Healthcare worker's perspectives on use of memes as an implementation strategy in infection prevention: An exploratory descriptive analysis
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- DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2020.11.019
Healthcare worker's perspectives on use of memes as an implementation strategy in infection prevention: An exploratory descriptive analysis
Abstract
New implementation strategies, such as social media platforms, are being used to help disseminate and implement evidence-based practices. This project reports on an Infection Prevention Week Meme Contest and describes healthcare worker's perspectives on using memes as an implementation strategy to improve knowledge and compliance with evidence-based infection prevention practices.
Keywords: Compliance; Dissemination; Evidence-based practice; Social media.
Copyright © 2020 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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