About Philders Group International, Inc.
Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, Philders Group International Inc. is a dynamic consulting firm that specializes in business optimization to the healthcare market. Philders Group has helped provide best practice preparation to clients for frequent changes in the field. Clients experience greater protection against the spread of infectious diseases, enhance compliance to healthcare protocol and due diligence, and greater profit margins.
We offer resources such as risk management programs, protocol for infectious disease control, corporate due diligence, keynote speaking on infection control, and more to future-trend clients in healthcare for business optimization.
To learn more about how Philders Group can help your company, contact us.
About Our President & CEO
Marlene Linders holds Bachelor degrees in Architecture and Nursing Science as well as a Masters degree in Science. She has several years of extensive expertise in the development and understanding of construction and design for building systems. She has worked on designing high-risk environments as Surgical Suites, LTC, and Transplant for several Level One trauma centers costing in excess of $4 billion dollars.
Ms. Linders is also the Executive Director for The Linders Health Institute™, which addresses safety, compliance and exposure risks during construction of healthcare buildings and the built environment. The Institute’s ICRA (Infection Control Risk Assessment) course has obtained global recognition and is now used as the USGBC’s course for healthcare and the American Institute of Architects (AIA) for continuing education.
Ms. Linders is also the Executive Director for The Linders Health Institute™, which addresses safety, compliance and exposure risks during construction of healthcare buildings and the built environment. The Institute’s ICRA (Infection Control Risk Assessment) course has obtained global recognition and is now used as the USGBC’s course for healthcare and the American Institute of Architects (AIA) for continuing education.
Her former company, PLI Inc, wrote the first Indoor Air Quality online curriculum course for the University of Florida Rinker School of Construction. Ms. Linders has written several white papers and articles on pandemics and emerging infectious diseases regarding the built environment, including a series on infection control for Kimberly Clark Worldwide, now known as Halyard. Additionally, she was a published author for the ASHRAE Journal and the Journal of Long Term Care.
Philders Group International, Inc. President & CEO was formerly one of only two women with the title “Distinguished Lecturer with ASHRAE,” and the only one to speak on infection control.
PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT
- Member, NIBS (National Institute of Building Science)
- Member, American Nurse’s Association
- Member, International Society for Infectious Diseases
- ASHRAE – Former Distinguished Lecturer
- Member, APIC
- Advisory Foundation Board Trustee – Adventist University of Health Sciences
