Abstract Objective The Guide to Infection Control in the Hospital (Guide) is an open access
resource produced by the International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID) to assist in the …

Background Events such as the COVID-19 pandemic remind us of the heightened risk that
healthcare workers (HCWs) have from acquiring infectious diseases at work. Reducing the …

BACKGROUND: High-income countries with established infection control programs have
demonstrated effective control of infection transmission in health care settings. The …

ABSTRACT Background: Under the Health Protection and Promotion Act and Infection
Prevention and Control (IPAC) Complaint Protocol, Ontario public health units are mandated …

Background WHO core components for infection prevention and control (IPC) are important
building blocks for effective IPC programmes. To our knowledge, we did the first WHO global …

The Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc (CBIC) is a voluntary
autonomous multidisciplinary board that provides direction and administers the certification …

BACKGROUND: The Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology (CBIC)
appointed an advisory committee to conduct a practice analysis (PA) of infection prevention …

To guide development of infection control education, we conducted a pilot needs
assessment to determine current infection control knowledge, identify potential gaps …

BACKGROUND: The Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc.,(CBIC)
provides direction and administers the certification process for infection prevention …

An important aspect of safety and quality in healthcare is the implementation of infection
prevention and control guidelines. However, little is known regarding the strength of …