Yasmine Chagla awarded Betty Bannerman & Moira Walker award

Yasmine Chagla awarded Betty Bannerman & Moira Walker awardYasmine Chagla is recognized as a superior mentor in infection prevention and control. Her peers have recognized her for her passion and dedication and expertise to IPAC and to patient safety. Yasmine exudes all qualities of an effective leader through her ability to exemplify care, respect, and collaboration.

Yasmine was the lead facilitator in the MRSA suppression protocol at her hospital and was successful in sustaining MRSA suppression in over forty percent of the patient population at the hospital. Furthermore she guided the hospital in implementing Clostridium Difficile best practices with a noted reduction in nosocomial cases by 70 percent.

She tirelessly volunteers as evidenced by her dedication to helping those less fortunate in 2010, 2013 and 2014 using her vacation time to go to Africa to educate and support Infection Control practices.

Due to her selfless drive towards infection control without borders she was the first recipient of the Moira Walker Award by IPAC Canada.

Source: IPAC-SWO Homeipac-canada.org

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