Kelly Holmes began working for IP&MA, Inc in 2004, and has been certified in the field since 2006. Ms. Holmes has experience in mentoring novice Infection Preventionists and program management in a wide range of healthcare settings including acute care, long-term acute care, and rehabilitation facilities. Kelly developed a comprehensive internal training process for the company that includes focused support for Infection Preventionists who are studying for certification. Kelly currently performs remote surveillance for several clients and manages a team of infection preventionists providing services to acute care facilities. Ms. Holmes obtained her FAPIC designation in 2024 and is a contributing author to the APIC text, has published abstracts and papers on training infection preventionists, inter-rater reliability for surveillance, and is currently the co-host for APIC’s 5 Second Rule podcast.