Two recipients of the Heroes Implementation Research Scholar Award program were announced for 2015-2016. Amanda Hessels, PhD, MPH, RN, CIC, CPHQ, post-doctoral research fellow at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research to Prevent Infections (CIRI) at Columbia University School of Nursing, and JaHyun Kang, PhD, MPH, RN, CIC, associate professor at University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing were the two scholar award winners.
Dr. Hessels' proposal is titled "Development, Psychometric and Pilot Testing of Standard Precautions Safety Climate and Observation Tools," and Dr. Kang's proposal is titled, "Use of Personal Protective Equipment: Ensuring Safety (UPPEES) Study."
"We are pleased to be able to support research that will promote greater adoption of evidence-based best practices," said Mary Lou Manning, PhD, CRNP, CIC, FAAN, APIC 2015 president. "We believe these programs have enormous potential to improve patient outcomes."
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