Centre for Infection Prevention and Management (CIPM)
"Integrating infection prevention into healthcare delivery"
Our research work-streams:
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Innovation Adoption & Behaviour Change
Addressing the implementation gap between research and its use in the NHS.
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Infection Surveillance
Using existing databases to develop predictive models.
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Network in Clinical Infection & Diagnostics
Establises a network to improve diagnostics and management.
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Capacity Building
Developing a range of educational courses and training.
International Health Management Collaborative Seminars
Join healthcare managers and academics to debate health service delivery and organisation.
The UK-CRC-funded Centre is tackling the issue of healthcare acquired infection via a multidisciplinary approach that includes:
- organisational research
- social marketing
- epidemiology
- laboratory-based programmes
- education
The initiative, funded for 5 years, has at its core, collaborations with the Health Protection Agency (HPA) and the Imperial College Healthcare Trust .
The Centre also has collaborations across the College including with the Faculty of Life Sciences and the Business School.
