Infection control Program
Arifa Khatoon
Sr Manager clinical & education department
At Shifa International Hospitals Limited
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INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL
PROGRAMS
• The first infection prevention and control efforts in the United States began in
hospitals in the 1950s concurrent with the growth of intensive care and increasing
staphylococcal infections.
• Infection prevention and control programs extended into thousands of hospitals in
the late 1960s and 1970s in response to urging from various organizations (e.g.,
American Hospital Association [AHA] and The Joint Commission [TJC]).
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Why Infection control
• The 21st century brought increased attention to infection prevention
and control programs because of government interest and oversight
and activities of patient safety organizations.
• Other influences on programs include increasing acuity of patients,
aging of the population, complexity and location of treatment
interventions, and the increasing move toward care in
home/ambulatory settings.
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Why infection control:
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across healthcare settings.
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personnel (HCP) in which no infection is perceived as acceptable by any
member of the healthcare team—support and direction from senior
leadership is essential.
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alignment of financial incentives, research, acquiring pertinent
information, and accountability.
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ORGANIZATIONS INFLUENCING PRACTICE
• American Hospital Association
• Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
• Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology
• Food and Drug Administration
• Health and Human Services
• Institute for Healthcare Improvement
• The Joint Commission
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ORGANIZATIONS INFLUENCING PRACTICE
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
• Facility Guideline institute (FGI)
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Concept Check:
Role of infection control team is to:
• Identifies, investigates, and monitors infections, hazardous practices,
and procedures.
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Role of infection control team is
to:
• Identifies, investigates, and monitors infections, hazardous practices,
and procedures.
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OSHA is responsible for developing
guideline
1. For Health care workers
2. For blood borne disease
3. For tuberculosis infections among health care workers
4. For community guidelines in environmental cleaning
5. For PPE guidelines
• Answers:
• 1, 2,3
• 1,2.4
• 1,2,5
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OSHA is responsible for developing guideline
1. For Health care workers
2. For blood borne disease
3. For tuberculosis infections among health care workers
4. For community guidelines in environmental cleaning
5. For PPE guidelines
• Answers:
• 1, 2,3
• 1,2.4
• 1,2,5
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IPC fields:
• Infection Preventionists (IPs) are highly
skilled subject matter experts who
advance the science and practice of
Infection Prevention and Control (IPC).
• IPs undergo specialized training, ongoing
competency development and career
progression in conjunction with the APIC
IP Competency Model which includes
the Certification Board of Infection
Control and Epidemiology,
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Additional career opportunities
• The IPC field is expanding presenting in healthcare:
• Public health, research, education, and consulting practice
settings.
• There are additional needs for IPC expertise in other non-
traditional settings.
• In Dental and certain healthcare settings, such as dialysis and
home care,
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Career Path
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Career ladder of infection preventionist
Executive IP
IP Leader
Expert IP
IP Proficient
IP
Novice/becoming
IP proficient
paraprofessional
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Career stages:
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IP Paraprofessional IP Novice/ Becoming IP Expert IP Leader
proficient
The Infection Preventionist The Novice and Becoming The Proficient Infection The Expert Infection
(IP) Paraprofessional works Proficient Infection Preventionist (IP) Preventionist (IP) reliably
under the direction of an IP Preventionist (IP) relies on demonstrates knowledge of demonstrates professional
and supports IPC practices rules and concepts to guide infection prevention and expertise in infection
and the IPC program. practice as knowledge and control (IPC) through prevention and control (IPC)
This is an entry-level stage for skills develop. certification and applies their and applies basic and
those interested in learning They are responsible for knowledge and experience to advanced skills and concepts
more about the IPC profession collaborating to promote, guide practice while learning while role modeling,
through internships or implement and sustain more advanced concepts. mentoring, and teaching.
apprenticeships and those effective infection prevention They are responsible for They are responsible for
who provide support services and control (IPC) strategies. collaborating to develop, collaborating to develop,
for IPC programs. implement and sustain implement, and sustain
effective IPC strategies. effective IPC strategies.
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