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Dr. Marcia Ryder's extensive experience in nursing includes positions as a clinical director of a special care unit and a cardiovascular/thoracic unit, a clinical nurse specialist in nutrition support, and a director of nursing in home infusion. Dr. Ryder received a nursing diploma from the Western Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing in Pittsburgh and her bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees from the University of California, San Francisco. She is currently an independent collaborative researcher and consultant in medical biofilm related infections, where her research includes in vitro, in vivo, and clinical investigations. Dr. Ryder is also a nationally and internationally recognized expert in the use and management of vascular access devices, and has been an invited speaker to state, national, and international conferences and has authored numerous publications. She has served as President of AVA, Chair of APIC’s Scientific Research Council, and President of the AVA Foundation for Patient Safety, and was the recipient of the 2017 Suzanne Herbst Award for Excellence in Vascular Access awarded by AVA. Dr. Ryder is currently the president of the Vascular Access Patient Safety Alliance (VAPSA), a distinguished fellow of the National Academies of Practice, and a National Quality Forum Hospital-Onset Bacteremia and Fungemia Technical Expert Panelist.