| Title |
Infection Prevention in the Hospital from Past to Present: Evolving Roles and Shifting Priorities
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Current Infectious Disease Reports, April 2016
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| DOI | 10.1007/s11908-016-0523-z |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Michelle Doll, Angela L. Hewlett, Gonzalo Bearman |
| Abstract |
Hospital epidemiologists are vital components of integrated health centers. This central place in the healthcare landscape has rapidly evolved over a half century. Early hospital epidemiologists possessed a visionary focus on patient safety many decades prior to the quality revolution of the 1990s. A systematic and scientific approach to infection prevention has facilitated the evolution of hospital epidemiology, along with advances in technology, and increasing public attention to infectious complications in the hospital. Currently, the growing expansion of tasks and moving regulatory targets strain existing resources. These challenges threaten to limit the effectiveness of some infection-prevention activities, while also providing important opportunities for improving care. It will be increasingly important to advocate for appropriate resources to address a diverse set of changing infection prevention priorities. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2 | 33% |
| Kuwait | 1 | 17% |
| United States | 1 | 17% |
| Unknown | 2 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 67% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 17% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 17% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 26 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
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| Student > Master | 8 | 31% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 12% |
| Professor | 3 | 12% |
| Other | 2 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 8% |
| Other | 4 | 15% |
| Unknown | 4 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 5 | 19% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 3 | 12% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 8% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 8% |
| Decision Sciences | 2 | 8% |
| Other | 8 | 31% |
| Unknown | 4 | 15% |
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