Disinfection in Healthcare: Pitfalls, Challenges and Getting it Right

Mark Hodgson has worked in healthcare and infection prevention for over 35 years, a chemist with a strong background in environmental microbiology and the impact of fomites on patients.  He has been a leader in developing programs driven by quality and sound scientific principles.  Mr. Hodgson has developed and presented training programs for clients and in house personnel, developed and implemented corporate policy including developing a team of peer reviewers. Mr. Hodgson has also been a regulatory liaison and provided litigation support and expert witness in the states of New York, New Jersey, Ohio and Florida. With broad-based knowledge of the disinfectant industry he has conducted outbreak investigations and risk assessments as well as prepared protocols for the control of Legionellosis, conducted research on Clostridum difficile outbreaks, and developed prevention programs.  Mr. Hodgson’s research and product development activities have included studies on vaporized hydrogen peroxide systems, accelerated hydrogen peroxide disinfectants, and sodium dichloro isocyanurate based disinfectants.