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Leadership Team
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Dr. Kevin Katz
Chief Medical Officer/Co-Founder
Dr. Kevin Katz is a Medical Microbiologist and Infectious Diseases specialist and a Professor in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology at the University of Toronto. Dr. Katz serves as the medical director of infection control at a community teaching hospital, Head of Microbiology at an acute care trauma centre and Medical Director of Ontario’s largest hospital microbiology lab. Dr Katz has served on provincial Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) best practices committees for many years and has co-authored many of the Provincial Infectious Diseases Advisory Committee best practices guidelines. He has special research interests in healthcare-acquired infections and patient safety.
Maja McGuire
President/Co-Founder
Maja McGuire BSc MLT CIC is an infection Control expert with over 20 years of infection control experience in healthcare and private settings. Her career started as a Medical Technologist in Clinical Microbiology and then transitioned into infection control in healthcare settings. Maja has served as Director of hospital Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) and Occupational Health and Safety programs, was an infection control instructor through Centennial College and has served on numerous national and provincial IPAC groups including IPAC-Canada, IPAC-GTA, GOS and CSA.
Tony Nguyen
Chief Operating Officer
Tony is our Chief Operating Officer at Practice Health Check. With nearly 25 years of experience in the healthcare sector, Tony has held leadership roles in acute care hospitals, long-term care, and retirement facilities. He has extensive experience, and is an expert in environmental cleaning, laundry, waste management, call centre operations, and nutrition and food services. With a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification, Tony is a strong proponent of continuous quality improvement and service excellence. He has served on the OHHA board of directors and was also an instructor with Centennial College’s Healthcare Environmental Services Management program.
Talia Massaroni
Senior Infection Control Consultant
Dental/Production and Film
Talia is a CBIC certified Infection Control Practitioner and her background in Microbiology and Medical Science has provided an important foundation in the infection control industry. With over 25 years in the healthcare sector, Talia has experience in acute care, palliative care, rehab and the dental setting. She has strong leadership skills and has previously been a mentor for newly emerging ICP’s, through the Centennial College Infection Control Program.
Janessa McGuire
Senior Infection Control Consultant
Healthcare/Congregate Care Settings
Janessa is a CBIC certified Infection Control Practitioner, practicing since 2011. In her tenure she has had the opportunity to serve in research and innovation, various acute care portfolios, construction and renovation, and most recently, non-acute care IPAC programming. Janessa’s expertise is with translating risk-based awareness to solution focused approaches responsive to the IPAC needs of varying client environments.
Our team of infection control consultants bring together a wealth of knowledge and experience in infection control, dental hygiene, quality improvement, occupational health, and environmental services leadership. Our team includes consultants certified (CIC) through the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology (CBIC), registered dental hygienists, a certified Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist (CCDIS) and certified environmental services leader.
Note: Our team is fully vaccinated and adheres to public health guidelines during travel and onsite. In addition, we are fully compliant with the policies of our clients during onsite visits, including screening prior to entering the facility, receiving a rapid test if required, use of well-fitting masks for source control or respirator masks (N95), and use of additional PPE if indicated.