Infection Preventionist
Hospital for Special Surgery
Long Island City, New York
Kalani Thaler, MPH, CIC, is an Infection Preventionist at the Hospital for Special Surgery in NYC. She ensures proper transmission-based precautions, assesses the environment of care, and collaborates with staff to promote infection control practices.
Before becoming an IP in 2019, Kalani was an Evaluation Specialist at the NYC Department of Health and a Program Associate at the Tourette Association of America. She is passionate about public health as a dynamic, interdisciplinary field that unites professionals to analyze, evaluate, and implement interventions addressing human health and disease. By integrating epidemiology and infection control, she works to create safer healthcare environments and improve patient outcomes.
Kalani is certified in Infection Control and holds a BS in Neuroscience and Anthropology from the College of William & Mary and an MPH in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from Drexel University.
I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
ITS 11 - Fine-tuning SSI Surveillance: Optimizing Technology for Improved Accuracy and Efficiency
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
3:45 PM – 4:05 PM MST
