Preventing healthcare associated infections - guideline development
The epic4 Guideline Development Group, led by Professor Heather Loveday, is seeking feedback on the proposed scope of the new version via this link by 28 June. Epic4 is a collaboration between the Healthcare Infection Society, the Infection Prevention Society and the University of West London. The guideline will cover both acute and non-acute healthcare settings, focusing on the prevention of infections related to urinary catheters, intravascular devices, healthcare-associated pneumonia, and percutaneous enteral gastrostomy (PEG) feeding. The Guideline Development Group would greatly appreciate your comments and feedback on the scope, thank you.
epic3 provides comprehensive recommendations for preventing HCAI in hospital and other acute care settings based on the best available evidence at the time of publication. In line with current SIGN and NICE methodology, this guideline was published 3-7 years ago and is categorised as # indicating that some recommendations may be out of date. This guideline was produced by a multi society working group with representation from IPS, HIA and BIA. Revised recommendation for intravenous catheter and catheter site care
Guideline Development Group:
Heather Loveday University of West London
Jennie Wilson University of West London
Neil Wigglesworth University of West London
Martin Kiernan University of West London
Carolynn Green University of West London
Kanchan Lakhwani Healthcare Infection Society
Ananya Parthasarathy Healthcare Infection Society
Surabhi Taori Healthcare Infection Society
Jacqui Prieto Infection Prevention Society and University of Southampton
Lois Woods Information Scientist, University of Southampton