Is there a Champion in you?
What is a Champion of Infection Prevention? It is an individual who actively engages
in infection prevention best practices and encourages colleagues to do the same.
A Champion’s top priority is protecting patients by reducing the risk of infection.
To promote a culture within the healthcare professions where targeting the reduction
of healthcare-associated infections is fully embraced, APIC has created The Champion’s
Kit. This kit is part of an initiative to accelerate both learning and delivery
of practical tools for infection preventionists.
The Champion’s Kit includes resources such as
- “Be a Champion” video with Victoria Nahum, Executive Director of Safe Care Campaign
- The Champion’s Kit Implementation Guide
- Champion’s Kit Posters including a customizable poster
- Be a Champion logo
- Champion Success Stories
- Tips for Prevention
- Checklists and Templates
- Infection Prevention Resources and Guidelines
- And more!
More details about how to get your copy of The Champion’s Kit follow soon.
Additional Resources for the Champion’s Kit
The Champion’s Kit was developed by APIC in partnership with Safe Care Campaign
and funded by a health education grant from Professional Disposables International,
Inc. (PDI)
About Safe Care Campaign Safe Care Campaign was founded in 2006
by Armando and Victoria Nahum after three family members suffered three separate
instances of infections in three different states in three different hospitals in
less than a year. Their son Josh died of his. He was 27. In sharing her story with
hospitals and healthcare systems throughout the world, Victoria brings a positive,
proactive focus to the important role that caregivers have in preventing these potentially
deadly infections. For more information, visit
www.safecarecampaign.org.
About PDI For 30 years, PDI has pioneered the development, testing,
manufacturing and marketing of pre-moistened wipes as the optimum delivery system
for skin antisepsis, hand hygiene, patient and surface care. With trusted brands
including Sani-Cloth®, Sani-Hands® ALC, Sani-Hands® for Kids, Hygea® and Chlorascrub™,
PDI serves the healthcare market through hospitals, physician and dental offices,
emergency medical services, long-term care, schools and a variety of other healthcare
facilities. Professional Disposables International, Inc. is headquartered in Orangeburg,
New York. For more information, visit www.pdipdi.com.
APIC does not endorse or recommend the products or services of any commercial entity.
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