Uptake of the Ethical Infection Prevention and Control (EIPAC) framework: a binational survey
The Ethical Infection Prevention and Control (EIPAC) framework was introduced in 2024. In this binational survey assessing uptake, 12.3% of respondents working in IPAC report using the framework in a variety of complex situations. Lack of awareness regarding existence of EIPAC framework was most common barrier to adopting in practice.
Authors
- Jerome A. Leis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2250-4894)
- Gerry Hansen
- Deborah Burdsall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6021-6071)
- Lisa Caffery (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8303-1425)
- Heather L. Candon
Institutions
- Sunnybrook Health Science Centre (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Health Sciences Centre (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
- Published
- 2026-08-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2026.10523
- Primary Topic
- Infection Control in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00