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The Infection Control Network (about 100 persons) which consists of doctors and chief nurses of each department, and the nurses of Surveillance Team (about 20 persons) are promoting the infection control activities in Cho Ray Hospital. To enhance the infection control, it is desirable that Infection Control Practitioners (ICP) are staffed at all departments. The hospital plans to deploy 40 ICPs in 5 years.

A total of three lessons of the first "Infection Control Seminar" were conducted from October 20 to November 17 for 120 persons from the Infection Control Network and the newly appointed ICP.

The participants learned about the role of ICP, prevention measures of ventilator-associated pneumonia, infection prevention of surgical site, etc. Ms. Kurosu, expert of Infection Control gave lectures about the infection control in Japan and the Care Bundle, then made the participants extract the problem point about infection control in each department, and work on the tasks.

What is Care Bundle?

A Care Bundle is an approach to treatment that a set of evidence-based interventions are used together to deliver the best possible care. Cho Ray Hospital is planning to introduce the Care Bundle for the reduction of ventilator-associated pneumonia and surgical site infection.

120 members participated in the seminar

The seminar facilitated by Ms. Kurosu