The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has partnered
with the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and
Epidemiology (APIC) and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of
America (SHEA) to create the Partnership in Prevention Award.
The award will highlight the work of a hospital that achieved sustainable improvements based on the concepts of the National Action Plan to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections: Roadmap to Elimination. The award winner will be announced during International Infection Prevention Week (October 20-26, 2013).
This
is an opportunity to recognize the outstanding efforts of
multidisciplinary teams that have improved clinical practice and patient
safety through the utilization of evidence-based guidelines, achieved
and maintained superior prevention results, and advanced best practices.
Nominations for the award will be accepted through July 1, 2013. Eligibility criteria and application instructions [PDF 130 KB].
We
invite you to nominate your team. If you have any questions about the
awards, please email the Partnership in Prevention Award team at awards@apic.org.
