The learning hospital: From theory to practice in a hospital infection prevention program

Abstract

The learning hospital is distinguished by ceaseless evolution of erudition, enhancement, and implementation of clinical best practices. We describe a model for the learning hospital within the framework of a hospital infection prevention program and argue that a critical assessment of safety practices is possible without significant grant funding. We reviewed 121 peer-reviewed manuscripts published by the VCU Hospital Infection Prevention Program over 16 years. Publications included quasi-experimental studies, observational studies, surveys, interrupted time series analyses, and editorials. We summarized the articles based on their infection prevention focus, and we provide a brief summary of the findings. We also summarized the involvement of nonfaculty learners in these manuscripts as well as the contributions of grant funding. Despite the absence of significant grant funding, infection prevention programs can critically assess safety strategies under the learning hospital framework by leveraging a diverse collaboration of motivated nonfaculty learners. This model is a valuable adjunct to traditional grant-funded efforts in infection prevention science and is part of a successful horizontal infection control program.

Prevenção e controle de infecções hospitalares no contexto e situações de trauma e emergência

“…A CCIH, dentre outras obrigações, deve criar um Sistema de Vigilância Epidemiológica das Infecções Hospitalares, realizar o treinamento dos funcionários dos hospitais para que estejam aptos a lidar com as IH, controlar o uso de antimicrobianos e fazer inspeção epidemiológica quando ocorrer surtos e aplicar medidas para controlá-los. Para controlar essas situações, o atendimento realizado nas emergências também deve ser bastante verificado e os profissionais devem estar preparados para seguir os preceitos dos contaminantes de risco, além do manejo adequado dos pacientes críticos (HESS et al, 2020;MA et al, 2016).…”

Pesquisa e Extensão: Abordagem Interdisciplinar

“…A CCIH, dentre outras obrigações, deve criar um Sistema de Vigilância Epidemiológica das Infecções Hospitalares, realizar o treinamento dos funcionários dos hospitais para que estejam aptos a lidar com as IH, controlar o uso de antimicrobianos e fazer inspeção epidemiológica quando ocorrer surtos e aplicar medidas para controlá-los. Para controlar essas situações, o atendimento realizado nas emergências também devem ser bastante verificado e os profissionais devem estar preparados para seguir os preceitos dos contaminantes de risco, além do manejo adequado dos pacientes críticos (HESS et al, 2020;MA et al, 2016).…”

Application of integrated equipment quality management mode of operating room and supply room in prevention and control of nosocomial infection

“…The balance of sample size between groups can ensure the feasibility of the results of randomized controlled studies, which provides feasibility for the subsequent comparison of control effect data [31,32].…”