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Prevention is the first line of defence in the fight against infection. As antibiotics and other antimicrobials encounter increasing reports of microbial resistance, the field of decontamination science is undergoing a major revival. A Practical Guide to Decontamination in Healthcare is a comprehensive training manual, providing practical guidance on all aspects of decontamination including: microbiology and infection control; regulations and standards; containment, transportation, handling, cleaning, disinfection and sterilization of patient used devices; surgical instrumentation; endoscopes; and quality management systems. Written by highly experienced professionals, A Practical Guide to Decontaminationin Healthcare comprises a systematic review of decontamination methods, with uses and advantages outlined for each. Up-to-date regulations, standards and guidelines are incorporated throughout, to better equip healthcare professionals with the information they need to meet the technical and operational challenges of medical decontamination. A Practical Guide to Decontaminationin Healthcare is an important new volume on state-of-the-art decontamination processes and a key reference source for all healthcare professionals working in infectious diseases, infection control/prevention and decontamination services.
Infection Control: A Practical Guide for Health Care Facilities is the one source that provides you with everything you need to implement a proper infection-control program in a wide variety of health care settings - and stay up to speed with developments on both the legal and medical sides. This highly practical resource delivers: A comprehensive - and valuable - overview of proper infection prevention, surveillance, and control activities in an easily retrievable format Practical tools for effectively and efficiently administering an infection control program Ready-to-use policies and procedures essential to the infection prevention and control function Numerous related resources such as disease fact sheets, position descriptions, job-specific competency statements, and performance programs Infection Control supplies the practical tools and proven guidance that enable you to immediately: Establish a new infection control program and properly manage an existing one Stay completely up to date with national standards and relevant policies Access proven solutions to common infection-control problems Follow practical advice on daily, area-specific infection-control concerns (operating room, dialysis, etc.) from experienced infection control practitioners Quickly and efficiently develop infection control job description and evaluation protocols Infection Control has been updated to provide new chapters and new and updated exhibits and appendices, such as: Core Competencies Areas and Domains of Competency in Infection Prevention and Control Sample Position Description: Infection Prevention and Control Data Analyst Sample Position Description: Data Management Assistant Infection Control Education Plan Strategies to Promote Hand Hygiene in the Radiology Department Hazard Communication Program Infection Control for Bacterial Infections Caused by Drug-Resistant Organisms Updated Fact Sheets for Selected Diseases, Pathogens, and Infestations, including new fact sheets on: Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Ebola Viral Disease Infectious Mononucleosis Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase (KPC) Molluscum Contagiosum Infection Control is authored by George Allen, PhD, CIC, CNOR, Director of Infection Control at Downstate Medical Center Brooklyn NY. Dr. Allen was recently presented with the 2010 APIC NY Chapter Infection Control Champion Award.
This book outlines the importance of implementing comprehensive infection prevention and control practices in the dental office or other treatment setting. This revised edition features new chapters on Dental Water Quality and Special Considerations and Pandemic Preparedness and synthesizes the most current science-based recommendations for infection prevention and control in dental settings from the CDC and Federal agency rules and regulations, including OSHA, the FDA, and the EPA. The book is organized into five chapters: Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Infection Prevention and Control Chapter 2: Disinfection and Sterilization Chapter 3: Dental Water Quality Chapter 4: Infection Control During Clinical Procedures Chapter 5: Special Considerations and Pandemic Preparedness. Includes a self-assessment checklist of current infection control practices and review questions to reinforce important concepts. An accompanying CE quiz worth three credits is available at ADACEonline.org.
Prevention is the first line of defence in the fight against infection. As antibiotics and other antimicrobials encounter increasing reports of microbial resistance, the field of decontamination science is undergoing a major revival. A Practical Guide to Decontamination in Healthcare is a comprehensive training manual, providing practical guidance on all aspects of decontamination including: microbiology and infection control; regulations and standards; containment, transportation, handling, cleaning, disinfection and sterilization of patient used devices; surgical instrumentation; endoscopes; and quality management systems. Written by highly experienced professionals, A Practical Guide to Decontaminationin Healthcare comprises a systematic review of decontamination methods, with uses and advantages outlined for each. Up-to-date regulations, standards and guidelines are incorporated throughout, to better equip healthcare professionals with the information they need to meet the technical and operational challenges of medical decontamination. A Practical Guide to Decontaminationin Healthcare is an important new volume on state-of-the-art decontamination processes and a key reference source for all healthcare professionals working in infectious diseases, infection control/prevention and decontamination services.
Basic Guide to INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL IN DENTISTRY A practical step-by-step guide for all members of the dental team Thoroughly updated, this new edition ensures all members of the dental team are up to speed on the practical aspects of infection prevention and control. It provides step-by-step guidance on the safe running of a dental practice, clear and concise explanations of the key issues and concepts, an overview of the evidence base, and coverage of legal and regulatory issues about which all staff members need to be aware. With more colour photographs and illustrations than the first edition, it also includes appendices full of useful practical and clinical information, and a companion website offering helpful instructional videos and self-assessment questions. Key topics include communicable diseases, occupational health and immunization, sharp safe working, hand hygiene, personal protective equipment, disinfection of dental instruments, surface decontamination, dental unit waterlines, clinical waste management, and pathological specimen handling. An indispensable working resource for the busy dental practice, Basic Guide to Infection Prevention and Control in Dentistry, 2nd Edition is also an excellent primer for dental students.
Dr. Serge Blaise Emaleu is a medical doctor (M.D) and trained surgeon. He alsospecialized in infectious disease /Immunology through the interdisciplinary post-doctoral training program at Stanford University School of Medicinein California (USA),In 2012 He joined the Harvard School of Public Health in BostonMassachusetts (USA) to Study the Approaches to Infection Prevention andControl (IPC) in Healthcare settings.Early In 2014, Dr. Emaleu joined the fight against Ebola Virus Diseases in Sierra Leone, where heserved first a Senior Technical Advisor (Case Management pillar and later as the Clinical managementsub-pillar co-chair) to the Sierra Leone National Ebola Response Committee (NERC),In that capacity, he helped to review and revise treatment protocols to improve survival rates ofthose infected with the Ebola virus.2015, he joined the World Health Organization (WHO) as an Infection Prevention and Control (IPC)Specialist consultant, where he helped to manage IPC priorities and activities within the overalloutbreak response.He assessed IPC capacities and practices in hospitals healthcare facilities in areas directly affectedby the outbreak and identified needs for further assessment, based on his revision. He reviewedthe IPC measures implemented in the affected areas and advised on prevention of healthcare associatedinfections. He provided guidance on immediate IPC policies, resource, equipment,and training requirement for central, provincial, and district level hospital to ensure adequatepreparations for response should the outbreak spread to other health zones.Once the outbreak was over, Dr. Emaleu remained in Sierra Leone working with the World HealthOrganization (WHO) and Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MOHS) to set up thecountry's first National Infection Prevention Control Unit (NIPCU). This book is a culmination ofhis efforts to develop health care policies and train staff in Sierra Leone to reduce nosocomialinfection through improved infection prevention control practice. This book is a handy guide forthe conscientious health worker who wants to keep their patients safe.Dr. Emaleu's helped Finalizing and to disseminate, IPC policy and Guideline documents, buildand strengthened ability in preventing nosocomial/Hospital Acquired Infection (HAI) in SierraLeone and the subregion transferred Knowledge in preventing emerging and reemerginginfectious diseases.
This book provides clear, up-to-date and practical guidance on infection control in an easy to read format which can act as a quick source of reference on all aspects of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) for healthcare workers who are either directly or indirectly involved in prevention and control of HAIs.
Veterinary Infection Prevention and Control is a practical guide to infection surveillance and control in the veterinary setting. Outlining the steps for designing and implementing an infection control plan, the book offers information on both nosocomial infections and zoonotic diseases to aid the veterinary team in ensuring that veterinary practices and hospitals are safe for both the animal patients and their human caregivers. Veterinary Infection Prevention and Control provides guidelines to creating standard operating procedures for effective and efficient infection control in any veterinary practice. With background information on pathogens, bacteria, and disease transmission, the book focuses on specific infection prevention strategies, including disinfection, sterilization, and isolation. A companion website provides review questions and the figures from the book in PowerPoint. Veterinary Infection Prevention and Control gives practicing veterinarians, technicians, and practice managers in both small and large animal facilities the tools they need to successfully develop an infection-control program.