, Infection Control and Applied Epidemiology, Principles and Practice (1996), a chapter on Consulting in the APIC Text of Infection Control and Epidemiology (2000) as well as various journal articles.
She has authored a handbook titled Getting Started: A Handbook for Nurse Consultants, two manuals for Infection Control including one for hospitals and one for long term care. She has published articles on Infection Control in Caring Magazine, the American Journal of Infection Control, the APIC Long Term Care Newsletter, and the Journal of AAOHN. Consultation includes infection control and preparation for JCAHO surveys. She started and coordinates the ICP Associates three day basic training program for infection control which has been held in multiple states since 1989. She serves as a motivational and educational speaker in numerous states each year.
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