Mission Statement for HEIC at Johns Hopkins

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