![]() Thus, ICPB is at the heart of the veterinarian’s pledge to protect animal health and welfare and public health, as well as the universal mandate among the healing professions to “first, do no harm.” Hospital-acquired infections (HAI), sometimes referred to as nosocomial infections, are an inherent risk in human and veterinary medicine, and breaches in ICPB can have direct and indirect financial, social, and environmental impacts on patients, clients, and staff. Without effective infection control, prevention, and biosecurity (ICPB) implemented in the veterinary primary care and referral settings, the clinician’s efforts at disease prevention and treatment are compromised and, in some cases, nullified. Creating visible evidence that these protocols are consistently implemented within the hospital will invariably strengthen the loyalties of clients to the hospital as well as deepen the pride the staff have in their roles, both of which are the basis of successful veterinary practice. Practices with few or no ICPB protocols should be encouraged to take small steps. To support these recommendations, these practice-oriented guidelines include step-by-step instructions to upgrade ICPB efforts in any hospital, including recommendations on the following: establishing an infection control practitioner to coordinate and implement the ICPB program developing evidence-based standard operating procedures related to tasks performed frequently by the veterinary team ( hand hygiene, cleaning and disinfection, phone triage, etc.) assessing the facility’s ICPB strengths and areas of improvement creating a staff education and training plan cataloging client education material specific for use in the practice implementing a surveillance program and maintaining a compliance evaluation program. To mitigate these negative outcomes, the AAHA ICPB Guidelines Task Force believes that hospital teams should improve upon their current efforts by limiting pathogen exposure from entering or being transmitted throughout the hospital population and using surveillance methods to detect any new entry of a pathogen into the practice. ![]() ![]() Such a breach, in the practice or home-care setting, can lead to medical, social, and financial impacts on patients, clients, and staff, as well as damage the reputation of the hospital. ICPB Guidelines Web Conference: AAHA members can access this course by logging into AAHA Learning.Ī veterinary team’s best work can be undone by a breach in infection control, prevention, and biosecurity (ICPB)."Keep It Clean" Infection Control and Biosecurity in Veterinary Medicine: Additional practical resources for your practice team.
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