Educational innovation for infection control in Tanzania: Bridging the policy to practice gap
The incidence of hospital acquired infection in developing countries is between two to 20 times higher than in developed countries and is attributable to multiple causes. Evidence-based international policies and guidelines developed to improve infection prevention and control are often not used in...
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| author | Jones, Mark Whitfield, A. Thomas, S. Gower, Shelley Michael, Rene |
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| description | The incidence of hospital acquired infection in developing countries is between two to 20 times higher than in developed countries and is attributable to multiple causes. Evidence-based international policies and guidelines developed to improve infection prevention and control are often not used in practice in these countries. To combat this challenge, this article presents an innovative educational framework used to bridge the gap between policy written by global health agencies and the realities of practice in Tanzania. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-97862017-09-13T15:54:44Z Educational innovation for infection control in Tanzania: Bridging the policy to practice gap Jones, Mark Whitfield, A. Thomas, S. Gower, Shelley Michael, Rene Education Tanzania innovative infection management and control The incidence of hospital acquired infection in developing countries is between two to 20 times higher than in developed countries and is attributable to multiple causes. Evidence-based international policies and guidelines developed to improve infection prevention and control are often not used in practice in these countries. To combat this challenge, this article presents an innovative educational framework used to bridge the gap between policy written by global health agencies and the realities of practice in Tanzania. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9786 10.1177/1757177413516525 Sage Publications Ltd. fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Education Tanzania innovative infection management and control Jones, Mark Whitfield, A. Thomas, S. Gower, Shelley Michael, Rene Educational innovation for infection control in Tanzania: Bridging the policy to practice gap |
| title | Educational innovation for infection control in Tanzania: Bridging the policy to practice gap |
| title_full | Educational innovation for infection control in Tanzania: Bridging the policy to practice gap |
| title_fullStr | Educational innovation for infection control in Tanzania: Bridging the policy to practice gap |
| title_full_unstemmed | Educational innovation for infection control in Tanzania: Bridging the policy to practice gap |
| title_short | Educational innovation for infection control in Tanzania: Bridging the policy to practice gap |
| title_sort | educational innovation for infection control in tanzania: bridging the policy to practice gap |
| topic | Education Tanzania innovative infection management and control |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9786 |