Practical handbook for healthcare epidemiologists /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
Other Authors:	Lautenbach, Ebbing, Woeltje, Keith F.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Thorofare, NJ : SLACK, [2004]
Edition:	Second edition.
Subjects:	Cross Infection > epidemiology. Epidemiologic Methods. Hospital Administration. Infection Control > methods. Risk Management.

Table of Contents:

Practical hospital epidemiology : an introduction
Educational needs and opportunities for the hospital epidemiologist
How to get paid for doing hospital epidemiology : a practical guide
Ethical aspects of infection control
Epidemiologic methods in infection control
Basics of surveillance : an overview
Preventing nosocomial pneumonia
Basics of surgical site infection surveillance
Surveillance for infections associated with vascular catheters
Outbreak investigations
Exposure workups
Isolation
Clinical microbiology laboratory support for healthcare epidemiology
Molecular typing
Computers for healthcare epidemiology
Control of gram-positive multidrug-resistant pathogens
Antibiotic-resistant gram-negative infections
Antimicrobial stewardship
Improving hand hygiene in healthcare settings
The role of infection control in bioterrorism
Employee health/occupational medicine
Tuberculosis infection control in healthcare settings
Infection control in long-term care facilities
Infection control in the outpatient setting
Infection control and patient safety systems
The infection control committee
Developing infection control policies and guidelines
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's regulatory role
Preparing for and surviving a Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations inspection
Product evaluation
Infection control issues in construction and renovation