It has been just 6 months since I became the editor of AJIC, and the world has changed drastically as we are in the midst of this pandemic. Rigorous science takes time to conduct and disseminate, let alone translate to practice. In this crisis, your first line of information probably is, and should be coming from reliable on-line sources such our Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC; https://apic.org/), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (https://www.cdc.gov/), and the World Health Organization (https://www.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus#tab=tab_1).
Nevertheless, we are getting many submissions from practitioners that have firsthand experience dealing with COVID-19. We are accepting those manuscripts that we believe will inform our practice of infection prevention and control. Of course, as in every June, we publish the APIC conference abstracts. I encourage you to read these abstracts, especially since we understandably cannot meet in person.
I want to ensure the AJIC readership of my own commitment, as well as that of Editors and the Editorial Board to disseminating rigorous science to inform the practice of the infection preventionist across healthcare settings. Like no other in our lifetimes, the practice and science of infection prevention and control has never been more important than it is at this moment. Your role as a leader implementing the science of infection prevention and control is saving lives of both the front line healthcare worker and our most vulnerable patients. At AJIC we are committed to helping you perform this role by providing you with high-quality, peer reviewed science pertinent to the role of the infection preventionist.
It is also my sincere hope that when we get through this, and we will, as a profession and a society we will have new and lasting knowledge about implementing the science of infection prevention and control. Please be healthy and well.
Sincerely,
