If you work in today's healthcare epidemiology programs you will need the latest edition of Practical Handbook for Healthcare Epidemiologists. Situations that are encountered daily can be challenging, and now the answers needed are available in one solid resource.

Extensively updated and revised, this best selling handbook is concise and user-friendly, and will provide practical information regarding many aspects of establishing and managing a healthcare epidemiology program.

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) has recruited over 50 recognized leaders in the field to share their expertise. They discuss overarching goals, as well as successful strategies for handling specific situations and problems. There is also extensive information on infection control in the outpatient setting and measures to take after exposure to infectious agents. This is the most complete hands-on source about healthcare epidemiology and infection prevention and control.

Topics Inside:

• How to negotiate with administration
• How to survive JCAHO and OSHA inspections
• How to implement exposure workups
• Ethical decisions and application to infection control
• The building blocks of surveillance-identification to communication
• Extending infection control programs into long-term care and outpatient facilities
• Epidemiologists and infection control professionals will be able to successfully develop and improve their knowledge base and practice with the latest information and trends for today's programs. Students, residents, fellows, and faculty will benefit as they learn in a productive manner what to expect in their future roles.

New to this edition:

• Patient safety
• Bioterrorism preparedness
• Antimicrobial resistance
• Hand hygiene
• A straightforward and practical guide, Practical Handbook for Healthcare Epidemiologists, Second Edition will be critical to establishing and operating a successful healthcare epidemiology and infection control program.