Epidemiology

Studies from R. Curchoe and colleagues reveal new findings on epidemiology

Published in Hospital Law Weekly, June 26th, 2008

"The Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology (CBIC) appointed an advisory committee to conduct a practice analysis (PA) of infection prevention and control professionals to identify current practices in place. The PA was also used to determine the need for an advanced practice examination," researchers in the United States report.

"Results of the PA would assist in the development of a revised certification examination. Nine thousand five hundred ninety (9590) e-mail surveys were distributed to infection control professionals (ICPs) in the United States and Canada as well as to a subsample of ICPs in Saudi Arabia. Decision rules and criteria were...

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Source: Hospital Law Weekly (2008-06-26)

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