Research
Our Center focuses on enhancing health outcomes, quality of life, and safety in vulnerable populations by research, mentorship, education, and community outreach. We focus on preventing infections and antimicrobial resistance.
Our Center focuses on enhancing health outcomes, quality of life, and safety in vulnerable populations by research, mentorship, education, and community outreach. We focus on preventing infections and antimicrobial resistance.
Our Goals
Reduce infections in special populations
Reduce colonization with multi-drug resistant organisms (MDROs) among patients
Define the complex relationship between antimicrobial resistance, healthcare worker contamination, environmental contamination and functional disability in healthcare settings.
Setting
Our group has created a rich, productive relationship with various academic partners, nursing homes, public health entities, and hospital systems in Southeast Michigan. Funded by NIH, VA, CDC, AHRQ, and non-profit foundations, our research studies have been published in high-impact journals and recognized by several awards at professional meetings.