Michelle Alfa Ph.D., FCCM (retired) worked for 25 years as a Ph.D. certified Clinical Microbiologist involved with diagnostic microbiology, teaching, and research. She was the Medical Director for the Clinical Microbiology Discipline for 7 years. She was also a Principal Investigator at the St. Boniface Research Centre and a Professor in the Dept of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba for over 25 years. Her primary research focus was improving reprocessing of complex medical devices to reduce the risk of infection transmission. She retired and established AlfaMed Consulting in 2014 and provides consulting services related to infection control in healthcare.