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from the editor h ealthcarehygienemagazine Building Bridges Among Healthcare Stakeholders W Kelly M. Pyrek editor & publisher [email protected] A.G. Hettinger president & CFO elcome to the inaugural issue of Healthcare Hygiene magazine. For the last almost 20 years, I led the content of another publication in this segment, and if you have found and followed me over from that other title, thank you for your loyalty. And if we have yet to meet, I look forward to the opportunity to get to know you through these pages as well as at upcoming conferences and industry events. When life summons you to your next adventure, you must heed its call, as I have with this chance to serve the infection prevention community in a more meaningful way. In the three-plus decades that I have worked in the publishing industry, I have never encountered a brighter, more discerning group of professionals than the one I have been honored to serve all these years. If you are reading this publication, you, too, have heeded a special calling – to safeguard patients and other healthcare professionals. And that kind of vocational commitment requires grit, dedication, passion and perseverance. It is appropriate that we launch this publication the week before Infection Prevention Week 2019, as a salute to the incredible contributions you are making to HAI prevention and control. We have something in common, you and I, in that my purpose through publishing is to provide you with a platform that can support you, educate you, and offer a dynamic online community through which ideas can be exchanged, solutions to problems identified and implemented, and challenges ahead faced with confidence because you are armed with knowledge. Healthcare Hygiene magazine was launched to build bridges between the many diverse stakeholders that are united to champion HAI prevention, uphold patient safety, maintain quality, enact change and lead healthcare institutions into the ever-changing healthcare landscape. We are here to help you navigate clinical, fiscal and regulatory hurdles, encourage you to get out of silos and strategize with colleagues across departments and divisions, and assist you with making sense of the complicated world around you. We are dedicated to science-driven content, and we delight in publishing individuals who have ideas and strategies they wish to share with their peers. We welcome your questions and feedback so that we may be able to continue to shape this publication and this platform to better serve you. Let the journey begin. Until next month, bust those bugs! Patti Valdez art director Linda Lybert business development consultant J. Christine Phillips customer service manager Send inquiries to: [email protected] Healthcare Hygiene magazine is published monthly by Keystone Media Inc. 8925 Ridgeline Boulevard, suite 106, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129. Free digital subscriptions available at www.healthcarehygienemagazine.com for U.S., Canada and other foreign subscribers. Copyright © 2019 Keystone Media Inc. All rights reserved. The publisher reserves the right to accept or reject any advertising or editorial material. Advertisers, and/or their agents, assume the responsibility for all content of published advertisements and assume responsibility for any claims against the publisher based on the advertisement. Editorial contributors assume responsibility for their published works and assume responsibility for any claims against the publisher based on the published work. All items submitted to Healthcare Hygiene magazine become the sole property of Keystone Media Inc. Editorial content may not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher. Kelly M. Pyrek Editor & Publisher [email protected] 6 october 2019 • www.healthcarehygienemagazine.com