Jill E. Holdsworth, MS, CIC, AL-CIP, FAPIC, CRCST, CHL, NREMT

Jill Holdsworth, MS, CIC, FAPIC, AL-CIP, CRCST, CHL, NREMT, received her bachelor’s in biology from West Virginia Wesleyan College and her master’s in exercise physiology from Marshall University, beginning her career as a Cardiac Rehab therapist. She began working in infection prevention in 2009, became a CIC in 2010, and a fellow of APIC in 2016.

Jill has served in multiple local APIC chapter leadership roles, including president of the Washington, DC chapter. She has also served on the APIC National Board of Directors and as cochair of the AAMI Protective Barriers Committee. Jill currently serves on the CBIC Board of Directors, HSPA Certification Council, and the Editorial Advisory Board of Infection Control Today®.Jill now works as the medical affairs manager for CS Medical.

Articles

Contagious Conversations: The Bold New Series Tackling the Toughest Topics in Infection Prevention

February 16, 2026

Video

Infection preventionists are experts at stopping pathogens, but many of the field’s hardest challenges are human. Contagious Conversations is a new video series that opens the candid, sometimes uncomfortable discussions about who belongs in infection prevention, how teams hire and grow, and what it will take to build a stronger workforce. Expect curiosity, honesty, and practical takeaways, not hot takes.

Contagious Conversations: ICTalk Podcast. The Bold New Series Tackling the Toughest Topics in Infection Prevention

February 16, 2026

Podcast

It Starts With Clean: The Foundation of High-Level Disinfection

January 09, 2026

Article

Cleaning failures can undermine high-level disinfection of ultrasound probes. Learn why proper cleaning, drying, and inspection matter, and how standardization and automation can improve reprocessing outcomes and patient safety.

I’m Not Just an Infection Preventionist

September 26, 2023

Article

Infection preventionists (IP) can come from many different backgrounds. This is 1 opinion from 1 very successful IP who doesn't have an RN or a BSN and the bullying that sometimes occurs.

Big Germs, Little Lives: Improving Hand Hygiene Through Behavior Modification in the NICU

October 28, 2022

Article

Using behavior modification to keep the hospitals' tiniest patients safer.