Meeting the education needs of a diverse healthcare workforce: bringing equity to the knowledge and understanding of infection prevention and control. (2nd January 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Coffin, Nicole
• Is Part Of: Journal of communication in healthcare. Volume 15:Number 1(2022)
• Page Start: 15
• Page End: 18
• Publication Date: 2022-01-02
• Subjects: Healthcare -- health education -- healthcare workers -- equity -- infection control; Communication in medicine -- Periodicals; Communication -- Periodicals; Health promotion -- Periodicals; 610.696
• DOI: 10.1080/17538068.2022.2029731
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1753-8068

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Background: CDC content directed toward the healthcare community tends to be highly technical. Infection control content created for the healthcare sector and those who care for patients tends to be written at high grade levels with an assumption of existing, and even robust, infection control knowledge among the intended audience. Many providing care to patients in long term care may not have attended medical school or received years of specialized training at nursing school. Conclusions: This commentary describes innovations that evolved in communicating about infection control for long-term care facilities, specifically nursing homes, and the need to address health equity in those communications that became especially clear during the COVID-19 pandemic.