hospital pharmacy pharm D Bpharm infection control committee ICC

1. INFECTION
CONTROL
COMMITTEE (ICC)
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Maryam Naseer
Pharm D
Hospital Pharmacy

2. DEFINITIONS
Infection control:
The process by which health care facilities develop and implement
specific policies and procedures to prevent the spread of infections
among health care staff and patients.
Nosocomial infection:
An infection contracted by a patient or staff member while in a hospital
or health care facility. Also called healthcare associated infections
(HCAI)
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3. OBJECTIVE/ AIM
1. To minimize the risk of infection to patients, health care
workers and visitors.
2. To formulate local guidelines and standard operating
procedures (SOPs) for prevention and control of infection.
3. To educate and train health care workers.
4. To recommend antimicrobial policy for the hospital and
formulate antimicrobial stewardship programme.
5. To ensure implementation and monitoring of the programme.
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4. MEMBERS OF ICC
1. Chairman (hospital director)
2. Chief infection control team (microbiology)
3. Chief of all clinical departments
4. Chief nurse
5. Chief pharmacist
6. Head of maintenance and cleaning department
7. Director of central sterile supply department
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5. FUNCTIONS OF ICC
1. Gather data
2. Carry out surveillance
3. Ensure good infection control practice
4. Formulating Hospital Infection Prevention and Control Policy
5. Assessing whether recommended precautions are being adhered
6. Planning and conducting ongoing training programmes
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6. ROLES OF ICC
1. Planning: The ICC is actively involved with the planning and
implementation of new procedures that pose a potential infection control
risk
2. Monitoring: The Infection Control Committee also monitors infectious
processes within the healthcare facility. They track nosocomial infections
and incidents that have the potential to cause infections.
3. Evaluating: the ICC also evaluate or review infection control procedures
in all departments
4. Updating: The ICC’s procedures must be kept updated every time
5. Educating: Finally, as an integral part of its leadership, the committee
must take an active role in staff education.
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7. ROLE OF PHARMACIST
IN ICC
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8. The hospital pharmacist is responsible for:
1. Obtaining, storing and distributing pharmaceutical preparations using practices which limit
potential transmission of infectious agents to patients.
2. Dispensing anti-infectious drugs and maintaining relevant records
3. Obtaining and storing vaccines and making them available as appropriate.
4. Maintaining records of antibiotics distributed to the medical departments.
5. Providing the Antimicrobial Use Committee and Infection Control Committee with
summary reports and trends of antimicrobial use.
6. Having information available on disinfectants, antiseptics and other anti-infectious agents
7. Develop & conduct relevant continuing education programmes for hospital staff
concerning antimicrobial drug products and their use
8. He should work with the microbiology laboratory to improve microbiological sensitivity
screening tests
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