A5018303841- Infection Control in Healthcare
- Infection Control and Ventilation
- Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management
- Surgical site infection prevention
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Nosocomial Infections in ICU
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Dental Research and COVID-19
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Medical Device Sterilization and Disinfection
- Food Safety and Hygiene
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Disaster Response and Management
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- Occupational Health and Safety Research
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Social Media in Health Education
- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods
World Health Organization
2013-2025
Healthcare Infection Society
2022
New York Proton Center
2022
Communities In Schools of Orange County
2022
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research
2022
Oregon Medical Research Center
2022
Lindsay Unified School District
2022
University of Pittsburgh
2022
Wellcome Library
2020
Wellcome Collection
2020
Health care-associated infections (HAI) are a major public health problem with significant impact on morbidity, mortality and quality of life. They represent also an important economic burden to systems worldwide. However, large proportion HAI preventable through effective infection prevention control (IPC) measures. Improvements in IPC at the national facility level critical for successful containment antimicrobial resistance HAI, including outbreaks highly transmissible diseases high care...
The Ebola virus disease outbreak in west Africa and the rapid spread of other emerging viruses, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome or Middle East coronaviruses, showed how limited non-existent infection prevention control (IPC) programmes, combined with an inadequate water supply, poor sanitation, a weak hygiene infrastructure health facilities, can threaten global security. In outbreaks, instead serving points where was controlled, health-care facilities became dangerous places for...
Around 5–15% of all hospital patients worldwide suffer from healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), and years excessive antimicrobial use in human animal medicine have created emerging resistance (AMR). A considerable amount evidence-based measures been published to address these challenges, but the largest challenge seems be their implementation. In June 2017, a total 42 experts convened at Geneva IPC-Think Tank discuss four domains implementation science: 1) teaching skills; 2) fostering...
Surgical site infection (SSI) rates in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) range from 8 to 30% of procedures, making them the most frequent healthcare-acquired (HAI) with substantial morbidity, mortality, economic impacts. Presented here is an approach surgical prevention based on surveillance focused five critical areas identified by international experts. These include1. Collecting valid, high-quality data;2. Linking HAIs incapacity, underscoring need prioritize activities;3....
Abstract Objective: To identify global research priorities for improving hand hygiene in healthcare settings and develop a 2023–2030 agenda to guide funding, coordinate research, promote investment, inform policy enhanced quality safety. Design: Expert consensus study using modified Delphi process. Participants: A 105-member panel of international experts including the World Health Organization (WHO) Technical Advisory Group Experts on Hand Hygiene Healthcare representing all WHO regions...
Abstract Background The Georgia Ministry of Labor, Health, and Social Affairs is working to strengthen its Infection Prevention Control (IPC) Program, but until recently has lacked an assessment performance gaps implementation challenges faced by hospital staff. Methods In 2018, health care hospitals were assessed using a World Health Organization (WHO) adapted tool aimed at implementing the WHO’s IPC Core Components. study included site assessments 41 Georgia’s 273 hospitals, followed...
The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has again demonstrated the critical role of effective infection prevention and control (IPC) implementation to combat infectious disease threats. Standards such as World Health Organization (WHO) IPC minimum requirements offer a basis, but robust evidence on strategies in low-resource settings remains limited. We aimed qualitatively assess themes these settings.Semi-structured interviews were conducted with experts from settings, guided by...
Hand hygiene is the single most important intervention for reducing healthcare associated infections and preventing spread of antimicrobial resistance. This sentence begins publications regarding hand in medical literature. But why – as we mark 150 years since publication Ignaz Semmelweis' landmark monograph on subject do continue to repeat it? One might be tempted regard it a truism. However, while tremendous progress has certainly been made this field, significant amount work yet done both...
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•To our knowledge, this is the first study to systematically examine recontamination after hand hygiene in a low- and middle-income country.•Hand compliance before aseptic procedures was low (9.6%) among birth attendants Zanzibar.•Birth did not avoid half of time rubbing/washing or glove donning.•Recontamination should be investigated further inform better behavior-change strategies. BackgroundOur primary objective assess (HH) 10 highest-volume facilities Zanzibar. We also examined extent...
The World Health Organisation since 2005 has worked to support reduction and prevention of health careassociated infection around the globe as part their Patient Safety Programme, primarily through promotion compliance with recommended hand hygiene practices.The programme work been multi-factorial, a number achievements acknowledged well published over this period, including most recently systematic review global burden disease attributable care-associated infection.An understanding...
Background: In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), infection is the most frequent complication in surgical procedures, site infections (SSIs) globally are health-care–associated (HAIs). Preventing SSI an important target for overall quality improvement patient safety as well supporting prevention control (IPC) global agenda. Methods: 2018, World Heath Organization (WHO) presented first Global Guidelines Prevention of Surgical Site Infections. The WHO also simplified surveillance...