The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) has named Kathleen Meehan Arias, MS, MT(ASCP), SM(AAM), CIC, the 2011 recipient of the Carole DeMille Achievement Award, which is given annually to an infection preventionist who best exemplifies the…
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