Abstract
In this cross-sectional Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Research Network survey on knowledge sharing in infection prevention we identified a rudimentary understanding of how to communicate and share knowledge within healthcare institutions. Our data support the need of further research in this important field.
Highlights
The recent outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease demonstrated that emerging infections may require rapid establishment, adaptation and upscaling of precaution measures
Responders thought that less frequent distribution of website announcements would satisfy the needs of infection prevention (IP) (p < 0.001) and Healthcare worker (HCW) (p < 0.001)
Responders estimated that current use of mass email and onsite training is congruent with the needs of IP and HCW (Fig. 1a)
Summary
The recent outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease demonstrated that emerging infections may require rapid establishment, adaptation and upscaling of precaution measures. Defining state-of-the-art measures is only the first step; healthcare institutions need to manage knowledge in order to implement measures. This includes recognizing important information, retaining and sharing the information within the organization and assuring that the knowledge is used for appropriate actions [1, 2]. An intervention program led to a measurable decrease in infections [6] This experience across 1 U.S state demonstrates that the exchange of guidelines and implementation strategies among healthcare institutions and, infection preventionists can be fruitful. Our study intended to gather data on current forms of knowledge sharing in IP in
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