Development and implementation of learning collaboratives for infection prevention and control education in long-term care facilities

IF 3.8 3区医学 Q2 INFECTIOUS DISEASES

American journal of infection control Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2024.09.021

Cindy Prins PhD, MPH, CIC , Mishal Khan MHA , Nicole M. Marlow PhD, MSPH , Avery Bollinger MS , Cassandra L. Johnson RN, MPH , Jamie L. Pomeranz PhD , Sally M. Bethart DNP, APRN, CNE , Kartikeya Cherabuddi MD,FIDSA , Ann L. Horgas PhD, RN , Veena Venugopalan PharmD , Duzgun Agdas PhD , Chang-Yu Wu PhD, MS , Antarpreet Singh Jutla PhD, MSc, MTech , Argentina Charles MPH, CIC , F. Lee Revere PhD, MS

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Abstract

Infections in long-term care facilities pose a critical challenge, with 1 to 3 million serious infections annually and up to 380,000 associated deaths. The vulnerability of aging populations and inadequate infection prevention and control programs underscore the need for intervention. This initiative provided tailored continuing education through 8 virtual learning collaboratives serving 541 infection preventionists. The project also developed 9 infection prevention and control toolkits and a manual to further support long-term care facilities' infection prevention efforts.

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长期护理机构感染预防与控制教育学习合作组织的发展与实施。

长期护理机构（LTCF）中的感染是一项严峻的挑战，每年有 100 万到 300 万例严重感染，相关死亡人数高达 38 万。老龄人口的脆弱性和感染预防与控制 (IPC) 计划的不足凸显了干预的必要性。该计划通过八个虚拟学习合作项目，为 541 名感染预防专家提供有针对性的继续教育。该项目还开发了九个 IPC 工具包和一本手册，以进一步支持 LTCF 的感染预防工作。

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American journal of infection control 医学-传染病学

CiteScore

7.40

自引率

4.10%

发文量

479

审稿时长

24 days

期刊介绍： AJIC covers key topics and issues in infection control and epidemiology. Infection control professionals, including physicians, nurses, and epidemiologists, rely on AJIC for peer-reviewed articles covering clinical topics as well as original research. As the official publication of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)