Infection Prevention, Health Services Advisory Group, Inc, Glendale, CA; Faculty, West Coast University, Los Angeles, CA.
Infection Prevention & Management Associates, Inc, Houston, TX.
Am J Infect Control. 2019 Feb;47(2):201-207. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2018.07.018. Epub 2018 Oct 10.
Infection prevention is a rapidly changing field with regulatory requirements and emerging global public health threats. Infection preventionists (IPs) must use advanced epidemiologic skills for health care-associated infection investigation and prevention. A potential talent pool for IPs is the Master of Public Health graduate. Those hiring IPs should consider master of public health graduates as candidates who can help drive the future of this profession.
感染预防是一个快速变化的领域,涉及监管要求和新出现的全球公共卫生威胁。感染预防专家(IPs)必须运用先进的流行病学技能进行医疗保健相关感染的调查和预防。感染预防专家的潜在人才库是公共卫生硕士研究生。那些雇用感染预防专家的人应该考虑公共卫生硕士毕业生作为能够帮助推动这一职业未来发展的候选人。