INFECTION
PREVENTION & CONTROL
EU-JAMRAI 2 works on improving the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) actions with a One Health Approach. The goal is to strengthen IPC networks, knowledge sharing and strategies across Europe and to promote a strong connection between policy, standards, available guidance and recommendations through enhancing collaboration with authorities and stakeholders across human, veterinary and environmental health sectors in the field of IPC.
The activities are designed to facilitate the implementation of prioritized IPC actions. This includes supporting the development and implementation of core elements and competencies for IPC across various settings, and by working together with AMS initiatives our actions aim at ensuring a unified and effective approach to protect humans, animals and our environment from AMR.
As part of the EU-JAMRAI 2 IPC capacity building activities, we are doing activities that promote knowledge sharing and the development of best practices. This will be done in different ways, e.g. through peer-to-peer activities and expert forums. Behavior change science to support the implementation of IPC practices at different levels of the healthcare systems is an essential a part of the EU-JAMRAI 2 IPC activities.
IPC in Animal Actions
- Expert network
- EU-standards for IPC/biosecurity
- Webinar Series “VOICES FROM THE FIELD”
- Workshops
- Surveys and Focus Groups
IPC in the Environmental sector
- Mapping interventions
- Best practices
- Surveys
- Working groups
Behaviour change strategies
- Behavioural science frameworks
- Interventions
- Shared learning
How does the Infection Prevention and Control work in EU-JAMRAI 2 support the implementation of the EU Council recommendations of AMR?
EU-JAMRAI 2 has the opportunity to serve as a link between policy and implementation. A key policy document directing our work is the 2023 Council Recommendations on stepping up EU actions to combat antimicrobial resistance in a One Health approachn.
The infection prevention and control work of EU-JAMRAI 2 support the following recommendations:
Education, awareness and training of professionals working in human health, veterinary, environmental and agronomy sectors on AMR, on infection prevention and control and on the One Health approach play an important role in the fight against AMR, due in particular to their roles as advocates for prudent antimicrobial use and educators of patients and farmers (….) (23)
Strengthening infection prevention and control in healthcare settings and long-term care facilities through: ensuring core competencies, development of appropriate guidelines, training activities (….) (C7a)
Ensuring continuous training regarding knowledge on infection prevention and control for all personnel in the community, hospitals and long-term care facilities, with the help of pedagogical and behavioural insights (C7d)
Ensure adequate coordination between infection prevention and control and antimicrobial stewardship programmes (C7f)
Take measures to improve the health and welfare of food-producing animals in order to decrease the occurrence and spread of infectious diseases in farming and subsequently reduce the need for antimicrobial use, in particular by: encouraging veterinarians to advice farmers on IPC measures, encouraging uptake of biosecurity and IPC measures, ensuring continuous training on IPC and biosecurity (…) (C8)
Develop, in coordination with ECDC, EU infection prevention and control guidelines in human health care, taking into account a cost-effective approach, notably for hospitals and long-term care facilities. When developing these guidelines, international guidelines should be taken into account and close collaboration with European and national professional societies should be ensured (C10)
Providing professionals working in human health care, veterinary and agronomy sectors with regularly updated information (….) as well as information materials on AMR and the importance of effective infection prevention and control, environmental risks, biosecurity (…) (F24a)