Infection Control in Countries with Limited Resources

Infection Control in Countries with Limited Resources

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  Infection Control inCountries with Limited Resources Patricia Lynch, RN, MBA Chair International Federation of Infection Control
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  IFIC
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  Infection Control... Oneof the great successes in health care Saves money for hospitals AND patients Is a fundamental indicator of quality Reduces unnecessary death and illness
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  Yet, Today… Globalinfection control is a possibility but it is not happening fast enough HAIs + education & training to prevent HAIs are similar in similar circumstances HAIs: a leading cause of neonatal deaths Only 58/192 countries have IC societies No global AIDS prevention No global planning
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  Global Burden OfHospital Infections All health care systems in the world spend most of the budget on hospitalization. Infection problems are amplified in hospitals: From communicable respiratory diseases to bloodborne infections from injections to bacteria in wound infections.
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  Global Health IssuesThat Impact Infection Prevention Insufficient financial resources for health Disproportionate burden of preventable cost and disease for least developed countries Failure of facilities to use proven & inexpensive strategies to < risk Inadequate training for HCWs especially nurses
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  Reported Rates ForHospital Infections in ICUs: 3-4X higher in low resource hospitals than NNIS benchmark Rates declined in all facilities when correct practices were reported to caregivers (Rosenthal)
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  Keystone Project/100,000 LivesSaved More than 100,000 lives were saved in less time than 18 months (Berwick) Some ICUs have gone more than 6 months with no VAP, CR-BSI, or CR-UTI: (Keystone www.mha.org) We have been setting our goals way too low in the existing IC societies and not reaching far enough.
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  What Are EffectiveChange Agents In This Effort? Local infection control societies : major source of education and support Individual hospitals often leaders Governments: often not a powerful force even in highly developed countries NGOs, WHO, PAHO, private foundations are slightly more consistent
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  IFIC Vision &Mission V: Every nation has a functioning infection control organization. M: IFIC provides the essential tools, education materials, & communication that unite the existing IC societies and foster development of IC organizations where they are needed.
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  International Federation ofInfection Control Making progress getting funding for multinational projects in IC Looking for help from all its member organizations