International collaboration to protect health workers from infectious diseases in Ecuador
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14967723 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marie‐claude Lavoie (0000-0003-3315-6207, World Health Organization Regional Office for the Americas, corresponding author), Marie-Claude Lavoie, Annalee Yassi (0000-0001-9103-4051, University of British Columbia), Elizabeth Bryce (0000-0001-5219-0203, University of British Columbia), Ronaldo Fujii, Ronaldo Kenzou Fujii (University of British Columbia), Milton Logronio, Maritza Tennassee (World Health Organization Regional Office for the Americas) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 396-402 |
| Publication date | 2010-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1020-4989 • E-ISSN: 1680-5348 |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1590/s1020-49892010000500010 |
| PMID | 20602074 |
| OpenAlex | W2135108825 |
| SciELO | S1020-49892010000500010 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The Healthy Hospital Project, an international collaboration, aimed to strengthen Ecuador's capacity to promote healthier and safer hospitals by reducing occupational transmission of infectious diseases. Team members conducted a needs assessment to identify workplace hazards and health risks in three hospitals. A survey of health care workers' knowledge and practices of occupational health (OH) and infection control (IC) revealed positive practices such as a medical waste disposal program and widespread dissemination of health information. Challenges identified included a high frequency of recapping needles and limited resources for workers to apply consistent IC measures. The survey revealed underreporting of needlestick injuries and limited OH and safety (OHS) training. Therefore, project collaborators organized a training workshop for health care workers that aimed to overcome the identified obstacles by integrating interdisciplinary local, national, and international stakeholders to build capacity and institutionalize work-related infection prevention and control measures. The knowledge transferred and experience gained led to useful hospital-based projects and serves as a basis for implementation of other OHS projects nationwide. International interdisciplinary, interinstitutional collaboration in OHS and IC can build capacity to address OHS concerns in health care
Business · Capacity building · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Environmental health · Health care · Infection control · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Medical emergency · Occupational safety and health · Personal protective equipment · Political science · SAFER · Work (physics · Engineering · Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management · Infection Control in Healthcare · Medicine · Nursing · Occupational Health and Safety Research
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
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| Citation span | 2011 - 2015 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |