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Currently, Cristina serves as a project management and quality improvement coach for the Improvement Scholars Program. She also manages the Clinician Leadership in Quality and Safety (CLQS) Program and the Central Line Insertion Quality Improvement Consortium (CLIQIC).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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