Professor of Nursing
Thomas Jefferson University, College of Nursing
Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
Mary Lou Manning, PhD, CRNP, CIC, FAPIC, FSHEA, FAAN
Professor and Director of the Center for Infection Prevention and Antibiotic Stewardship, Thomas Jefferson University (TJU), College of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA
Over the past three decades, Mary Lou has contributed extensively to clinical practice, research, and education in infection prevention and control (IPC). She has distinguished herself both within the US and worldwide. In 2018, she led the development of a joint APIC, SHEA, SIDP position paper on antibiotic stewardship, and chaired APIC’s Consensus Conference on the Role of the Infection Preventionist in a Transformed Healthcare System. Globally, she has provided consultation and education in numerous countries including Indonesia, where she was the only nurse member of a post-tsunami Indonesia Disaster Recovery Program team in 2007. During the 2014 Ebola crisis, she served as a faculty member of the CDC Safety Training for Healthcare Workers going to West Africa. In 2020, she co-lead the IPC program development for a COVID-19 alternative care site in Philadelphia. Skillfully bridging academia and practice, Mary Lou has earned dozens of awards, including, the TJU Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching, the APIC Distinguished Scientist Award, and the APIC Carol DeMille Achievement Award. Mary Lou was the 2015 President of APIC, a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing, and a former Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Executive Nurse Fellow. She has authored more than 50 peer-reviewed publications exploring topics critical to infection prevention, ranging from the role of nursing in antibiotic stewardship to the global implications of emerging infectious diseases and IPC cost effectiveness. Her current research focuses on the impact of nurses’ role in antibiotic stewardship and integration of IPC concepts and content in nursing curriculum. Manning received her undergraduate and graduate degrees in nursing from the University of Pennsylvania and PhD from Temple University.
