Mission Statement of the Department of Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control
To support the Johns Hopkins’ health system mission of research, teaching, and patient care; to promote patient safety by reducing the risk of acquiring and transmitting infections; and to become a leader in health care epidemiology and infection control.
Department Functions at The Johns Hopkins Hospital:
Surveillance, Prevention, and Control of Healthcare Associated Infections & Resistant Organisms
- Investigate and control hospital outbreaks and infection clusters among patients and personnel
- Develop and maintain infection control policies and procedures for all hospital departments
- Manage antimicrobial use
- Develop novel stratigies to survey for healthcare associated infections
Continuing Education and Other Training
- Educational programs to assure quality of patient care
- Nursing Unit In-Services
- Healthcare Associated Infections (School of Hygiene and Public Health, JHU)
- New Employee Orientation (Nursing and Hospital)
- Annual 3-day "Fellows Course" Infectious Disease Conference
- Annual 1-day MICN Conference
- Other Department Functions
- Measure the incidence of infections and pathogenic organisms
- Monitor antimicrobial susceptibilites
- Analyze temporal trends of aggregated data
- Evaluate new products to be used to control infection throughout the hospital
- Provide data and statistical analysis for research and publications
- Provide a safe enviornment for patients
