Professional Practice
- APIC Fellows
- Overview
- Developmental path of the infection preventionist
- Infection preventionist (IP) competency model
- APIC Fellows Program – legacy
- Implementation guides
- Practice resources
- Scientific guidelines
- Research
- Emergency preparedness
- AJIC
- International Infection Prevention Week
- MegaSurvey 2020
- Practice Guidance Committee Activities
What is the APIC MegaSurvey?
The APIC MegaSurvey, first administered in 2015, was completed by more than 4,000 infection preventionists (IPs). The survey captured the current state of the profession encompassing four domains of the infection prevention practice: demographic characteristics, compensation, organizational structure, and practice and competency.
The MegaSurvey 2020 is the second iteration of this study, which launched mid-January 2020. The various reports are currently being drafted and will be made available via the APIC online store.
Why is it important?
The MegaSurvey creates an opportunity to track the many variables involved with IPC practice, providing a foundation for current and potential IPs to better understand their field.
It provides an opportunity to learn the best method of maintaining a healthy institution for the prevention of hospital-acquired infections from those on the frontlines.
What are the resources gained?
Using the data gained from the survey results, APIC will create three separate reports: compensation, organizational structure, and practice and competency. These reports, similar to those done after the 2015 survey, will allow APIC to translate the information gained in a comparative sense. Not only will we better understand the current IPC field, but we will also be able to reference the prior survey and understand the trajectory of certain components.
In addition to these reports, APIC’s Research Committee will use the data gleaned from the survey to write papers that will help APIC and its members better understand the state of the profession, important aspects of professional development, and which organizational structures within healthcare facilities best promote IPC.