"Infection prevention and control idea challenge" contest: a fresh view on medical education and problem solving

Arianpoor, Arash; Zarifian, Ahmadreza; Askari, Emran; Akhavan-Rezayat, Arash; Dayyani, Mojtaba; Rahimian, Amin; Amini, Elahe; Amel, Roya; Ziaeemehr, Aghigh; Zingg, Walter; Aelami, Mohammad Hasan; Pittet, Didier

doi:10.1186/s13756-020-0688-y

Scientific article

English

"Infection prevention and control idea challenge" contest: a fresh view on medical education and problem solving

ContributorsArianpoor, Arash; Zarifian, Ahmadreza; Askari, Emran; Akhavan-Rezayat, Arash; Dayyani, Mojtaba; Rahimian, Amin; Amini, Elahe; Amel, Roya; Ziaeemehr, Aghigh; Zingg, Walter; Aelami, Mohammad Hasan; Pittet, Didier

Published inAntimicrobial resistance and infection control, vol. 9, no. 1, 26

Publication date2020

Abstract

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) challenge modern medicine. Considering their high prevalence in Iran, we aimed to provide knowledge on the subject, and to teach about the importance of infection prevention and control (IPC) to a broad audience of pre-graduate healthcare professionals, focusing on education as the cornerstone of IPC.

Keywords

Antimicrobial resistance
Hand hygiene
Healthcare economy
Healthcare-associated infections
Infection control
Medical education
Problem solving
Surgical site infection

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine

Research groups

Staphylocoques dorés résistants à la méthicilline et hygiène hospitalière (330)

Funding

Swiss National Science Foundation - Impact of using a device providing individual feedback on healthcare workers hand hygiene behaviour: a cluster randomized clinical trial [32003B_163262]

Citation (ISO format)

ARIANPOOR, Arash et al. ‘Infection prevention and control idea challenge’ contest: a fresh view on medical education and problem solving. In: Antimicrobial resistance and infection control, 2020, vol. 9, n° 1, p. 26. doi: 10.1186/s13756-020-0688-y