Concrete Action against Nosocomial Infection and Evaluations of Prevention Measures

——Approach Taken by Aichi-Koseiren Pharmacist Association——

Abstract

  Sharing information systematically and verifying nosocomial infection measures are considered useful for evaluating the validity of the measures and solving these problems.
  The Pharmacist Association of the Aichi-Koseiren set up an expert committee for studying measures to prevent nosocomial infection in 2002. The questionnaire survey was performed from 2002 to 2003, to define current practice for preventing hospital-acquired infections in each facility and to find whether antibiotics are being used properly. Based on the findings problems were brought to light and the target for prophylaxis was set.
  As a result, one or more of several target problems were solved in 2004. At the same time, the continuance problems in the future a come to the surface. The results were obtained by effectively using Aichi-Koseiren with the pharmacist association playing a central role.