Young Moore attorneys, Donna Renfrow Rutala and Alicia L. Bray recently presented a session titled "Legal Aspects of Infection Prevention in Long-Term Care Settings" at the 2025 Statewide Program for Infection Control and Epidemiology (SPICE) Conference. The event brought together nearly 200 infection prevention professionals from across North Carolina to explore current trends and challenges in healthcare infection control.
Before beginning her legal career, Donna worked in healthcare as a Burn Intensive Care nurse, Infection Control practitioner, and Risk/Claims manager for UNC Hospitals. Drawing from that experience, she now focuses her practice on defending healthcare clients in medical malpractice and administrative matters. Donna is a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America" and is recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© for Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants (2013–2026).
Alicia, who has more than 14 years of experience in the healthcare industry, advises and defends long-term care facilities, home health care agencies, and healthcare providers in risk management and litigation throughout North Carolina.
About SPICE
The Statewide Program for Infection Control and Epidemiology promotes prevention and control of health care associated infections in North Carolina and beyond by providing evidence based education and consultation across the healthcare spectrum. SPICE seeks to be recognized as the foremost public health infection prevention leader in North Carolina and, through education, strives to create the safest possible healthcare environment for patients, their families and healthcare personnel by minimizing or preventing the risk of acquiring a healthcare-associated infection in all types of healthcare facilities.
About Young Moore and Henderson, P.A.
Young Moore is a civil law firm in Raleigh, North Carolina representing clients in a variety of litigation and transactional matters. Firm attorneys have extensive experience in the following areas: administrative law, business law, construction, estates and trusts, health care, insurance law and regulation, litigation, real estate, retail and hospitality, state & local tax controversies, trucking and transportation, and workers' compensation.