Barbara S. Russell, RN, MPH, CIC, ACRN, is Director of Infection Control Services at Baptist Hospital of Miami, Florida, and the Co-Chair of Baptist Health South Florida's System Emergency Operations Council. She has specialized in infection control for over 30 years and is Infection Control Certified. She is the 2002 recipient of the City of Miami Chamber of Commerce Health Professional Hero of the Year Award and the Carol DeMille Achievement Award, presented by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), for her outstanding contributions to infection control and patient care.

Barbara was the 1997 recipient of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (ANAC) National Leadership Award. In 1994, she was President of the National APIC, and, in 1999, President of the National Federation of Specialty Nursing Organizations (NFSNO). She has also served as Chair of both the Florida Nurses Association and the American Nurses Association HIV Task Forces. In 1988, she was one of 14 U.S. nurses to receive a Certificate of Commendation from the Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for her work on AIDS.

Ms. Russell has testified before the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), State of Florida legislators, and three U.S. Congressional subcommittees on behalf of health care worker safety. She actively promotes education and safer work environments, and has written numerous articles for professional newsletters and journals.

Dental Consultant: Wendy S. Hupp, DMD, is an Assistant Professor and the Director of Oral Medicine, Department of Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dental Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Dr. Hupp is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral Medicine.

Dr. Hupp earned her DMD at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. Her numerous presentations on clinical oral diagnosis, medicine, and pathology include those on oral cancer and tobacco cessation, aphthous ulcers, dental pharmacology, viral hepatitis, human immunodeficiency virus, seizure disorders, and women’s health.

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