Infection, Prevention & Control (IPC)

Division faculty are at the forefront of Lucile Packard Children's Hospital’s (LPCH) infection prevention and control (IPC), working with hospital staff to prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAI). Dr. Roshni Mathew, Medical Director of IPC and Dr. Julianne Burns, Associate Medical Director of IPC, work closely with the Infection Preventionists to oversee the infection prevention work that happens on a daily basis at the hospital. IPC team members are involved in surveillance for HAIs throughout the hospital and work to develop procedures to prevent HAIs such as central line associated blood stream infections (CLABSI), catheter associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) and surgical site infections (SSI). The IPC team members work on identifying and managing any exposures to infectious agents or outbreaks that might occur in the hospital setting. The LPCH IPC collaborates with Stanford Health Care and Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley IPC teams and the Stanford Office of Emergency Management to plan for infectious disease emergencies. IPC also closely works with the Department of Public Health on individual patients that have infections that have community impacts as well as on larger scale plans for managing infectious disease exposures, outbreaks, and threats. IPC also ensures safe construction and renovation practices at the hospital and other affiliated sites and is involved in education of the staff regarding infection control practices and explores new innovations that might prove helpful in reducing HAIs.