Development of a resource model for infection prevention and control programs in acute, long term, and home care settings: conference proceedings of the Infection Prevention and Control Alliance.
There is mounting concern about the impact of health care restructuring on the provision of infection prevention services across the health care continuum. In response to this, Health Canada hosted two meetings of Canadian infection control experts to develop a model upon which the resources required to support an effective, integrated infection prevention and control program across the health care continuum could be based. The final models project the IPCP needs as three full time equivalent infection control professionals/500 beds in acute care hospitals and one full time equivalent infection control professional/150-250 beds in long term care facilities. Non human resource requirements are also described for acute, long term, community, and home care settings.
Morrison
Judith
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Nosocomial and Occupational Infections Section, Health Canada, Building 6, PL 0601E2, Tunney's Pasture, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0L2. Judy_Morrison@hc-sc.gc.ca
D000328:Adult; D002170:Canada; D002648:Child; D003153:Community Health Services; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D006699:Home Care Services; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016357:Infection Control Practitioners / Q000600:supply & distribution; D017146:Models, Organizational; D016730:Program Development; D012112:Residential Facilities