Special communicationAPIC/CHICA-Canada infection prevention, control, and epidemiology: Professional and practice standards
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Professional standards
Professional Standards describe a level of individual competence in the professional role. ICPs strive to maintain integrity and a high degree of competency through education, training, and certification. Professionals are expected to incorporate these standards appropriate to their role and practice setting. Key indicators for each standard are designed for use in professional performance evaluation.
Practice standards
ICPs strive to incorporate relevant components of these standards in their own practice. Key indicators for each standard are designed to be used in personal and program development, evaluation, and enhancement.
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The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc (APIC), and the Community and Hospital Infection Control Association-Canada (CHICA-Canada) collaborated to craft this document: Infection prevention, control, and epidemiology: Professional and practice standards. Both professional organizations affirm their responsibility to their memberships and the public they serve to provide professional and practice standards. This document replaces the 1999 edition.