This article in Academic Medicine caught my eye- What Would Excellence in Health Professions Education Mean if It Addressed our Most Pressing Health Problems?The authors argue for metrics that assess key principles: matching the population health needs with the production of the right mix of health professionals, ones with the right set of skills so as to impact healthcare spending and quality.
This got me thinking, what does excellent look like for infection prevention?
I am not entirely sure how best to define excellence in infection prevention, however, I know where not to go with it. Beware of illusory goals and unrealistic soundbites such zero healthcare associated infections.
Perhaps excellence in infection prevention is best described as the relentless implementation of evidence based risk reduction practices, with pragmatism and fidelity, so that they play out in the real world, for all at risk patients, in perpetuity (or until a better strategy arises).
In other words, excellence in infection prevention is 'good practice' done consistently.
