October's IP of the Bay:
🌟 Barbara DeBaun, MSN, RN, CIC 🌟
We are thrilled to highlight Barbara DeBaun, a trailblazer in the field of infection prevention and quality improvement, with over four decades of experience. Barbara has dedicated her career to enhancing patient safety and infection control practices across the healthcare landscape.
As an independent consultant, she works with healthcare facilities, organizations, and systems nationwide, providing invaluable support and training. Previously, Barbara served as an Improvement Advisor with Cynosure Health and was the Director of Patient Safety and Infection Control at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco.
Her leadership extends beyond her consulting work. Barbara is a certified Infection Control Practitioner (CIC) and has held influential positions, including serving two years on the APIC Board of Directors and representing APIC as a liaison to the CDC’s Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC).
Barbara has lectured nationally and internationally, authored over a dozen articles, and contributed to multiple book chapters, sharing her knowledge on patient safety and infection control.
What sets Barbara apart is her passion for coaching the next generation of infection prevention and quality leaders. She thrives in environments where she can foster collaboration, spark discussions, and promote innovative ideas—even when they might fail. As she puts it, "If you’ve never failed, you’ve never lived."
Thank you, Barbara, for your unwavering commitment to making healthcare safer and for your dedication to mentoring the future of infection prevention.