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ph:PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE, E-mail:EMAIL AVAILABLEObjective: searching for a position which can effectively utilize my experience Experience:2012-present Infection Control PractitionerWyckoff Heights Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York Surveyed communicable diseases, multi-drug resistant organisms and hospital acquired infections using NHSN. Developed and implemented measures for decreasing infection rate of ventilator associated pneumonia, urinary tract infection, bloodstream infection and surgical site infection. Educated and provided consultative services regarding infection control standards and practices. Revised infection control policies and procedures needed to prevent patient and/or employee infection.2009-2012 Infection Control Practitioner/Director Infection Control Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, New YorkCollected and organized data from hospital associated and community acquired infections, maintaining constant surveillance and accurate data reports. Monitored and eliminated potential infection hazards in the hospital environment. Developed a microbial data baseline to determine hospital flora as related to infection control; reviewed bacteriological reports and medical records. Investigated hospital associated infection outbreaks. Identified clinical areas for systematic nursing review; planned and carried out research protocols, interpreted and disseminated results and conclusions. Developed plans for reducing and eliminating infection in an acute care setting. Conducted in- service training for outbreak investigations; enforced isolation procedures. Prepared and maintained accurate documentation and reports including reports to the New York State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. On an ongoing basis assures all Joint Commission and other regulatory body (NYS DOH, CDC, etc.) infection prevention standards are met. Reviewed charts of all questionable admissions, and hospital associated culture and sensitivity reports. Reported to NHSN statistics including the infection rates in the MICU, SICU, PICU and NICU of central line associated blood stream infections, urinary tract infections, ventilator associated pneumonia, post- operative wound infections, post-hip replacement infections, post-colon surgery infections and incidence of Clostridium difficile. 2008.2009 Infection Control CoordinatorBrookdale Hospital Center, Brooklyn, New YorkSurveyed communicable diseases, multi-drug resistant organisms and hospital acquired infections using NHSN. Decreased infection rate of ventilator associated pneumonia, urinary tract infection, bloodstream infection and surgical site infection. Educated and provided consultative services regarding infection control standards and practices. Revised infection control policies and procedures needed to prevent patient and/or employee infection.2005-2008 Infection Control Coordinating ManagerKings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, New YorkMonitored communicable diseases and hospital acquired infections, using NNIS and NHSN. Experience in decrease infection rate of ventilator associated pneumonia, urinary tract infection, bloodstream infection and surgical site infection. Education and consultative service regarding infection control standards and practices. Revision of infection control policies and procedures and actions taken to prevent patient and/or employee infectious hazards. Grant oriented.2000-2005 Infection Control PractitionerBrooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, New YorkAssessed hospital acquired infections, reportable diseases and antibiotic resistant bacteria. Developed new classifications of nosocomial and community acquired infection for everyday use.1997-1999 Infection Control PractitionerMaimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New YorkEvaluated hospital acquired infections in patients. Monitored and prevented surgical wound infections, ventilator associated pneumonia, intravascular device-related infections, and Foley associated urinary tract infections. Conducted in-service training. 1995-1997 Research Assistant/Medical Technologist. Columbia University, New York, New York.Prepared sterile media and stock solutions. Performed Western blotting, Dot-blot, protein assays, PCR, radioimmunoassay, gel electrophoresis and other related procedures. 1981-1994 Kazakh Pediatrics Research Institute, Almaty, Kazakhstan. Senior Research Associate:Researched the immune system of newborns with sepsis. Developed a new theory of the pathogenesis of sepsis and a novel method of treatment. 1986-1994 Republic Military Hospital, Almaty, Kazakhstan. Director of Experimental DepartmentResearched the immune system of and created new immunotherapy methods for treatment of patients with immunodeficiency and severe infectious diseases, such as pneumonia, hepatitis, tuberculosis, and AIDS. Designed and conducted clinical trials to study the efficiency of these methods. Developed new methods of diagnosing microbial virulence via molecular spectroscopy. Designed and conducted clinical trials for alternative/ complementary methods of treatment (Su-Jok Acupuncture and Infrasound Therapy).1976-1981 Research Institute of Experimental and Clinical Orthopedics and Trauma, Kurgan, Russia.Junior Research AssociateResearched the pathogenesis of chronic osteomyelitis. Conducted clinical trials to study efficiency of vaccinotherapy in patients with chronic osteomyelitis. Infected experimental animals and cell cultures. Isolated bacterial cultures. 1973-1976 Regional Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Berdichev, Ukraine. BacteriologistPerformed bacteriologic diagnostic procedures. Prevented and controlled nosocomial infections in maternity hospitals.Certifications:2012-renewed, 2002, 2007 Certificate of Infection Control (CIC) presented by the Certification Board of InfectionControl and Applied EpidemiologyEducation:1994-1996 Master of Public Health in Epidemiology (MPH) Columbia University, School of Public Health, New York, NY 1994 Postgraduate Program in Korean Su-Jok Acupuncture and Infrasound TherapyResearch Institute of Oncology, Almaty, Kazakhstan 1987 Postgraduate Program in Biophysics and Biochemistry Research Institute of Organic Catalysis and Electrochemistry, The Kazakh Academy of Sciences. Almaty, Kazakhstan1980 Postgraduate Program in ImmunologySecond Moscow Medical Institute. Moscow, Russia.1973-1978 Doctor of Philosophy in Epidemiology (PhD) Research Institute of Epidemiology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. Kiev, Ukraine.1968-1973 Sanitary Physician- Master of Science in Hygiene and Epidemiology (MS)Donetsk Medical Institute. Donetsk, Ukraine.Publications: 62 publications, 4 Patents, 1 Certificate of Intellectual Property, including: 1. Pomazan, V., Peshko, V., Lebedev, Y., Feldman Y., Chudner, V. The use of sodium nucleinates for the prevention of postoperative wound-infection. Saint Petersburg, Russia, Grekov Surgery Journal, 10: 75- 78, 1977.2. Chudner, V., Epidemiological modes of transmission and prevention of Staphylococcus Infection. Abstract of the PhD dissertation. Kiev, Ukraine, 1978. 3. Veselov, A., Kramer, G., Chudner, V. Pathogenetic characteristics of experimental traumatic osteomyelitis (immunological and bacteriological aspects). Zh. Microbiol. Epidemiol. Immunobiol. 9: 52-57,1980.4. Chudner, V., Khardina, G. The threshold doses of Staphylococcus Aureus and the dynamics of leukocyte phagocyte activity in relation to the concentration of the causative agent on the blood. Zh. Microbiol. Epidemiol. Immunobiol. 3:68-7 1, 1983.5. Chudner, V., Sabanshieva, R., Utkin, V., Baybusinova, A septic process as a special case of interaction of conflicting systems (methodological and experimental research). Actual questions of newborn pathology. Almaty, Kazakhstan, 95-100, 1984. 6. Chudner, V., Sabanshieva, R., Feldman, Y., Zakharov, N. Approach to the notion of tolerance from the point of view of interaction of T-lymphocytes with alien cells as an antibody with antigen. In: Bibliographical index of VINITI Deposited Scientific Work. Moscow, Russia, 3:PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE 7. Pilat, T., Chudner, V., Zakharov, N. The method of determination of microorganism virulence. Patent No.: USSR 1352953. Moscow, Russia (not published in Bulletin of Inventions, because for official use only), 1987.8. Chudner, V., Sabanshieva, R., Shachova, 0. The method of neonatal sepsis treatment. Patent No.: USSR 1438795. The Bulletin of Inventions, Moscow, Russia, 43, 1988. 9. Chudner, V., Feldman, Y., Zakharov, N., The quantitative principle of correspondence of immune reactions and its role in pathogenesis of severe forms of infectious diseases and tumor process. In: Abstracts of the Scientific Conference of Physicians. Almaty, Kahsahstan, 7: PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE 10. Chudner, V., Nigmatullin, M. The Thyroid gland and the immune system. Zh. Microbiol. Epidemiol. Inimunobiol. Moscow, Russia, 1: 86-90, 1989. 11. Chudner, V., Vozdvizhensky, V. The use of molecular spectroscopy of blood for diagnostics of brain failure in neonates with perinatal encephalopaty. In: Congress of Pediatrics of Kazakhstan. Almaty, 4: 210, 1989.12. Vozdvizhensky, V., Chudner, V., The method of diagnostics of the severity of sepsis. Patent No.: 1698775. The Bulletin of Inventions, Moscow, Russia, 46, 1991. 13. Chudner, V., Kuzmin, A. The use of blood molecular spectroscopy for express- diagnostics of different pathology. In: Abstracts of the republican scientific-practical conference. Vladivostok, Russia, 53-54, 1991.14. Chudner, V., Vozdvizhensky, V., Revenkov, V., Puzik, R., Kochnev, A., Kudryakov, V., Dzhmiyev, F. The use of molecular spectroscopy of blood as a screening method of express- diagnostics of organs disturbances of donors. In: Actual questions of military medicine. Almaty, Kazakhstan, 23-26, 1991. 15. Chudner, V., The use of molecular spectroscopy of lymphocytes for diagnostics of some autoimmune diseases. In: International symposium on allergology and clinical immunology. Almaty. Kazakhstan, 2:98. 1992.16. Chudner, V., Express spectroscopic diagnosis by one drop of blood. Science and techniques. Moscow-New York, 1:47,1993.17. Chudner, V., Method of express-diagnostics of different pathological conditions by blood molecular spectroscopy. The Certificate of Intellectual Property #10. National Patent Agency of Kazakh Republic. Almaty. Kazakhstan, 1994.18. Chudner, V., Method for blood infrared spectroscopy diagnosing of inner organs pathology. Patent No.: US 6,749,565 B2. Date of Patent: June, 15, 2004. |
