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Linda R. Greene, RN, MPS, CIC, is the Director of Infection Prevention for Rochester General Health System in Rochester, N.Y. Linda currently serves as a member of the Association of Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) Board of Directors and has served in various capacities on APIC committees and task forces including APIC’S Public Policy Committee and the Nominating and Awards Committee. Linda was an author for APIC’S Guide to Elimination of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections as well as lead author for APIC’S Guide to the Elimination of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia. She was also lead author for APIC’S 2008 position paper on Influenza Immunization of Health Care Workers, and the 2009 position paper on Surveillance Technologies. She sits on several advisory panels including the New York State technical advisory panel for public reporting of hospital-acquired infections. Linda received the 2005 Hospital Association of New York State’s Pinnacle Award for Quality for her work as team leader in a project which resulted in a 72% decrease in hospital-wide rates of line associated blood stream infections. In 2006 she received a “Heroes of Infection Prevention” award from APIC for her role in significantly reducing Healthcare-acquired Infections. She has presented extensively at the local, state and national level.