Practical handbook for healthcare epidemiologists
By: edited by Ebbing Lautenbach, Keith Woeltje.
Contributors: Lautenbach, Ebbing.; Woeltje, Keith F.; Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: SLACK
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Thorofare, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 373
Subjects: Cross Infection -- epidemiology; Epidemiologic Methods; Hospital Administration; Infection Control -- methods; Risk Management
Other titles: Practical handbook for hospital epidemiologists.
Notes: At head of title: The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America.

Rev. ed. of: A practical handbook for hospital epidemiologists / The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. 1998.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Practical hospital epidemiology: an introduction / Ebbing Lautenbach and Keith Woeltje; title: Educational needs and opportunities for the hospital epidemiologist / Richard A. Martinello and Louise M. Dembry; title: How to get paid for healthcarel epidemiology: a practical guide / H. Gunner Deery II and Daniel J. Sexton; title: Ethical aspects of infection control / Loreen A. Herwaldt, MD and Lauris C. Kaldjian; title: Epidemiologic methods in infection control / Ebbing Lautenbach; title: Basics of surveillance: an overview / Trish M. Perl, Jean M. Pottinger, Loreen A. Herwaldt; title: Preventing nosocomial pneumonia / Scott A. Flanders, Harold R. Collard and Sanjay Saint; title: Basics of surgical site infection surveillance / Lisa L. Maragakis and Trish M. Perl; title: Surveillance for infections associated with vascular catheters / Werner Ernst Bischoff; title: Outbreak investigations / Consuelo Beck-Sague, Victor Soto-Caceres and William R. Jarvis; title: Exposure workups / Loreen A. Herwaldt, Jean M. Pottinger and Stephanie Holley; title: Isolation / Gonzalo M. L. Bearman and Michael Edmond; title: Clinical microbiology laboratory support for healthcare epidemiology / Lance R. Peterson and Patrick A. Hymel; title: Molecular typing systems / Carolyn V. Gould and Joel Maslow; title: Computers for healthcare epidemiology / Keith Woeltje; title: Control of gram-positive multidrug-resistant pathogens / Mark E. Rupp; title: Antibiotic-resistant gram-negative infections / David L. Paterson and Mesut Yilmaz; title: Antimicrobial stewardship / Robert A. Duncan and Kenneth R. Lawrence; title: Improving hand hygiene in healthcare settings / John M. Boyce and Didier Pittet; title: The role of infection control in bioterrorism / Mary L. Fornek and Kelly J. Henning; title: Employee health/occupational medicine / David K. Henderson; title: Tuberculosis infection in healthcare settings / Henry M. Blumberg; title: Infection control in long-term care facilities / Lindsay E. Nicolle and Richard A. Garibaldi; title: Infection control in the outpatient setting / Deborah M. Nihill ... [et al.]; title: Infection control and patient safety / Darren R. Linkin and PJ Brennan; title: The infection control committee / Virginia R. Roth and Mark Loeb; title: Developing infection control policies and guidelines / Young S. Kim, PJ Brennan and Elias Abrutyn; title: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's regulatory role / Judene Bartley, Gina Pugliese and Tammy Lundstrom; title: Preparing for and surviving a Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations inspection / Mary D. Nettleman; title: Product evaluation / Lynn Slonim Fine and William M. Valenti; title: Infection control issues in construction and renovation / Sherry A. David, Jose A. Fernandez and Loreen A. Herwaldt.