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Culture Positive: An Infection Prevention Podcast
On Culture Positive, Ally brings her experience in infection prevention, epidemiology and public health to conversations about healthcare, emerging topics, workplace realities, historical outbreaks and everyday moments that shape safer care.
Whether you are in public health or curious about work that is done to improve healthcare and public health in general, pull up a chair and help build a culture that is truly positive.
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Episodes
- Culture Positive: An Infection Prevention Podcast
The Royal Jab
In this episode of Culture Positive, we're traveling back to 18th-century Russia to meet Catherine the Great and explore her surprising role in the history of…
- Culture Positive: An Infection Prevention Podcast
Flu, COVID, RSV, Oh My!
Respiratory season is here, whether we're ready for it or not! 🍂 In this episode of Culture Positive, we're talking all things respiratory season, including…
- Culture Positive: An Infection Prevention Podcast
Happy IP Week!
For International Infection Prevention Week, we're talking about the things you might not find in an infection preventionist's job description! I reached out…
- Culture Positive: An Infection Prevention Podcast
Lessons from the grave
Happy spooky season! Check out this week’s episode to learn how soil from a priest’s grave in Northern Ireland is contributing to research on antimicrobial…
- Culture Positive: An Infection Prevention Podcast
Ringworm in the OR?! Featuring Justin McKay
Can lead aprons be as dirty as a gas station pump? Welcome Justin McKay to Culture Positive! Justin is the CoFounder and VP for RadCare and after a firsthand…
- Culture Positive: An Infection Prevention Podcast
Case Files: The Kissing Cough
In this Case Files episode of Culture Positive, we’re investigating pertussis, better known as whooping cough. Ally walks you through the basics of this highly…
- Culture Positive: An Infection Prevention Podcast
Jalapeños and the Chicken Disease
Why does it feel like foodborne illness outbreaks are everywhere in 2026? From Cyclospora and Salmonella to E. coli, this summer has brought several major…
- Culture Positive: An Infection Prevention Podcast
Incision, Infection, Prevention
Surgery has come a long way—but infection prevention has been part of that journey every step of the way. In this episode of Culture Positive, Ally takes a…
- Culture Positive: An Infection Prevention Podcast
Professional Spotlight: RN and IP, Same Team
RNs and IPs have the same goal, why not making it more fun and work together? Join Ally and her guest, CB, an incredible nurse and advocate for patient safety!…
- Culture Positive: An Infection Prevention Podcast
The Smallpox Conquest
Hernán Cortés defeated the Aztecs because of Spanish military power, right? Not quite. See how an infectious disease played a devastating role in the fall of…
- Culture Positive: An Infection Prevention Podcast
Ebola, Funerals and Public Health
What do funerals have to do with Ebola? More than you think. Check out the latest episode to learn more about active outbreak of Ebola in the DRC and how…
- Culture Positive: An Infection Prevention Podcast
Mother of Infection Prevention
Lets hear if for the girl: Florence Nightingale! Hear how Florence, aka Flo, influenced not only nursing but data visualization and infection prevention!…
- Culture Positive: An Infection Prevention Podcast
The Year was 2020
Ally shares her own personal stories, along with those of other frontline staff who worked through the COVID-19 response, while highlighting the lasting impact…
- Culture Positive: An Infection Prevention Podcast
CIC Anxiety
Feeling nervous about taking the Certification In Infection Control? Check out the episode for studying tricks and details on the exam itself!…
- Culture Positive: An Infection Prevention Podcast
Measles: Eliminated Until It Wasn't
Measles was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000- it is back in full force. Tune in to learn about the history of measles, what outbreaks are…
- Culture Positive: An Infection Prevention Podcast
Paging Infection Prevention
Ally takes you behind the scenes of what a typical day can look like if you work in infection prevention. From unexpected pager calls, isolation review to…
- Culture Positive: An Infection Prevention Podcast
GI Jane vs. Cyclospora
Hear Ally, a former GI Jane, talk about the history of cyclospora, role of public health surveillance with foodborne illnesses, and what the current outbreak…
- Culture Positive: An Infection Prevention Podcast
Professional Spotlight: Columbus did what?
Curious how someone went from studying Anthropology to being an Infection Preventionist? Check out our first Professional Spotlight with Kayleigh Sandhu Bajaj…
- Culture Positive: An Infection Prevention Podcast
It's a Bird! No, it's the Plague
Want to hear why Ally has a fear of birds? Did you watch the movie Hamnet and wonder what happened to that sweet boy? Check out the latest episode on the Black…
- Culture Positive: An Infection Prevention Podcast
What in the Hanta?
Curious about the virus that caused a cruise ship to make front page news? In this episode of Culture Positive, Ally explores hantavirus, the outbreak that…
- Culture Positive: An Infection Prevention Podcast
Before Infection Prevention Had a Name
How did infection prevention become a profession? And who are the people doing the work today? In this episode of Culture Positive, Ally explores the history…