Implementation of minimum structural requirements for infection prevention through digitalization

Abstract

Hospital employees are the backbone for implementing hospital hygiene knowledge and standards. Their continued education is essential. Conditions associated with optimal dissemination and implementation of hygiene standards and guidelines in hospitals include flexible and contemporary access to knowledge, periodic training of staff and the integration of available principles into healthcare work without critically affecting existing resources. With respect to topic-specific training Silverberg et al encouraged establishment of effective, evidence-based approaches to training prescribers in light of the global challenge of antimicrobial resistance [1]; Davis-Beattie and de Wit highlighted 'creative infection control' to counteract low staff knowledge and non-compliance of infection control policies [2]; and O’Neill et al reported a statistically significant improvement in the knowledge base in infection prevention and control [3] (Fig.