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S Brusaferro - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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The Clean Care Contest: promoting hand Hygiene among healthcare and medical students
Societa Editrice Universo, 2020Co-Authors: A. Piscitelli, S Brusaferro, A. Agodi, E. Agozzino, C. Arrigoni, M. Barchitta, S. Castaldi, P. Castiglia, L. Cozzi, M.m. D&aposAbstract:INTRODUCTION: Despite continuing efforts, compliance rates and knowledge of best practices in hand Hygiene remain disappointing. Recognizing that conventional educational tools seem out of touch with young people and that the med and messages contents need refreshing, the Italian Study Group of Hospital Hygiene of the Italian Society of Hygiene, Preventive Medicine and Public Health devised a novel approach to promote the creation of innovative educational tools for improving knowledge of, and compliance with, hand Hygiene rules among healthcare and medical students. METHODS: A contest in creating educational material on hand Hygiene practices involved university students of nursing and medicine, and of other healthcare degrees. Students from the universities of the GISIO network were invited to create educational material (e.g., videos, posters, presentations, leaflets, and screensavers) to be presented by May 5th 2019 during the World Hand Hygiene Day / Save Lives: Clean Your Hands Global Annual Initiative of the World Health Organization). A local and a national winners were awarded. RESULTS: Three different local and national contests were performed during 2016, 2017 and 2018. During the three-year period, more than 270 educational tools have been developed: 130 (48%) were judged useful for hand Hygiene promotion campaigns. The most frequent projects participating in the contests were videos (39%), posters (29%), leaflets (14%), and others (18%) submitted by more than 1,500 students of nursing (40%), medicine (31%), dentistry (7%), and of other healthcare courses in 14 universities. Products were evaluated by a local committee and, subsequently, local winners represented their University in a national contest. CONCLUSIONS: The contest provided a framework for the creation of innovative and potentially effective educational tools via an engaging approach that leveraged student creativity. Given the need to improve compliance rates, this study suggests that new ways can be advantageously explored to teach hand Hygiene procedures and increase awareness of the importance of their consistent use among healthcare and medical students
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training infection control and Hospital Hygiene professionals in europe 2010 agreed core competencies among 33 european countries
Eurosurveillance, 2014Co-Authors: S Brusaferro, Smilja Kalenic, Rose Gallagher, P Hartemann, Walter Popp, Barry Cookson, T Cooper, J Fabry, K Mannerquist, Gaetano Pierpaolo PriviteraAbstract:The harmonisation of training programmes for infection control and Hospital Hygiene (IC/HH) professionals in Europe is a requirement of the Council recommendation on patient safety. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control commissioned the 'Training Infection Control in Europe' project to develop a consensus on core competencies for IC/HH professionals in the European Union (EU). Core competencies were drafted on the basis of the Improving Patient Safety in Europe (IPSE) project's core curriculum (CC), evaluated by questionnaire and approved by National Representatives (NRs) for IC/HH training. NRs also re-assessed the status of IC/HH training in European countries in 2010 in comparison with the situation before the IPSE CC in 2006. The IPSE CC had been used to develop or update 28 of 51 IC/HH courses. Only 10 of 33 countries offered training and qualification for IC/HH doctors and nurses. The proposed core competencies are structured in four areas and 16 professional tasks at junior and senior level. They form a reference for standardisation of IC/HH professional competencies and support recognition of training initiatives.
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a model for validation of european professional infection control Hospital Hygiene training courses
European Journal of Public Health, 2014Co-Authors: S Brusaferro, Smilja Kalenic, B Cookson, Rose Gallagher, P Hartemann, J Holt, Walter Popp, G Privitera, L Arnoldo, G CattaniAbstract:Background The “Assessment of Infection Control Training Needs in Europe (TRICE)” project (commissioned by the ECDC in 2010) highlighted significant differences amongst European Countries (EC) in existing Infection Control /Hospital Hygiene (IC/HH) training courses. In March 2013 ECDC published the “Core competencies for infection control and Hospital Hygiene professionals in the European Union” (EIC/HHCC) aimed at standardising IC/HH training in Europe. The current ECDC commissioned project “Implementation a Strategy for Infection Control Training …
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p171 promoting european infection control Hospital Hygiene core competencies eic hhcc a comparative analysis with related disciplines
Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2013Co-Authors: S Brusaferro, Smilja Kalenic, B Cookson, Rose Gallagher, P Hartemann, Walter Popp, J Holte, Gaetano Pierpaolo Privitera, Cv Santos, C SuetensAbstract:Training Infection Control in Europe (TRICE) in 2010 identified significant differences within European Countries (EC) in the existence of Infection Control /Hospital Hygiene (IC/HH) courses and their compliance with the Improving Patient Safety in Europe (IPSE, 2008) recommended Core Competencies. The need to improve official recognition of “IC/HH degrees” for healthcare professionals also emerged. TRICE further developed, agreed EIC/HHCC with two tiers, published by ECDC in March 2013 as a Technical Document.
Walter Popp - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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training infection control and Hospital Hygiene professionals in europe 2010 agreed core competencies among 33 european countries
Eurosurveillance, 2014Co-Authors: S Brusaferro, Smilja Kalenic, Rose Gallagher, P Hartemann, Walter Popp, Barry Cookson, T Cooper, J Fabry, K Mannerquist, Gaetano Pierpaolo PriviteraAbstract:The harmonisation of training programmes for infection control and Hospital Hygiene (IC/HH) professionals in Europe is a requirement of the Council recommendation on patient safety. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control commissioned the 'Training Infection Control in Europe' project to develop a consensus on core competencies for IC/HH professionals in the European Union (EU). Core competencies were drafted on the basis of the Improving Patient Safety in Europe (IPSE) project's core curriculum (CC), evaluated by questionnaire and approved by National Representatives (NRs) for IC/HH training. NRs also re-assessed the status of IC/HH training in European countries in 2010 in comparison with the situation before the IPSE CC in 2006. The IPSE CC had been used to develop or update 28 of 51 IC/HH courses. Only 10 of 33 countries offered training and qualification for IC/HH doctors and nurses. The proposed core competencies are structured in four areas and 16 professional tasks at junior and senior level. They form a reference for standardisation of IC/HH professional competencies and support recognition of training initiatives.
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a model for validation of european professional infection control Hospital Hygiene training courses
European Journal of Public Health, 2014Co-Authors: S Brusaferro, Smilja Kalenic, B Cookson, Rose Gallagher, P Hartemann, J Holt, Walter Popp, G Privitera, L Arnoldo, G CattaniAbstract:Background The “Assessment of Infection Control Training Needs in Europe (TRICE)” project (commissioned by the ECDC in 2010) highlighted significant differences amongst European Countries (EC) in existing Infection Control /Hospital Hygiene (IC/HH) training courses. In March 2013 ECDC published the “Core competencies for infection control and Hospital Hygiene professionals in the European Union” (EIC/HHCC) aimed at standardising IC/HH training in Europe. The current ECDC commissioned project “Implementation a Strategy for Infection Control Training …
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p171 promoting european infection control Hospital Hygiene core competencies eic hhcc a comparative analysis with related disciplines
Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2013Co-Authors: S Brusaferro, Smilja Kalenic, B Cookson, Rose Gallagher, P Hartemann, Walter Popp, J Holte, Gaetano Pierpaolo Privitera, Cv Santos, C SuetensAbstract:Training Infection Control in Europe (TRICE) in 2010 identified significant differences within European Countries (EC) in the existence of Infection Control /Hospital Hygiene (IC/HH) courses and their compliance with the Improving Patient Safety in Europe (IPSE, 2008) recommended Core Competencies. The need to improve official recognition of “IC/HH degrees” for healthcare professionals also emerged. TRICE further developed, agreed EIC/HHCC with two tiers, published by ECDC in March 2013 as a Technical Document.
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one day point prevalence of emerging bacterial pathogens in four secondary and five tertiary care german Hospitals results from a pilot study of the german society for Hospital Hygiene deutsche gesellschaft fur krankenhausHygiene dgkh
GMS Krankenhaushygiene interdisziplinar, 2011Co-Authors: Axel Kramer, Walter Popp, Sylvia Ryll, Christian Wegner, Lutz Jatzwauk, Nilsolaf HubnerAbstract:Objective: Data on the prevalence of emerging bacterial pathogens like extended-spectrum-lactamase-building (ESBL) Gram negative organisms, multiresistant Pseudomonas and Acinetobacter species or toxin-building Clostridium difficile in German Hospitals are sparse. To provide data for different regions in Germany, a one-day point prevalence study with five tertiary care Hospitals and four secondary care Hospitals was conducted on the 10th of February 2010. Method: For participating Hospitals, the level of care (primary/secondary/tertiary), staffing with infection prevention personnel, availability of a MRSA-screening, microbiological support and the prevalence of five emerging bacterial pathogens in intensive care, surgical and medical wards was assessed by questionnaire. Results: Overall, 3411 patients were included. In tertiary Hospitals, the following prevalences were given: MRSA 1.8%, ESBL E. coli 0.45%, ESBL Klebsiella spp. 0.41%, multiresistant Pseudomonas 0.53%, multiresistant Acinetobacter species 0.15%, VRE 0.49% und Clostridium difficile 1.01%. In secondary Hospitals, as prevalences resulted for MRSA 3.48%, ESBL E. coli 0.4%, ESBL Klebsiella spp. 0.4%, multiresistant Pseudomonas 0%, multiresistant Acinetobacter species 0%, VRE 0.13% und Clostridium difficile 1.34%. Discussion: The prevalence of MRSA found is comparable to other prevalence studies published in the last years, but remarkably higher than reported by the German National Surveillance System (KISS). As no prevalence data for other pathogens as MRSA could be found, only data from the ITS-KISS are available for comparison. Again, the prevalences found in the present study are much higher than reported by the KISS. Whether this is by chance or indicates a systematic underreporting in the KISS remains unclear. Conclusion: The results from this one day point prevalence study show that prevalences of emerging bacterial pathogens differ markedly between regions, departments and Hospitals. This can be explained by regional, methodical and other difference associated with the level of care provided by these Hospitals. Still, the prevalences found fit well to other prevalence studies from the last years but are remarkably higher than to be expected by the KISS. As questionnaire-based one-day prevalence studies have been shown to be inexpensive and feasible, such studies, using a fixed day and protocol, should be extendedly used in the future to collect representative data for Germany. By such initiatives, scientific societies as the DGKH can take part in collecting valuable epidemiological data of emerging bacterial pathogens.
Smilja Kalenic - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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training infection control and Hospital Hygiene professionals in europe 2010 agreed core competencies among 33 european countries
Eurosurveillance, 2014Co-Authors: S Brusaferro, Smilja Kalenic, Rose Gallagher, P Hartemann, Walter Popp, Barry Cookson, T Cooper, J Fabry, K Mannerquist, Gaetano Pierpaolo PriviteraAbstract:The harmonisation of training programmes for infection control and Hospital Hygiene (IC/HH) professionals in Europe is a requirement of the Council recommendation on patient safety. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control commissioned the 'Training Infection Control in Europe' project to develop a consensus on core competencies for IC/HH professionals in the European Union (EU). Core competencies were drafted on the basis of the Improving Patient Safety in Europe (IPSE) project's core curriculum (CC), evaluated by questionnaire and approved by National Representatives (NRs) for IC/HH training. NRs also re-assessed the status of IC/HH training in European countries in 2010 in comparison with the situation before the IPSE CC in 2006. The IPSE CC had been used to develop or update 28 of 51 IC/HH courses. Only 10 of 33 countries offered training and qualification for IC/HH doctors and nurses. The proposed core competencies are structured in four areas and 16 professional tasks at junior and senior level. They form a reference for standardisation of IC/HH professional competencies and support recognition of training initiatives.
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a model for validation of european professional infection control Hospital Hygiene training courses
European Journal of Public Health, 2014Co-Authors: S Brusaferro, Smilja Kalenic, B Cookson, Rose Gallagher, P Hartemann, J Holt, Walter Popp, G Privitera, L Arnoldo, G CattaniAbstract:Background The “Assessment of Infection Control Training Needs in Europe (TRICE)” project (commissioned by the ECDC in 2010) highlighted significant differences amongst European Countries (EC) in existing Infection Control /Hospital Hygiene (IC/HH) training courses. In March 2013 ECDC published the “Core competencies for infection control and Hospital Hygiene professionals in the European Union” (EIC/HHCC) aimed at standardising IC/HH training in Europe. The current ECDC commissioned project “Implementation a Strategy for Infection Control Training …
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p171 promoting european infection control Hospital Hygiene core competencies eic hhcc a comparative analysis with related disciplines
Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2013Co-Authors: S Brusaferro, Smilja Kalenic, B Cookson, Rose Gallagher, P Hartemann, Walter Popp, J Holte, Gaetano Pierpaolo Privitera, Cv Santos, C SuetensAbstract:Training Infection Control in Europe (TRICE) in 2010 identified significant differences within European Countries (EC) in the existence of Infection Control /Hospital Hygiene (IC/HH) courses and their compliance with the Improving Patient Safety in Europe (IPSE, 2008) recommended Core Competencies. The need to improve official recognition of “IC/HH degrees” for healthcare professionals also emerged. TRICE further developed, agreed EIC/HHCC with two tiers, published by ECDC in March 2013 as a Technical Document.
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persistence of klebsiella pneumoniae producing shv 5 beta lactamase in university Hospital zagreb
Book of Abstracts of the World Conference on dosing of Antiinfectives. Paul Ehrlich Symposium., 2004Co-Authors: Branka Bedenic, Herbert Schmidt, Sylvia Herold, Monica Monaco, Vanda Plecko, Smilja Kalenic, Stjepan KaticAbstract:Plasmid-encoded resistance to broad-spectrum cephalosporins and aztreonam is becoming a widespread phenomenon in clinical medicine. These antibiotics are inactivated by an array of different extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs), which have evolved by point mutations of parenthal TEM or SHV beta-lactamases. In the previous study conducted during 1994-1995 SHV-2, SHV-2a and SHV-5 beta-lactamases were found among Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates in Dubrava University Hospital. High prevalence of ESBLs among Klebsiella pneumoniae strains in this Hospital (20%) required further investigation. In this investigation, beta-lactamases from 42 Klebsiella pneumoniae strains collected in 1997 and 15 in 2004 from Dubrava University Hospital, were characterized in order to study the evolution of plasmid-encoded resistance to extended-spectrum cephalosporins and aztreonam in that Hospital over a prolonged study period. Susceptibility to antibiotics was determined by disk-diffusion and broth microdilution method. beta-lactamases were characterized by isoelectric focusing, substrate profile determination, polymerase chain reaction and sequencing of blaSHV genes. All Klebsiella pneumoniae strains and their Escherichia coli transconjugants produced beta-lactamase with the isoelectric point of 8.2. Based on sequencing of blaSHV genes enzymes of all transconjugants were identified as SHV-5 beta-lactamase which conferred on the producing isolates high level of ceftazidime and aztreonam resistance. Most of the isolates have shown to be clonally related by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. In this study, an outbreak of nosocomial infections caused by SHV-5 producing Klebsiella pneumoniae was described in 1997 which evolved to endemic spread of SHV-5 producing Klebsiella pneumoniae due to multiple plasmid transfer in the Dubrava University Hospital. In the previous study from 1994-1995, it was found that SHV-2 beta-lactamase, which is a cefotaximase according to the substrate profile, was the most prevalent type of ESBL in Dubrava Hospital, but in 1997 and 2004 it was completely replaced by SHV-5 beta-lactamase probably due selective pressure of ceftazidime which is the most widely prescribed expanded-spectrum cephalosporin in Croatian Hospitals. Hospital Hygiene measures should be applied in order to control the spread of epidemic strains through the Hospital wards and the consumption of the broad-spectrum cephalosporins needs to be restricted to reduce the selection pressure which enables the proliferation of ESBL producers in Hospital.
P Hartemann - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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training infection control and Hospital Hygiene professionals in europe 2010 agreed core competencies among 33 european countries
Eurosurveillance, 2014Co-Authors: S Brusaferro, Smilja Kalenic, Rose Gallagher, P Hartemann, Walter Popp, Barry Cookson, T Cooper, J Fabry, K Mannerquist, Gaetano Pierpaolo PriviteraAbstract:The harmonisation of training programmes for infection control and Hospital Hygiene (IC/HH) professionals in Europe is a requirement of the Council recommendation on patient safety. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control commissioned the 'Training Infection Control in Europe' project to develop a consensus on core competencies for IC/HH professionals in the European Union (EU). Core competencies were drafted on the basis of the Improving Patient Safety in Europe (IPSE) project's core curriculum (CC), evaluated by questionnaire and approved by National Representatives (NRs) for IC/HH training. NRs also re-assessed the status of IC/HH training in European countries in 2010 in comparison with the situation before the IPSE CC in 2006. The IPSE CC had been used to develop or update 28 of 51 IC/HH courses. Only 10 of 33 countries offered training and qualification for IC/HH doctors and nurses. The proposed core competencies are structured in four areas and 16 professional tasks at junior and senior level. They form a reference for standardisation of IC/HH professional competencies and support recognition of training initiatives.
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a model for validation of european professional infection control Hospital Hygiene training courses
European Journal of Public Health, 2014Co-Authors: S Brusaferro, Smilja Kalenic, B Cookson, Rose Gallagher, P Hartemann, J Holt, Walter Popp, G Privitera, L Arnoldo, G CattaniAbstract:Background The “Assessment of Infection Control Training Needs in Europe (TRICE)” project (commissioned by the ECDC in 2010) highlighted significant differences amongst European Countries (EC) in existing Infection Control /Hospital Hygiene (IC/HH) training courses. In March 2013 ECDC published the “Core competencies for infection control and Hospital Hygiene professionals in the European Union” (EIC/HHCC) aimed at standardising IC/HH training in Europe. The current ECDC commissioned project “Implementation a Strategy for Infection Control Training …
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p171 promoting european infection control Hospital Hygiene core competencies eic hhcc a comparative analysis with related disciplines
Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2013Co-Authors: S Brusaferro, Smilja Kalenic, B Cookson, Rose Gallagher, P Hartemann, Walter Popp, J Holte, Gaetano Pierpaolo Privitera, Cv Santos, C SuetensAbstract:Training Infection Control in Europe (TRICE) in 2010 identified significant differences within European Countries (EC) in the existence of Infection Control /Hospital Hygiene (IC/HH) courses and their compliance with the Improving Patient Safety in Europe (IPSE, 2008) recommended Core Competencies. The need to improve official recognition of “IC/HH degrees” for healthcare professionals also emerged. TRICE further developed, agreed EIC/HHCC with two tiers, published by ECDC in March 2013 as a Technical Document.
Rose Gallagher - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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training infection control and Hospital Hygiene professionals in europe 2010 agreed core competencies among 33 european countries
Eurosurveillance, 2014Co-Authors: S Brusaferro, Smilja Kalenic, Rose Gallagher, P Hartemann, Walter Popp, Barry Cookson, T Cooper, J Fabry, K Mannerquist, Gaetano Pierpaolo PriviteraAbstract:The harmonisation of training programmes for infection control and Hospital Hygiene (IC/HH) professionals in Europe is a requirement of the Council recommendation on patient safety. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control commissioned the 'Training Infection Control in Europe' project to develop a consensus on core competencies for IC/HH professionals in the European Union (EU). Core competencies were drafted on the basis of the Improving Patient Safety in Europe (IPSE) project's core curriculum (CC), evaluated by questionnaire and approved by National Representatives (NRs) for IC/HH training. NRs also re-assessed the status of IC/HH training in European countries in 2010 in comparison with the situation before the IPSE CC in 2006. The IPSE CC had been used to develop or update 28 of 51 IC/HH courses. Only 10 of 33 countries offered training and qualification for IC/HH doctors and nurses. The proposed core competencies are structured in four areas and 16 professional tasks at junior and senior level. They form a reference for standardisation of IC/HH professional competencies and support recognition of training initiatives.
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a model for validation of european professional infection control Hospital Hygiene training courses
European Journal of Public Health, 2014Co-Authors: S Brusaferro, Smilja Kalenic, B Cookson, Rose Gallagher, P Hartemann, J Holt, Walter Popp, G Privitera, L Arnoldo, G CattaniAbstract:Background The “Assessment of Infection Control Training Needs in Europe (TRICE)” project (commissioned by the ECDC in 2010) highlighted significant differences amongst European Countries (EC) in existing Infection Control /Hospital Hygiene (IC/HH) training courses. In March 2013 ECDC published the “Core competencies for infection control and Hospital Hygiene professionals in the European Union” (EIC/HHCC) aimed at standardising IC/HH training in Europe. The current ECDC commissioned project “Implementation a Strategy for Infection Control Training …
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p171 promoting european infection control Hospital Hygiene core competencies eic hhcc a comparative analysis with related disciplines
Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2013Co-Authors: S Brusaferro, Smilja Kalenic, B Cookson, Rose Gallagher, P Hartemann, Walter Popp, J Holte, Gaetano Pierpaolo Privitera, Cv Santos, C SuetensAbstract:Training Infection Control in Europe (TRICE) in 2010 identified significant differences within European Countries (EC) in the existence of Infection Control /Hospital Hygiene (IC/HH) courses and their compliance with the Improving Patient Safety in Europe (IPSE, 2008) recommended Core Competencies. The need to improve official recognition of “IC/HH degrees” for healthcare professionals also emerged. TRICE further developed, agreed EIC/HHCC with two tiers, published by ECDC in March 2013 as a Technical Document.