October 6th, 2026
This lecture presents a four-year performance improvement project focused on reducing catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs). The presentation will describe the implementation of evidence-based prevention strategies, interdisciplinary collaboration, and ongoing performance monitoring. Participants will learn about key interventions designed to improve urinary catheter practices, reduce infection risk, and promote patient safety. The lecture will also highlight lessons learned, challenges encountered, and the sustained efforts needed to improve CAUTI prevention outcomes.
May Riley, DNP, MSN, MPH, RN, ACNP, CCRN, CIC, FAPIC
May Riley is a doctorally prepared infection control professional with expertise in hospital epidemiology, healthcare-associated infection prevention, and performance improvement. Her clinical background includes critical care nursing and advanced nursing practice in critical care and pulmonary care. Her work focuses on translating evidence-based practices into sustainable strategies that improve patient safety and clinical outcomes.
May has led and collaborated on multidisciplinary initiatives to prevent healthcare-associated transmission and strengthen preventive practices. Her four-year CAUTI performance improvement project was published and selected for the SMCI Publication Award.
May is committed to advancing infection prevention through collaboration, education, data-driven improvement, and the sustained implementation of evidence-based practices in clinical settings.
Chris Tofanelli, MSN, RN, CNS, PCCN
Chris Tofanelli is a Clinical Nurse Specialist at Stanford Health Care, a role he has held since 2022. He provides expert clinical consultation, education, and leadership across the Colorectal, Urology, Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB), Surgical Oncology (and now the Vascular and Cardiology!) service lines, partnering with patients, physicians, nurses, and the multidisciplinary care team to advance evidence-based care and patient outcomes. Chris acts as a clinician-educator and change agent, leading quality improvement initiatives, care standardization, and clinical education with a focus on cardiac/GI/urologic surgery, pain management, and trauma.
Education and career path have shaped Chris into a versatile clinician-educator. He earned a Master of Science in Nursing from CSU Dominguez Hills in 2021 with a focus on improving quality outcomes for surgical patients and holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Samuel Merritt University. He also earned a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from UC Davis (2003) and a California Clear Teaching Credential. Earlier in his career, Chris spent more than a decade as a high school mathematics teacher before transitioning to nursing. His nursing experience spans clinical practice, patient care leadership, precepting, and project management, complemented by proficiency with EPIC and other clinical systems.
