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Editorial
. 2024 Dec 2;4(1):e213.
doi: 10.1017/ash.2024.447. eCollection 2024.

National partnerships address critical needs in infection prevention and control

Erica Kaufman West  1 , Michelle Doll  2 , Margaret A Fitzpatrick  3 , James Lewis  4   5 , Priya Nori  6 , Catherine Passaretti  7 , Dalilah Restrepo  8 , Michael P Stevens  9 , Rama Thyagarajan  10 , Catriona Hong  11
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Editorial

National partnerships address critical needs in infection prevention and control

Erica Kaufman West et al. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. .

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted gaps in infection control knowledge and practice across health settings nationwide. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with funding through the American Rescue Plan, developed Project Firstline. Project Firstline is a national collaborative aiming to reach all aspects of the health care frontline. The American Medical Association recruited eight physicians and one medical student to join their director of infectious diseases to develop educational programs targeting knowledge gaps. They have identified 5 critical areas requiring national attention.

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Conflict of interest statement

All authors have received funding through Project Firstline. MF has received a Rehabilitation Research & Development Service Career Development Award from the US Department of Veterans Affairs. PN received funding from the Healthcare Association of NY State, Stewardship and QI Programing and the Johns Hopkins GOAT trial.

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Complex factors contributing to Infection Prevention burnout (reproduced with permission from Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology).
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