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Planning and Implementation of an Infection Control Training Program for Healthcare Providers in Latin America

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Miguela A. Caniza ,
Gabriela Maron ,
Jonathan McCullers ,
Wilfrido A. Clara ,
Rafael Cedillos ,
Lourdes Dueñas ,
Sandra Arnold ,
Bonnie F. Williams  and
Elaine I. Tuomanen
Miguela A. Caniza*
Affiliation:
International Outreach Program, Department of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
Gabriela Maron
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
Jonathan McCullers
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
Wilfrido A. Clara
Affiliation:
Regional Office for Central America and Panama Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala
Rafael Cedillos
Affiliation:
Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Salud, Universidad Nacional de El Salvador, San Salvador, El Salvador
Lourdes Dueñas
Affiliation:
Infection Control Program, Infectious Disease Department, Hospital Nacional de Niños Benjamin Bloom, San Salvador, El Salvador
Sandra Arnold
Affiliation:
Pediatric Infectious Disease Department, Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center, Memphis, Tennessee
Bonnie F. Williams
Affiliation:
Infection Control Program, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
Elaine I. Tuomanen
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
*
Infectious Diseases Department, MS 721, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 332 North Lauderdale St., Memphis TN 38105-2794 (miguela.caniza@stjude.org)
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Abstract

Objective.

The lack of well-trained, dedicated infection control personnel prevents optimal control of nosocomial infections in Latin American pediatric oncology centers. We collaboratively planned and implemented a multinational training course in San Salvador, El Salvador, to address this need.

Methods.

The course relied on its organizers' experience in training international healthcare providers, the availability of the International Training Center for Nurses, previous infection control collaboration with the Hospital Nacional de Niños Benjamin Bloom, and resources available at the University of El Salvador. The 4-week course consisted of lecture sessions combined with practical laboratory and hospital experience.

Results.

Two courses, one conducted in 2005 and one in 2006, trained 44 professionals from 15 Latin American countries. Evaluations showed that course content and teacher performance met the trainees' needs and that all trainees acquired the necessary knowledge and skills.

Conclusions.

The course met the need for the training of Latin American infection control practitioners. Our experience can serve as a model for other organizations interested in strengthening infection control and prevention at international sites.

Type
Poverty and Human Development: Original Article
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 28 , Issue 12 , December 2007 , pp. 1328 - 1333
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2007

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