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Evidence to Improve Care

Surgical Site Infections

Care in All Settings: Prevention, Identification, and Care Coordination



Ontario Health thanks the following individuals for their generous, voluntary contributions of time and expertise to help create this quality standard:


Amber Menezes (co-chair)
General Surgeon, North Bay Regional Health Centre


Laura Teague (co-chair)
Nurse Practitioner, Clinical and Academic Lead Wound Care, Sinai Health System


Jillian Brooke
Senior Director, Occupational Health, Wellness, Safety and Integration, SE Health


Cheryl Chui
Lived Experience Advisor


Justin Clouthier
Vascular Surgeon, Peterborough Regional Health Centre


Celia Dann
Quality Improvement Facilitator, London Health Sciences Centre


Megan Graham
Lived Experience Advisor


David Keast
Primary Care Physician
Medical Director, Chronic Wound Clinic, Parkwood Institute


Rebecca King
Infection Control Practitioner, Peterborough Regional Health Centre


Bradley Langford
Pharmacist Consultant, Public Health Ontario


Claudia Malic
Pediatric Plastic Surgeon
Quality Improvement Lead, Perioperative Program, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario


Sherry Morrell
Lecturer, Nurse Practitioner, Urgent Care Clinic, University of Windsor


Lesley Read
Lived Experience Advisor


Norma Skinner
Community Care Coordinator, Short-Stay Wounds and Medical Supplies, North West Home and Community Care Support Services (retired)


Natasha St. Louis
Registered Nurse, Bayshore Healthcare


Terry Zwiep
Colorectal Surgeon, London Health Sciences Centre


For more information, contact QualityStandards@OntarioHealth.ca.

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