Do Health Care Leaders Undermine Infection Prevention? Avoiding Checkbox Adherence in IPC

Can leadership unintentionally sabotage infection prevention efforts? Experts say yes. Top-down mandates, lack of recognition, and checkbox adherence weaken real change. Sustainable infection prevention and control (IPC) requires collaboration, visibility, frontline input, and measurable monitoring. When leaders partner instead of dictate, adherence improves and IPC becomes culture, not paperwork.