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APIC launches “Infection Prevention and You” campaign
Web portal, infographic encourage patients, families, and healthcare professionals to play an active role in infection prevention
The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) has introduced a new multiyear education and awareness effort to help patients, families, and healthcare professionals understand their role in preventing infections. The Infection Prevention and You campaign launches in conjunction with International Infection Prevention Week (IIPW), October 20-26.
APIC has developed a new website (www.apic.org/infectionpreventionandyou) with content and resources for both patients and healthcare professionals. The campaign also features a one-page infographic illustrating the steps patients can take to support infection prevention efforts in healthcare facilities and help lower their risk of infection. It communicates three main points: what patients and families can do to play an active role in their care; what healthcare-associated infections are, and who the infection preventionist is. Learn more at www.apic.org/infectionpreventionandyou.
[NAME OF ORGANIZATION] partners with APIC to celebrate International Infection Prevention Week (IIPW)
In recognition of the importance of infection prevention and the role consumers can play to stay safe when they visit a healthcare facility, [NAME OF ORGANIZATION] has joined APIC as a key partner for International Infection Prevention Week (IIPW), October 20-26.
To celebrate IIPW and continue the theme of infection prevention throughout the year, APIC has created the “Infection Prevention and You” campaign with a new website (www.apic.org/infectionpreventionandyou) and resources for both patients and healthcare professionals. The campaign features a one-page infographic illustrating the steps patients can take to support infection prevention efforts in healthcare facilities and help lower their risk of infection. It communicates three main points: what patients and families can do to play an active role in their care; what healthcare-associated infections are, and who the infection preventionist is.
[NAME OF ORGANIZATION MEMBERS] are encouraged to visit the new “Infection Prevention and You” website, share the infographic, and “Like” the “Infection Prevention and You” Facebook page (www.facebook.com/APICInfectionPreventionandYou). Include #infectionprevention and #IIPW in tweets, and follow @APIC on Twitter to learn more.
As part of [NAME OF ORGANIZATION’S] participation, members will receive free access to our IIPW webinar, which take place on October 22, 2013 at 11 a.m. ET. This webinar will discuss the importance of infection prevention and the key role of hand hygiene in both developed and developing countries, emphasize the feasibility of the WHO multimodal implementation strategy for hand hygiene promotion across all settings and cultures, and highlight barriers to infection control and how to overcome the barriers.
Established in 1986 by President Ronald Reagan, APIC has spearheaded the annual IIPW effort to highlight the importance of infection prevention among healthcare professionals, administrators, legislators, and consumers. It is now formally recognized in many areas around the world including the U.S., Australia, the United Kingdom, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. As IIPW expands, more patients benefit from safer healthcare practices and reduced threat of healthcare-associated infections.