Practical Handbook for Healthcare Epidemiologists 2nd Edition by Ebbing Lautenbach, Keith Woeltje MD PhD ISBN 9781556426773 1556426771

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ISBN 10: 1556426771

ISBN 13:  9781556426773

Author: Ebbing Lautenbach,  Keith Woeltje MD PhD 

If you work in today’s healthcare epidemiology programs you will need the latest edition of Practical Handbook for Healthcare Epidemiologists. Situations that are encountered daily can be challenging, and now the answers needed are available in one solid resource.

Extensively updated and revised, this best selling handbook is concise and user-friendly, and will provide practical information regarding many aspects of establishing and managing a healthcare epidemiology program.

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) has recruited over 50 recognized leaders in the field to share their expertise. They discuss overarching goals, as well as successful strategies for handling specific situations and problems. There is also extensive information on infection control in the outpatient setting and measures to take after exposure to infectious agents. This is the most complete hands-on source about healthcare epidemiology and infection prevention and control.

Epidemiologists and infection control professionals will be able to successfully develop and improve their knowledge base and practice with the latest information and trends for today’s programs. Students, residents, fellows, and faculty will benefit as they learn in a productive manner what to expect in their future roles.

A straightforward and practical guide, Practical Handbook for Healthcare Epidemiologists, Second Editionwill be critical to establishing and operating a successful healthcare epidemiology and infection control program.

Topics Inside:

How to negotiate with administration How to survive JCAHO and OSHA inspections How to implement exposure workups Ethical decisions and application to infection control The building blocks of surveillance-identification to communication Extending infection control programs into long-term care and outpatient facilities
New to this edition:

Patient safety Bioterrorism preparedness Antimicrobial resistance Hand hygiene

Table of contents: 

1. Dedication

2. Acknowledgments

3. About the Editors

4. Contributing Authors

Section I: Getting Started
5. Practical Hospital Epidemiology: An Introduction – Ebbing Lautenbach & Keith Woeltje
6. Educational Needs and Opportunities for the Hospital Epidemiologist – Richard A. Martinello & Louise M. Dembry
7. How to Get Paid for Healthcare Epidemiology: A Practical Guide – H. Gunner Deery II & Daniel J. Sexton
8. Ethical Aspects of Infection Control – Loreen A. Herwaldt & Lauris C. Kaldjian

Section II: Surveillance and Analysis
9. Epidemiologic Methods in Infection Control – Ebbing Lautenbach
10. Basics of Surveillance: An Overview – Trish M. Perl, Jean M. Pottinger & Loreen A. Herwaldt
11. Preventing Nosocomial Pneumonia – Scott A. Flanders, Harold R. Collard & Sanjay Saint
12. Basics of Surgical Site Infection Surveillance – Lisa L. Maragakis & Trish M. Perl
13. Surveillance for Infections Associated With Vascular Catheters – Werner Ernst Bischoff
14. Outbreak Investigations – Consuelo Beck-Sague, Victor Soto-Caceres & William R. Jarvis
15. Exposure Workups – Loreen A. Herwaldt, Jean M. Pottinger & Stephanie Holley
16. Isolation – Gonzalo M. L. Bearman & Michael Edmond

Section III: Support Functions
17. Clinical Microbiology Laboratory Support for Healthcare Epidemiology – Lance R. Peterson & Patrick A. Hymel
18. Molecular Typing Systems – Carolyn V. Gould & Joel Maslow
19. Computers for Healthcare Epidemiology – Keith Woeltje

Section IV: Antimicrobial Resistance
20. Control of Gram-Positive Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens – Mark E. Rupp
21. Antibiotic-Resistant Gram-Negative Infections – David L. Paterson & Mesut Yilmaz
22. Antimicrobial Stewardship – Robert A. Duncan & Kenneth R. Lawrence

Section V: Special Topics
23. Improving Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings – John M. Boyce & Didier Pittet
24. The Role of Infection Control in Bioterrorism – Mary L. Fornek & Kelly J. Henning
25. Employee Health/Occupational Medicine – David K. Henderson
26. Tuberculosis Infection Control in Healthcare Settings – Henry M. Blumberg
27. Infection Control in Long-Term Care Facilities – Lindsay E. Nicolle & Richard A. Garibaldi
28. Infection Control in the Outpatient Setting – Deborah M. Nihill, Loreen A. Herwaldt, Shanon Smith, Cheryl D. Carter & Tammy Lundstrom
29. Infection Control and Patient Safety – Darren R. Linkin & PJ Brennan

Section VI: Administrative Issues
30. The Infection Control Committee – Virginia R. Roth & Mark Loeb
31. Developing Infection Control Policies and Guidelines – Young S. Kim, PJ Brennan & Elias Abrutyn
32. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Regulatory Role – Judene Bartley, Gina Pugliese & Tammy Lundstrom
33. Preparing for and Surviving a Joint Commission Inspection – Mary D. Nettleman
34. Product Evaluation – Lynn Slonim Fine & William M. Valenti
35. Infection Control Issues in Construction and Renovation – Sherry A. David, Jose A. Fernandez & Loreen A. Herwaldt

36. Appendix A: Abbreviations

37. Index

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