Please Don’t Kiss Your Patients: Adapting IPC Practices to Veterinary Medicine

Sabrina Richards is the first veterinary infection preventionist at Tufts University’s Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. She is working to develop the infection prevention and control program in the Foster Small Animal Hospital. She has an MPH in epidemiology with a specialization in infectious disease management. Outside of work, she enjoys climbing, hiking, and hanging out with her two black cats, Clover and Rune.

Bekah Ballou, CVT is a certified veterinary technician and Inpatient shift lead at Tufts Foster Hospital for Small Animals, specializing in mentorship and training. She has over a decade of experience including Shelter Medicine, General Practice, and Inpatient/Emergency and Critical Care in an academic setting. Outside of work she's focusing on finishing her bachelor’s degree in Animal Science with a focus on Wildlife Conservation, enjoying the outdoors, or relaxing with a good book and her cat Una.