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P142: Education of key personnel in infection control in hospitals in the capital region of Copenhagen
https://doi.org/10.1186/2047-2994-2-S1-P142
© Madsen et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2013
Published: 20 June 2013
Keywords
- Infection Control
- Health Care Worker
- Infection Prevention
- Capital Region
- Bachelor Degree
Introduction
According to the infection control programme 2011-2012, a need for education of various professionals in infection prevention and control is described. The Capital Regions quality-council has aimed to reduce Hospital acquired infections by 50% over a 3-year period.
Methods
The education is primarily intended for health care workers with a bachelor degree (RN, MD). The education extends for 5 days and is a combination of theoretical training, case studies in groups, and in presentation of the studies. The education is offered 3 times a year with 25 students per course.
The focus is the organization of the infection prevention and control nationally and locally, helping to create a link between overall policy objectives and infection prevention and control at each department / hospital.
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A uniform basis for practicing infection control for the front line personnel
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Networking across hospitals
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Implementation of accreditation standards and guidelines in infection control and patient safety in cooperation with managers and employees
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Introduction to international, regional and local infection control guidelines
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Evaluation by a questionnaire
Results
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Academic achievement 3.22
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Clinically usefull 3.10
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Professional level 3.18
Conclusion
According to the questionnaire survey 115/159 (72%) were satisfied with the contents and education.
After education of 159 key infection control personnel, local initiatives have been reinforced at the hospitals within the infection-control area. The initiative is followed up by 2-4 annual theme days with current topics to strengthen the networking.
The education is adapted to the Capital Region’s overall strategy on infection control.
Disclosure of interest
None declared
Authors’ Affiliations
Copyright
This article is published under license to BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
