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Guidance for Infection Prevention and Healthcare Epidemiology Programs: Healthcare Epidemiologist Skills and Competencies

Part of: Developing an Infection Control Program

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2015

Keith S. Kaye ,
Deverick J. Anderson ,
Evelyn Cook ,
Susan S. Huang ,
Jane D. Siegel ,
Jerry M. Zuckerman  and
Thomas R. Talbot
Keith S. Kaye
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine and Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan
Deverick J. Anderson
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
Evelyn Cook
Affiliation:
Duke Infection Control Outreach Network, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
Susan S. Huang
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases and Health Policy Research Institute University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, California
Jane D. Siegel
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
Jerry M. Zuckerman
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Einstein Healthcare Network, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Thomas R. Talbot
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine and Health Policy, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 36 , Issue 4 , April 2015 , pp. 369 - 380
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