Artificial intelligence in infection prevention and control education: toward intelligent, real-time clinical learning systems
Yu-long Cao, Na Liu, Fang Wang, Jiao Shan, Xiao-yuan Bao, Meng Jin, Wei Huai, Yi-cheng Jin, Yi-xi Jin, Zhi-ning Zhang, Ji-qiu Kuang · 2026
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Yu-long Cao and ten co-authors review how artificial intelligence is being used to teach infection prevention in hospitals, in this 2026 mini review. Hand hygiene and sterile technique save lives, but conventional training scales poorly, gives slow feedback, and grades skill by subjective inspection. AI tools promise to watch, coach, and score continuously.
The review finds three families of tools in action. Computer vision grades behavior from video. Virtual and augmented reality drills adapt to the learner. Language models answer questions and role-play scenarios. Early studies report better technique, engagement, and feedback speed. The authors stay cautious: the studies are small, single-center, and short, with methods too varied to pool. Their verdict is that intelligent training systems are plausible and promising, but the field owes hospitals stronger proof before real-time AI coaching becomes standard.
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| CREATOR | Yu-long Cao, Na Liu, Fang Wang, Jiao Shan, Xiao-yuan Bao, Meng Jin, Wei Huai, Yi-cheng Jin, Yi-xi Jin, Zhi-ning Zhang, Ji-qiu Kuang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 39 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |