Responsible person who is under infection controll comitee
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For most patients and their families, the process of healthcare appears to be a simple one. Patients are admitted to the facility and a specific course of treatment and care is carried out by physicians, nurses, and technicians. Additional departments such as the pharmacy, nutrition services, etc. support that care process. What most of these clients fail to see is the larger network of support that monitors the care process and provides direction to minimize risk to the patient. Every healthcare facility uses interdisciplinary task forces such as the Safety Committee and the Infection Control Committee to minimize patient and employee risk. Although its existence may not be widely recognized by patients, the Infection Control Committee plays an integral part in the care of every patient.
The Infection Control Committee is generally comprised of members from a variety of disciplines within the healthcare facility. Representation may include: physicians, nursing staff, infection control practitioners, quality assurance personnel, risk management personnel as well as representatives from microbiology, surgery, central sterilization, environmental services, etc. The goal of this interdisciplinary team is to bring together individuals with expertise in different areas of healthcare. By creating a diverse group, issues can be addressed from several angles, and members can pool their expertise to develop the best solutions possible.
Ordinarily, membership on the committee is ongoing, but additional staff members may be asked to provide input, perhaps in the form of ad hoc advisory, as the need arises. Membership should reflect a broad-based spectrum of the facility and its services.
●●What Does the Infection Control Committee Do?●●
The role of the Infection Control Committee is very multi-faceted. It should be involved in planning, monitoring, evaluating, updating, and educating. It sets general infection control policy and provides input into specific infection control issues. Simply stated, its function is to prevent and control nosocomial infections. That is accomplished in a variety of ways some of which include: surveillance of nosocomial infections, product evaluation, investigation of infection outbreaks and infection clusters, development of infection control procedures for all departments, staff and patient education, medical waste management, etc..
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The Infection Control Committee is generally comprised of members from a variety of disciplines within the healthcare facility. Representation may include: physicians, nursing staff, infection control practitioners, quality assurance personnel, risk management personnel as well as representatives from microbiology, surgery, central sterilization, environmental services, etc. The goal of this interdisciplinary team is to bring together individuals with expertise in different areas of healthcare. By creating a diverse group, issues can be addressed from several angles, and members can pool their expertise to develop the best solutions possible.
Ordinarily, membership on the committee is ongoing, but additional staff members may be asked to provide input, perhaps in the form of ad hoc advisory, as the need arises. Membership should reflect a broad-based spectrum of the facility and its services.
●●What Does the Infection Control Committee Do?●●
The role of the Infection Control Committee is very multi-faceted. It should be involved in planning, monitoring, evaluating, updating, and educating. It sets general infection control policy and provides input into specific infection control issues. Simply stated, its function is to prevent and control nosocomial infections. That is accomplished in a variety of ways some of which include: surveillance of nosocomial infections, product evaluation, investigation of infection outbreaks and infection clusters, development of infection control procedures for all departments, staff and patient education, medical waste management, etc..
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