Healthcare epidemiology: past and future

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010 Nov:31 Suppl 1:S73-5. doi: 10.1086/656003.

Abstract

Healthcare epidemiology is a robust and adaptable profession with the noble mission of protecting patients and their healthcare providers from infectious diseases and other threats. Change is the constant that links the successes of our field in each decade of our history. Although it is not possible to predict what specific challenges the next decade will bring, the themes of the Sixth Decennial International Conference in 2020 are likely to reflect the most prominent drivers of change that are affecting our profession, including globalization, sustainability, and consumer empowerment.

Publication types

  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • Communicable Diseases
  • Delivery of Health Care*
  • Epidemiology / history*
  • History, 20th Century
  • History, 21st Century
  • Humans
  • Infection Control