MS, BSN, RN, Med-Surg-BC, CIC, AL-CIP, FAPIC
Board Member – Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)
Ms. Caffery is an infection preventionist and registered nurse with more than forty years of experience in acute and ambulatory care settings. She is currently a member of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) Board of Directors serving as treasurer. She is also a clinical editor for the APIC Text-On-Line. Ms. Caffery was one of the contributing authors of the APIC/IPAC-Canada Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) Decision Making Framework Tool Kit. She is a past chair of the APIC Professional Development Committee and was instrumental in the development of the current APIC Competency Model.
Ms. Caffery also serves as adjunct faculty at Eastern Iowa Community College in Bettendorf, Iowa. In this role she serves as both classroom and clinical faculty. She is a member of the Iowa Nurses Association serving as president in 2020-2022.
Ms. Caffery holds both CIC, AL-CIP certification from the Certification Board for Infection Control and American Nurses Credentialing Center certification in medical-surgical nursing. She is a Fellow of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.