Training Needs:

• It is not uncommon for infection prevention and control (IPC) interventions to be successful in a hospital.
• Lack the body of available literature regarding HCWs’ knowledge of IPC and highlight potential factors that may influence compliance to IPC precautions.
  lack recent literature on the relationship between safety culture and infection prevention and control-related (IPC) processes and healthcare-associated infections (HAIs).
• Embracing a multifaceted approach towards improving IPC-intervention strategies is highly suggested : The goal being to improve compliance among HCWs with IPC measures is necessary.
• Encouragement of collaboration across ranks and disciplines to seek solutions to patient safety problems.
• Lack of Education and training of healthcare personnel on IPC : IPC education should be required training for all those working in healthcare. Training should be completed on hire and as needed throughout the year, supplemented by written IPC policies and procedures to assist and guide workers in proper IPC strategies.
• Lack of Patient, family, and caregiver education: This includes information about how infections are spread, how they can be prevented, and what signs or symptoms should be reported.
• Performance monitoring and feedback: Monitor adherence to IPC practices and give feedback to staff and leadership. Monitor the incidence of infections that could be an HAI.
• Transmission-based precautions: Implement transmission-based precautions for patients with documented or suspected diagnoses where contact with the patient, their body fluids, or their environment presents a substantial transmission risk despite adherence to Standard Precautions. See link for more information
• Temporary invasive medical devices for clinical management: Healthcare workers should assess the medical necessity of any invasive medical device (e.g., vascular catheter, indwelling urinary catheter, feeding tubes, ventilator, and surgical drain) to identify the earliest opportunity for safe removal.
• Occupational Health: Adhere to the Occupational Safety and Health , Bloodborne Pathogens Standard, Personal Protective Equipment Standard, Respiratory Protection Standard, and Tuberculosis (TB) compliance directives.

About the Course

Culture change : “We would support any steps towards changing the culture among health professionals, so that patient involvement is the natural expectation.”

Why Understand the Relationship Between Safety Culture, Infection Prevention and Control, and Healthcare-Associated Infections 

Change appears to be a promising, albeit challenging, target for IPC improvement campaigns – both from a theoretical perspective as well as from the results of the few available studies.

However, more data and quality information are needed to identify effective strategies that can elicit effective and sustained change.

A blame-free environment where individuals can report errors or near misses without fear of reprimand or punishment.