According to the requirements for the “three districts and two channels” in the sanitary industry standard Technique Standard for Isolation in Hospitals, combining with the spirit of current documents related to the prevention and control of coronavirus disease 2019, in order to guide medical institutions at all levels to conduct standardized design of fever clinics in accordance with the principle of “combining normal time and epidemic period”, this article explains the design points of the fever clinics for the prevention and control of coronavirus disease 2019, introduces the specific methods for the fever clinics to achieve “three districts and two channels”, draws a schematic diagram of the fever clinics in general hospitals, and explains the functional layout and medical procedures of the clean area, potential contaminated area, and contaminated area in detail; at the same time, a schematic diagram of the change of fever clinics from “normal” to “during the epidemic” is drawn, and the ideas for the conversion and the process after the conversion are introduced. It proposes design ideas and drawing references for the construction, transformation, and expansion of fever clinics.
Surgical site infections are the common healthcare-associated infections. This article introduced the guidelines on the prevention and control of surgical site infection in using from background, making progress, and recommendations, to give directions for clinicians and infection prevention and control professionals choosing appropriately for decreasing surgical site infection risks.
Objective To understand the influence of organisational support and professional identity of hospital infection prevention and control (HIPC) practitioner in public hospitals. Methods HIPC practitioner of the public medical institutions secondary level and above in Neijiang City, Sichuan Province were used as the research object. A questionnaire survey was used to analyze their organizational support and professional identity in May 2022, to compare the differences in organizational support and professional identity among HIPC practitioner with different positions, working ages, and majors, and analyze the correlation between organizational support and professional identity among HIPC practitioner. Results A total of 90 valid questionnaires were retrieved from investigation. The average scores for organizational support and professional identity among HIPC practitioner were (3.409±0.625) and (2.518±0.504) points. Among them, the organizational support of intermediate professional title personnel [(3.155±0.785) points], personnel with 5-10 years of service [(3.071±0.696) points], and clinical physicians [(3.342±0.860) points] were the lowest; the professional identity of personnel with intermediate professional titles [(2.357±0.477) points], those with more than 10 years of service[(2.431±0.454) points], and other professionals [(2.471±0.260) points] were the lowest. The Pearson correlation analysis results showed that there was a positive correlation between organizational support and professional identity (r=0.490, P<0.05), self-identity and work support (r=0.364, P<0.05), and environmental identity and relationship interests (r=0.698, P<0.05). Conclusions Due to the low level of organizational support, there is a decrease in professional identity and significant job burnout, which in turn leads to an increase in the turnover rate of infection control professionals. Therefore, it is necessary to enhance the sense of organizational support for specialized personnel in infection control to promote their professional identity and stabilize the infection control team. Suggest providing necessary support at the organizational level and self-improvement at the individual level.
This article provides a thorough interpretation of the recommendations for implementation research in healthcare-associated infection (HAI) prevention and control, jointly issued by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, and the Association of Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology. The recommendations elaborate on the concepts, strategies, determinants, and evaluation methods of implementation research, as well as the commonly used theories, models, and frameworks (TMF) in the field of HAI prevention and control. By expounding on these TMF, this article aims to guide readers in deeply considering the scientific issues related to the implementation of hospital infection prevention and control, and to provide guidance on selecting and applying appropriate resources in specific environments and situations. The release of these recommendations aims to promote the implementation of evidence-based guidelines in medical institutions and ultimately achieve the goal of reducing the incidence of hospital infections by promoting and guiding the conduct of implementation research in the field of HAI prevention and control.
Running an infection control regular meeting is an effective way to develop and improve the communication between the infection control team and clinical units. This paper introduces the infection control regular monthly meeting which is held in the last week of each month in a newly-opened branch hospital of a university teaching hospital in China. Through collecting the issues for discussion beforehand, feeding back the surveillance data of last month including nosocomial infection, hand hygiene, multidrug-resistant organisms, occupational exposure, and medical waste, discussing the current infection control issues from each ward and trying to solve them together, and delivering and sharing new knowledge, skills, and information in terms of infection control, the monthly meeting achieves remarkable successes in the aspects of promoting the hospital infection control-related cultural construction, enhancing the supervision and implementation of infection control measures, and running new projects on hospital infection management, etc. Infection control regular monthly meeting builds up a study and work platform, promotes the multidisciplinary and multi-department communication and collaboration, and improves the quality of infection control eventually.
Since the establishment in 2016, especially after the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic, the Hospital Infection Management Quality Control Center of Shuangliu District has carried out quality management and technical ability training for full-time and part-time infection prevention and control personnel through various methods, and used grid management to organize examinations and assessments, inspections and supervision, as well as consultation and assistance. As a result, the culture of infection prevention and control has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, the health administrative departments have increased investment in infrastructure and equipment, the funds for infection prevention and control have continued to increase, and the prevention and control quality of COVID-19 and daily works in the region has been continuously improved. The center plays a leading role in the promotion of the standardization, homogenization, and quality improvement of the prevention and control of hospital infection in the district.
In Shaanxi, some medical institutions especially the primary medical institutions, have outstanding problems such as unbalanced and inadequate development of infection prevention and control efficiency. The concept, knowledge and attention of infection prevention and control of the medical institution managers need to be improved. With the strong support of the health administration department, the Infection Control Professional Committee of Shaanxi Provincial Preventive Medicine Association has given full play to its functions and explored innovative service models for infection prevention and control in recent years. This paper is written to share the measures and achievements for building a multi-dimensional leadership improvement platform to improve the infection prevention and control ability, aiming to offer a reference for other medical institution managers and infection prevention and control professionals.
With nearly four decades of progress in healthcare-associated infection prevention and control in China, the national quality control efforts in this field have been ongoing for the past ten years, advancing rapidly with significant achievements. Over the last decade, the team of infection control professionals involved in quality management and control in China has consistently expanded, accompanied by an enhancement of their skills. Management capabilities have steadily grown, and operational mechanisms have been continuously refined. As public hospitals transition into a new phase of high-quality development, emphasizing refined management models and intrinsic development of medical quality, it becomes crucial to further fortify the foundation and foster innovation in infection control work to ensure quality. This article provides an overview of the establishment and implementation of the National Center for Quality Control of Infection Prevention and Control, examines the current shortcomings and challenges in the field, and collectively explores the positioning and direction of the development of quality control efforts for infection prevention and control in China.
PURPOSE:To observe the effect of laser/photocoagulation on prevention of recurrence of retinal datachment following removal of intraocular silicone oil. METHODS:Laser photocoagulation was performed in a series of 24 cases (24 eyes)which had been formerly operated on with vitreoretinal surgery and intraocular silicone oil tamponade for retinal datachment,2 weeks to 3 months before intraocular silicone oil removal. Argon green or krypton red laser photocoagulation were done in whole or half cycle scattered laser burns behind the sclera! ridge. RESULT:Among the 24 eyes ,after the intraocular silicone oil had been removed, 22 (91.7%)eyes had their retinas retained in normal position. CONCLUSION :Laser photocoagulation before removal of intraocular silicone oil might be helpful in avoiding the recurrence of retinal detachment. （Chin J Ocul Fundus Dis,1997,13: 197-198）