L. Clifford McDonald, MD, FACP, FSHEA Senior Advisor for Science and Integrity

Frontline Hospital Workers and the Worker Safety /Patient

Safety Relationship October 25, 2012

CDC’s Role in Promoting Patient and Healthcare Personnel Safety

National Center for Emerging and Zoonot ic Infect ious Diseases

Elimination of Healthcare Associated Infections

Financial Investments and Resources

Adherence to Evidence

Based Prevention

Practices

Aligning Incentives Innovation

Research Emerging

Issues

Data for Action

Paradigm for Eliminat ion within a Public Health Context

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010 Nov;31(11):1101-5.

The Environment

Hand H

ygiene Isolation

Source Control

Screening

Hospital Acquired Infections

Healthcare Workers

Infected and Colonised

Role of Patient Care Area Environmental Surfaces in Healthcare-associated Infect ions

Figure Courtesy of Jon Otter

CDC Environmental Cleaning Evaluat ion Toolkit

http://www.cdc.gov/HAI/prevent/prevention_tools.html

“Not Just a Maid Service” 15 minute video produced by Illinois Department of Health http://www.notjustamaidservice.com/2011/11/16/film/

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For More Information Cliff McDonald

cmcdonald1@cdc.gov

National Center for Emerging and Zoonot ic Infect ious Diseases Division of Healthcare Quality Promot ion

The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.