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Karen Jones, MPH, RN, CIC, LTC-CIP, FAPIC, is an Infection Prevention Clinical Program Manager for Wolters Kluwer. In this role, she is responsible for the development, design and implementation of evidence-based content while being a resource for infection preventionists.

Prior to joining Wolters Kluwer in 2023, Karen spent five years managing several grant-funded infection prevention clinical research projects at the University of Michigan. Between 2009 to 2023, she held the role of infection preventionist at a large academic medical center in Detroit, covering tasks from full-time infection preventionist to conducting remote surveillance for the health system. She was a subject matter expert for the CDC/STRIVE Infection Control Training project, presenting nationally on a variety of topics. She has published several peer-reviewed manuscripts on both acute and long-term care infection prevention topics. Prior to infection prevention, she was an emergency department nurse in a Level 1 trauma center and certified forensic nurse examiner in Detroit, MI.

Karen received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Concordia University Chicago and Master of Public Health from Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois. She achieved board certification in infection control (CIC®) in 2016 and long-term care (LTC-CIP®) in 2021. She received the designation of Fellow of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control (FAPIC®) in 2019. She is involved in her state APIC chapter, previously holding the roles of president-elect and treasurer.