医院感染预防与控制专职人员核心能力和专业发展的国际进展

Core competencies and professional development of infection prevention and control practitioners （IPCPs） - learning from the international experience

医院感染是医疗机构内常见的不良事件之一，会造成较高的发病率和病死率。近年来，全球对医院感染预防与控制的重视程度不断增加，而其防控工作有赖于感染预防与控制专职人员（infection prevention and control practitioners，IPCP）来完成。因此，IPCP的能力对实现感染监测、预防和控制项目的成功显得尤为重要。IPCP必须确保其能力足以应对各种挑战、满足其职责要求。不同国家对IPCP的核心能力要求各不相同，专业发展存在差异。该综述将为亚太地区IPCP的核心能力框架建设和职业发展提供参考。

Healthcare-associated infections are common adverse events in healthcare settings, causing significant morbidity and mortality. There has been a significant increase in the commitment to Infection Prevention and Control worldwide in recent years. This important role and responsibilities are relying on the infection prevention and control practitioners （IPCPs）. The competencies of IPCP is thus critical to the success of infection surveillance, prevention, and control program. IPCPs must ensure that they are competent in addressing the challenges they face and are equipped to be competent in fulfilling their duties. Core competencies and professional development of IPCP differ among countries while some are more progressive than the others. This review is aiming to be a reference to develop IPCP core competencies framework and professional development conducive for Asia Pacific region.