Guidance for Infection Prevention and Healthcare Epidemiology Programs: Healthcare Epidemiologist Skills and Competencies

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 369-380

  Kaye, Keith S ^a   Anderson, Deverick J ^b   Cook, Evelyn ^b   Huang, Susan S ^c   Siegel, Jane D ^d   Zuckerman, Jerry M ^e   Talbot, Thomas R ^f  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Einstein Healthcare Network   (United States)

^f VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACCREDITATION; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL EXPERT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKILL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84992008665     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: 15596834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2014.79     Document Type: Article

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