Guideline for infection control in hospital personnel

Guideline for prevention of surgical site infection, 1999. Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The "Guideline for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 1999" presents the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s recommendations for the prevention of surgical site infections (SSIs), formerly called surgical wound infections. This two-part guideline updates and replaces previous guidelines.1,2 Part I, "Surgical Site Infection: An Overview," describes the epidem...

Infection prevention and control competencies for hospital-based health care personnel.

BACKGROUND Infection prevention and control education for hospital-based health care personnel has differed across organizations because of a lack of identified practice competencies. This gap also has resulted in variation of the educational curriculum in the academic setting and a lack of consistent preparation for emergency responses. The purpose of this study was to develop a list of compet...

APIC guideline for infection prevention and control in flexible endoscopy. Association for Professionals in Infection Control.

Clinical guideline for prevention and control of alcohol consumption

Background: Using alcohol is one of the most important death factors that can be prevented. Lifestyle-related diseases are at the top cause of mortality and burden of disease, whereas most of them can be prevented. Considering the growing importance of diseases related to lifestyle (including alcohol abuse), providing evidence-based clinical guidelines for diseases and life-style related condit...

Health Services for Hospital Personnel

Previous publications of this series have discussed the present retarded status of supervision by hospitals over the health of their employees2; the purposes, scope, and philosophy of proper health supervision3; the physical and professional organization of a practical personnel health service4; and the volume and character of the professional work of such an organization for a typical year hav...