Data on Infection Control Discussed by J.D. Reisinger and Colleagues (The Project Protect Infection Prevention Fellowship: A model for advancing…

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Data on Infection Control Discussed by J.D. Reisinger and Colleagues (The Project Protect Infection Prevention Fellowship: A model for advancing infection prevention competency, quality improvement, and patient safety)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA -- Fresh data on Public Health - Infection Control are presented in a new report. According to news originating from Seattle, Washington, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, "The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016 Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) Progress Report documented no change in catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) between 2009 and 2014. There is a need for investment in additional efforts to reduce HAIs, specifically CAUTI."

Financial supporters for this research include Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), US Department of Health and Human Services (see also Public Health - Infection Control).

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research, "Quality improvement fellowships are 1 approach to expand the capacity of dedicated leaders and infection prevention champions. The fellowship used a model that expanded collaboration among disciplines and focused on partnership by recruiting a diverse cohort of fellows and by providing 1-on-1 mentoring to enhance leadership development. The curriculum supported the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Prevention Competency Model in 2 domains: leadership and performance improvement and implementation science. The fellowship was successful. The fellows and mentors had self-reported high level of satisfaction, fellows' knowledge increased, and they demonstrated leadership, quality improvement, and implementation science competency within the completed capstone projects. A model encompassing diverse educational topics, discussions, workshops, and mentorship can serve as a template for developing infection prevention champions."

According to the news editors, the research concluded: "Although this project focused on CAUTI, this template can be used in a variety of settings and applied to a range of other HAIs and performance improvement projects."

For more information on this research see: The Project Protect Infection Prevention Fellowship: A model for advancing infection prevention competency, quality improvement, and patient safety. American Journal of Infection Control, 2017;45(8):876-882. American Journal of Infection Control can be contacted at: Mosby-Elsevier, 360 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010-1710, USA.

The news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained from J.D. Reisinger, Washington State Hosp, Seattle, WA, United States. Additional authors for this research include A. Wojcik, I. Jenkins, B. Edson, D.A. Pegues and L. Greene.

Keywords for this news article include: Seattle, Washington, United States, North and Central America, Infection Control, Public Health, Epidemiology.