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The Hospital Epidemiologist: Practical Ideas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Richard P. Wenzel
Richard P. Wenzel*
Affiliation:
Division of General Medicine, Clinical Epidemiology, and Health Services Research, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa College of Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
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Abstract

The modem hospital epidemiologist has broad perspectives and influence across clinical departmental lines. The opportunities to improve patient care by expanding traditional areas of focus beyond infection control are great. Useful skills include epidemiology, communication, and respect for colleagues.

Type
Practical Healthcare Epidemiology
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 16 , Issue 3 , March 1995 , pp. 166 - 169
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1995

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