Healthcare workers' attitudes and practices around environmental sustainability in infection prevention

Ashley L Lin; Michelle E Doll; Rachel J Pryor; Elizabeth A Monsees; Priya Nori; Gonzalo M Bearman

doi:10.1017/ash.2025.68

Healthcare workers' attitudes and practices around environmental sustainability in infection prevention

Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2025 Apr 15;5(1):e94. doi: 10.1017/ash.2025.68. eCollection 2025.

Authors

Ashley L Lin¹, Michelle E Doll², Rachel J Pryor³, Elizabeth A Monsees⁴, Priya Nori⁵, Gonzalo M Bearman²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
² Division of Infectious Diseases, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
³ Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association, Richmond, VA, USA.
⁴ Children's Mercy, Infection Prevention & Stewardship Integration, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO, USA.
⁵ Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.

Abstract

We assessed healthcare workers' knowledge, attitudes, and practices around disposable personal protective equipment (PPE) use. We observed that healthcare workers are interested in sustainable policies and identified areas for policy changes to reduce PPE waste.