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To ensure that infection prevention and control is a high priority, the engagement of clinical leaders - specifically that of doctors is vital. Although many infection prevention programs world-wide have demonstrated success in increasing the hand hygiene compliance of non-medico healthcare workers, doctors have been slower to respond to these initiatives and continue to comply much less frequently. This is concerning when taking into account that their non-compliance has been shown to have a negative effect on the hand hygiene practices of other healthcare workers. Research suggests that improvement in doctor compliance with hand hygiene, might improve overall practices among all healthcare staff. Given this finding, it is likely that doctors may have a similar affect on other infection prevention behaviours of their team.
In response to this challenge, CHRISP established a Medical Leadership Program which:
In order to accomplish the above, CHRISP partners with hospital executives, doctors and infection control practitioners to create and implement interventions. Click on the options on the left to learn more about the work of the Medical Leadership Initiative.
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