Facilitate behavior change among surgeons for infection prevention and stewardship: lessons learned from Asia
This commentary informs on key pragmatic contributors to strategic and sustainable surgical IPC and AMS initiatives. Three key recommendations to strengthen and sustain surgical IPC and initiatives are (1) institutional leadership support, (2) a programmatic multidisciplinary implementation plan, and (3) effective communication strategies using motivational interview.
Authors
- Anucha Thatrimontrichai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2363-6362)
- Linda M. Mundy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7874-4232)
- Pataravit Rukskul
Institutions
- Thammasat University Hospital (TH)
- Elmhurst Hospital Center (US)
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-12-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2025.10252
- Primary Topic
- Infection Control in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00