Bookedited by Chand Wattal, Nancy Khardori.
Summary: The art of medicine becomes science when supported by evidence. The recommended practices of infection prevention are based on scientific and epidemiologic evidence. However,most health care professionals see them as mandates and fail to incorporate them into their routine patient care activities. Thecore goal of this publication is to link the practices to theprinciples they are based on. The expectation is that understanding ofthe principles willchange thepractices from mandates to "should do" in the minds of health care professionals. This will lead to improvement inhealth care by preventing unintended harm to patients, co-workers and the communities at large. At the same time, the text provides a comprehensive, thorough and up to date information on all aspects of infection prevention in a reader-friendly manner and therefore, will serve as a valuable reference.
Contents:
The Mighty World of Microbes - An Overview
Vaccinations and infection prevention
Hospital Infection Prevention Program
Current practices for infection prevention in the hospital settings
Hospital Infection Prevention Program
The Role of Microbiology Laboratory in Infection Prevention
Role of Antimicrobial Stewardship in Infection Prevention
A Four step approach to Antibiotic stewardship in India: Formulation of antibiotic policy
Role of Hospital Housekeeping and Materials Management Including Disinfection and Waste Management
Hand Hygiene and Personal Protective Equipment
Decontamination and Sterilization Procedures
Monitoring of High Risk Areas - Intensive care units
Monitoring of High Risk Areas: Operating Suite
Monitoring of High Risk Areas: Maternity wards
Monitoring of High Risk Areas: Cancer wards
Monitoring of High Risk Areas: Dialysis Units
Monitoring of High Risk Areas: Burn units
Infection Prevention for Procedures in wards.