Medical Officer
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Dr. Jacobs Slifka is an infectious diseases physician and medical epidemiologist in the Prevention and Response Branch within CDC’s Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion. In her role at CDC, she leads the long-term care team focused on improving infection prevention and containing and preventing the spread of infectious diseases in the post-acute and long-term care settings through collaboration with health departments and partners, guidance and educational material development, and outbreak response.