灾难处置中的感染预防：APIC的新资源和新政策

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American Journal of Infection Control
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Update on infection prevention in disaster planning: New resources and policies
灾难处置中的感染预防：APIC的新资源和新政策

Terri Rebmann PhD, RN, CICa,

                               
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, Rita Wilson CLS, MT (ASCP), CICb, Judene Bartley MS, MPH, CICc and Rachel Stricof MT, MPH, CICd
aFrom the Institute of Biosecurity, Saint Louis University, School of Public Health, St. Louis, MO
bCitrus Valley Health Partners, West Covina, CA
cEpidemiology Consulting Services Inc, Beverly Hills, MI
dNew York State Department of Health, Albany, NY


Available online 1 January 2009.



Article OutlineReuse of Respiratory Protection in Prevention and Control of Epidemic- and Pandemic-Prone Acute Respiratory Diseases in Health Care Product development Key recommendations of the Reuse of Respiratory Protection Position StatementInfection Prevention and Control for Shelters During Disasters Document Product development Key components of the infection prevention and control for shelters documentConclusion References

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology's (APIC) Strategic Goal No. 5 in its Vision 2012 document states that, “APIC will play a leadership role in emergency preparedness related to infection prevention and control, including emerging and reemerging diseases, bioterrorism, natural disasters and other issues.” As part of this goal, the APIC Emergency Preparedness Committee (EPC) has been tasked with identifying and/or creating needed resources for preventing infections during disasters. The APIC EPC recognized that many health care facilities and communities are ill prepared to deal with the potential infection ramifications of a large scale bioterrorism event, pandemic, or natural disaster. Much guidance is needed for infection preventionists and noninfection prevention professionals involved with disaster preparedness. The purposes of this article are to provide an overview of 2 new APIC products related to disaster planning and describe the collaborative process used to develop the products.