Illinois Public Health Infectious Diseases Conference

Dr. Tania Bubb is 2024 President of Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology as well as the Senior Director of Infection Prevention & Control at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, NY. She has worked as an Infection Preventionist since 2006 at major academic medical centers with responsibilities spanning the continuum of care. She’s served her local and national APIC board of directors. Prior to serving at the national level, Dr. Bubb chaired the APIC Professional Development Committee, was a member of the American Journal of Infection Control Editorial Review Board, and a member of APIC’s Practice Resources Editorial Panel. Most recently, Dr. Bubb co-chaired APIC’s Health Inequities and Disparities Taskforce and is the 2024 APIC President. She is an experienced speaker and author, having presented at local and national APIC events as well as other conferences, and authored publications related to the field of infection prevention and control.

Dr. Bubb received Bachelor and Master of Science Degrees in Nursing from City University of New York Herbert H. Lehman College and earned her Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Nursing from New York University.

Paul A. Offit, MD, is the Director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the Maurice R. Hilleman Professor of Vaccinology at the University of Pennsylvania. He is best known as the co-inventor of the rotavirus vaccine RotaTeq, a groundbreaking advancement that has been recommended for universal use in infants by the CDC and WHO. This achievement has significantly reduced the incidence of severe diarrhea in children worldwide. Dr. Offit has received numerous awards for his contributions to medicine, including the J. Edmund Bradley Prize and the Young Investigator Award from the Infectious Disease Society of America. With over 170 published papers and ten medical narratives, including The Cutter Incident and Deadly Choices, he is a leading voice in vaccine safety and public health. Dr. Offit is also a member of the FDA’s Vaccine Advisory Committee, further underscoring his pivotal role in the field of vaccinology.

Frankenstein. Pepper. Jekyll. Dre. J. If he’s not already, Brad Nieder, MD, CSP*, will soon be on your list of favorite doctors. And unlike some of those mentioned above, he’s actually a real physician! He’s also a funny motivational keynote speaker and master of ceremonies. Yes, Dr. Brad–“The Healthy Humorist®”–is unlike any other doctor you’ve encountered.

Described as “Jerry Seinfeld with an ‘MD,’” the funny doctor was infected with the comedy bug while watching Johnny Carson’s “Tonight Show” monologues from the foot of his parents’ bed. When he got older and stayed up a bit later, he discovered David Letterman’s “Late Night” antics. He taped and memorized George Carlin’s HBO specials. He wrote funny articles for his Denver high school newspaper. He was a founding member of an improvisational troupe (The Simps) while an undergraduate student at Stanford University. And he performed clean standup comedy throughout Denver while he was in medical school at the University of Colorado.

He was a founding member of an improvisational troupe (The Simps) while an undergraduate student at Stanford University. And he performed clean standup comedy throughout Denver while he was in medical school at the University of Colorado.

After completing his internship and getting his medical license, the funny speaker began delivering his unique brand of Healthy Humor around the country to corporate audiences, convention crowds and conference attendees. Physicians, nurses, bankers, teachers—indeed people from all industries—have benefited from the comedian doctor’s house calls. It’s an unusual medical practice, but when Dr. Brad dispenses humor, inspiration and education, it just may be the best preventive medicine available!

Dr. Brad has been a professional keynote speaker for nearly 20 years. He earned the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation in 2011 and is simply one of the best conference speakers and clean comedians in the meetings industry today. When he’s traveling the country, Dr. Brad likes to indulge in “The Healthy Humorist®’s Unhealthy Eating Adventure Across America” (#THHUEAAA), in which he consumes such fare as Italian beef in Chicago, BBQ in Austin and ice cream in Columbus. (Yes, he agrees it’s weird that central Ohio has such an abundance of great frozen treats!) The health and wellness speaker eats healthier when he’s home in Colorado, where he likes to spend time with his lovely wife and three wonderful kids. He also tries to practice the healthy part of what he preaches by running, swimming, skiing and fly-fishing in the Rocky Mountain sunshine.