This book is designed to help infection preventionists, other infection prevention control practitioners, and physical environment professionals collaborate to design, improve, and manage an infection prevention and control program that will protect patients, staff, and visitors from the threat of infection. Topics new to the fifth edition include expanded information on utility systems, including prevention of waterborne illness, and expanded information on planning for and managing infectious disease emergencies, including lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Practical tips and strategies to improve infection prevention and control programs and environment of care programs
• Case studies profiling infection control plans and projects that have proven effective in health care facilities
• Pandemic-Lessons Learned sidebars that highlight important pandemic-related learning
• Useful tools and checklists to help healthcare organizations assess and address infection control risks in the care environment
• Mock tracer scenarios and questions to identify infection risks and monitor compliance