Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines
Infectious Diseases Society of America
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology
Talbot TR, Baliga C, Crapanzano-Sigafoos R, Bubb TN, Fakih M, Fraser TG, Kalu IC, Mony V, Neelakanta A, Nyquist AC, O'Neal C, Patterson JE, Warren DK, Wright SB. SHEA/APIC/IDSA/PIDS multisociety position paper: Raising the bar: necessary resources and structure for effective healthcare facility infection prevention and control programs. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2025 Apr 28:1-19. doi: 10.1017/ice.2025.73. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40289573.
The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, the Association of Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society represent the core expertise regarding healthcare infection prevention and infectious diseases and have written multisociety statement for healthcare facility leaders, regulatory agencies, payors, and patients to strengthen requirements and expectations around facility infection prevention and control (IPC) programs. Based on a systematic literature search and formal consensus process, the authors advocate raising the expectations for facility IPC programs, moving to effective programs that are: Foundational and influential parts of the facility’s operational structure; Resourced with the correct expertise and leadership; Prioritized to address all potential infectious harms.
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