Abstract
Infection control practitioners (ICPs) are better equipped than many other groups of health care professionals to conduct systematic inquiry into practice-related issues. ICPs have usually been exposed to statistical and epidemiologic concepts such as calculation of rates, significance testing, study design, outbreak investigation, causality, validity and reliability, and bias. ICPs have access to potential study subjects in acute and long-term care facilities. They are usually experienced at working in an interdisciplinary, collaborative manner. In addition, ICPs are frequently called on to solve problems and be involved in evaluation. Despite these potential strengths that the ICP brings to the process of clinical research, the transition from infection control practice to.beginning clinical studies can be a difficult one. In this article we discuss the challenge of research for the ICP, describe methods to identify researchable problems, and examine possible approaches to take when considering a research project.
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