Expert Details
Medical Waste Management
ID: 728681
Connecticut, USA
Expert is also a referee for the Journal of Hospital Infection and has contributed to the soon to be published “Blue Book” or “Management of Waste from Healthcare Activities (WHO) and the IFIC Basic Concepts in Infection Control – Waste Management Chapter.
Expert has done extensive work in many countries as well on the subject of healthcare waste management.
He has been requested to develop a testing protocol to demonstrate the efficacy of a Chlorine Dioxide treatment system for medical waste.He is working with a hospital that has had recent issues with the separation of medical from solid waste and is developing an updated training program for the hospital.Provided an overview of current status of medical waste management to a sales team of a medical waste management firm just starting out in the US.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1997 | Degree: MPH | Subject: Public Health | Institution: University of Connecticut |
| Year: 1982 | Degree: BS | Subject: Medical Technology | Institution: Western Connecticut State College |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2001 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: President | Department: |
Responsibilities:He is the president of a medical waste management consulting firm. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1999 to 2001 | Employer: Sharps Compliance | Title: Director - Consulting | Department: |
Responsibilities:He assisted clients in areas of medical waste management and OSHA compliance. Provides regulatory guidance to Sharps Compliance. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1994 to 1999 | Employer: Environmental Control Company (ECCO) | Title: Medical Waste Consultant | Department: |
Responsibilities:He provided medical waste management consulting services to clients of ECCO. He also provided regulatory compliance as well as OSHA safety training to ECCO staff. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1989 to 1994 | Employer: Safe Way Disposal | Title: Infection Control Consultant | Department: Medical Waste Consultant / Sales / Safety |
Responsibilities:He provided medical waste management and infection control consulting services to clients of Safe Way. He also provided regulatory compliance as well as OSHA safety training to Safe Way staff. He was also involved in sales. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1986 to 1989 | Employer: St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center | Title: Infection Control Coordinator | Department: Infectious Disease Department |
Responsibilities:He was in charge of the Infectious Disease micro lab where interns and residents learned basic microbiology. He was also one of three infection control practitioners. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1982 to 1986 | Employer: St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center | Title: Medical Technologist | Department: Microbiology |
Responsibilities:He was a microbiology technologist performing routine testing of patients samples for the presence of infectious agents or infectious diseases. He would also perform phlebotomy in the mornings at the start of a shift. |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2006 to Present | Agency: USDA- APHIS - DHS | Role: Validation Testing | Description: He has been involved in developing testing procedures for medical waste treatment technologies used at a specific USDA/APHIS/DHS facility. |
International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 2010 to 2010 | Country / Region: China | Summary: He provided two workshops in the current status of treatment of medical waste in the US as well as the current practices of management of medical waste at the point of generation - UNIDO. |
| Years: 2010 to Present | Country / Region: Latvia | Summary: He traveled to Latvia to test two treatment technologies for medical waste as part of a UN Global Environment Fund project. |
| Years: 2010 to Present | Country / Region: Africa | Summary: He has become part of a steering committee to organize a team to implement a medical waste management program in a country in Africa. |
| Years: 2009 to Present | Country / Region: Africa/Europe/Asia | Summary: He is part of a UN GEF project - multi year/mutli national looking at developing model medical waste programs for low to middle income countries. He will be providing guidance on treatment technologies and waste management practices. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| American Society for Clinical Pathologists; Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC); American Biological Safety Association (ABSA); Community and Hospital Infection Control Association – (CHICA - Canada); European Medical Waste Institute (Netherlands); The Healthcare Waste and Resources Research (HCWRR) Group (UK); Hospital Infection Society – (HIS - UK); International Federation in Infection Control (IFIC); International Society for Analytical Assessment of Treatment; Technologies (IStAATT – founding member); International Solid Waste Association -Health Care Waste Working Group; Medical Waste Institute-USA. |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| Certified Medical Technologist. |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Board member of International Society for the Analytical Assessment of Treatment Technologies (IStAATT); Referee for the Journal of Hospital Infection. |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| He has 18 publications and has presented at over 75 different seminars and conferences since 1989. |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| He has been an expert witness in a patent infringement (Federal) as well as needlstick injury case (state). |
| Training / Seminars |
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| He has delivered numerous training courses in the past 21 years as he has developed medical waste management programs for many countries. |
| Vendor Selection |
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| He has tested at least 25 different technologies for the treatment of waste and has assessed an additional 20 technologies in the past 21 years. He has developed the testing protocols for these technologies and has connected vendors with potential clients throughout the world. |
| Marketing Experience |
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| He has been in the medical waste disposal industry for over 21 years and has dealt with almost every facet of medical waste management. He has first hand experience handling medical waste and dealing with all levels of management and government officials in this field. |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| Medical waste management has been his key focus for the past 21 years. However, much of the basis of his knowledge comes from his time in the microbiology lab and infection control. He still has interest in infection control, and he is pursuing research in needlestick injuries and disinfection. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| Lithuanian | He can speak Lithuanian proficiently. However he is less proficient in reading and not proficient in writing. |
Fields of Expertise
bacterial culture, bacterial disease, biohazard, biohazard management, biohazardous material, biological fluid waste disposal, biological safety, biological waste, biological waste incineration, blood, blood bank, blood borne disease, blood collection tube, blood safety, blood waste disposal, bloodborne pathogen, culture medium, hepatitis, high-efficiency particulate air filtration, home health care waste management, hospital, hospital waste management, human immunodeficiency virus, hypodermic needle, hypodermic syringe, infectious disease, infectious medical waste management, laboratory, laboratory hood, laboratory safety, medical laboratory, medical waste, medical waste autoclaving, medical waste disinfection, medical waste disposal, medical waste incineration, medical waste management, medical waste management regulation, Medical Waste Tracking Act, medical waste transportation, medical waste treatment, sharps, waste assessment, waste management, waste management regulation, hospital assessment, chemical waste management, bovine blood, dialysis machine, laboratory equipment, hospital laundry facility, blood product sterilization, Clostridium haemolyticum, laboratory procedure, disposable infusion pump, blood testing, blood chemistry, hospital equipment safety, hospital equipment, cell culture incubator, medical regulation, Bunsen burner, disposable medical device, medical waste irradiation, chemical medical-waste management, environmental laboratory, blood transfusion, hematology, cell culture