In Life Healthcare, all hospitals have an Infection Prevention Specialist who is the patient’s advocate in terms of preventing HAIs (Healthcare Associated Infections).
He/she must be familiar with the CDC definitions in order to classify HAIs as well as certain applicable definitions, such as:
· Colonisation
· Contamination
· Endogenous sources
· Exogenous sources
· Extrinsic factors
· Intrinsic factors
· HAI
· POA
· Surveillance
· Infection window period