Director of Epidemiology and infection prevention & Control
CBIC
Elham Ghonim, Ph.D., MLS (ASCP), CIC, FAPIC, CPPS, CPHQ, LSSGB.
Career summary: over 15 years of healthcare experience, with 10 plus years in infection prevention & epidemiology.
Vice president of patient safety, accreditation, infection prevention and control & Epidemiology at Grady Health System, 2017 - present
System director of infection prevention and control at Riverside Health System in Newport News, VA.
Director of infection prevention at University of MS medical Center,
Expert in Infection Prevention & Control Program Development, HealthCare Quality Improvement, Patient Safety, National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) infection surveillance and data validation, Environmental Hygiene, High Level Disinfection, Sterilization, Injection Safety, Outbreak Investigation, construction, Legionella, Clinical Education, and staff Training and Development. Skilled in all aspects of infection prevention and control in acute care hospitals, lifelong health, home health, hospice, programs of all- inclusive care for the elderly (PACE), ambulatory settings, rehabilitation centers, cancer transfusion centers, psychiatric units, and inpatient/outpatient dialysis. Designing and analysis of the infection prevention program plan, risk assessment, evaluation, and goals.
Proficient in regulatory accreditation (TJC, DNV, and CMS), best practices guidelines, and a readiness rounds leader who ensures ongoing compliance with federal/state regulatory expectations and accrediting organization requirements for multiple facilities at various states.
Certified in infection control (CIC), patient safety (CPPS), Healthcare quality (CPHQ), Medical Technology (ASCP), and lean six sigma green belts. Fellow of the APIC.
Doctorate degree in health science with emphasis on infection control.