Hand Hygiene

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Hand Hygiene ROYAL MEDICAL SERVICES ROYAL MEDICAL SERVICES
Hand Hygiene ROYAL MEDICAL SERVICES ROYAL MEDICAL SERVICES

Hand Hygiene Program

Hand Hygiene Program <<insert your hospital>> About this presentation This presentation is designed to assist with seeking support from senior management and senior staff for the implementation of the Clean hands are life savers Program

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Hand Hygiene

Hand Hygiene. Infection Prevention Team May 2010. Why Hand Hygiene?. FACT: Hand Hygiene is the single most important measure for preventing the spread of infection (Pittet et al 2001) IT IS ESSENTIAL FOR PATIENT SAFETY. Ignaz Philip Semmelweis (1818 – 1865). Hungarian born doctor

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Hand Hygiene

Hand Hygiene. Session 3: Infection Control Basics. Learning Objectives: . By the end of this session, participants will: Wash their hands more often on the job Remove germs when they do wash their hands. Vocabulary. Disinfectant - a germ killing substance

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Hand Hygiene

Hand Hygiene. CIP Consulting LLC. Recap of CautI. What have you done since the last call to reduce CAUTI????? Here are some ideas to get you started” : Conduct a CAUTI Risk Assessment Remove unnecessary Urinary Catheters by assessing on a daily basis Create physician reminders

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Hand Hygiene

Hand Hygiene. DA 116 Infection Control. The importance of Hand asepsis:. First and most important step in infection control Think about as hand hygiene rather than hand washing It’s not what you wash with, but how you wash that counts. Hand Hygiene Definitions:.

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Hand Hygiene Overview

Hand Hygiene Overview. Hand Hygiene History. Hand Hygiene History. The 3 fathers of handwashing: Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis Louis Pasteur. Hand Hygiene History.

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Hand Hygiene

Hand Hygiene. An Educational Module* *written by Tricia Just, RN, MSN, CIC Bowling Green University. Now About Skin…. Everyone’s intact skin has normal bacteria on it called “normal flora” Our intact skin is a fabulous barrier – protecting us from this bacteria invading our body

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Hand Hygiene

Hand Hygiene. Everyone is already at 100%, so why are we talking about this?!. Hand Hygiene “Advanced Math”. Hand Hygiene Guru. The Joint Commission. National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG.07.01.01)

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HAND HYGIENE

HAND HYGIENE. Definition of Terms. Alcohol-based hand rub . An alcohol-containing preparation designed for application to the hands for reducing the number of viable microorganisms on the hands. In the United States, such preparations usually contain 60%–95% ethanol or isopropanol.

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Hand hygiene

Hand hygiene. Jodie Burr Infection Control Coordinator Women’s and Children’s Hospital. Hand Hygiene. The single most effective method in the prevention of disease transmission 80 % hospital acquired infections are thought to be transmitted by hands

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Hand Hygiene

DA 116 Infection Control. Hand Hygiene. _______ and most important step in infection control Think about as _____________ rather than hand washing It’s not what you wash with, but how you wash that counts. The importance of Hand asepsis:.

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HAND HYGIENE

HAND HYGIENE. PRESENTER: CATHERINE W NGUGI. Objectives. Identify the single most effective way to reduce the spread of hospital associated infections List the two main methods of doing hand hygiene List the steps in proper hand washing Identify when hand hygiene should be performed

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Hand Hygiene

Hand Hygiene. Learning objectives. Describe the relevance of hand hygiene for infection prevention Discuss strategies to improve hand hygiene compliance Compare products available for hand hygiene Explain current recommendations on hand hygiene practice. Time involved. 50 minutes.

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Hand Hygiene

Hand Hygiene. Janet Weber, RDH, MEd. Why Is Hand Hygiene Important?. Hands are the most common mode of pathogen transmission.

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Hand Hygiene

Hand Hygiene. Improving Hand Hygiene Practice Why?. Bacteria that cause hospital-acquired infections most commonly transmitted via HCW’s hands Studies have shown that washing hands between patients reduces spread of bacteria in health care HCW handwashing compliance rate 40%.

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Hand Hygiene

Hand Hygiene. What it’s all about…. Hand Hygiene. Hand Hygiene (HH) is generally poorly adhered to across the board by all levels of Health Care Worker’s. THE UNWASHED HAND!. Hand Hygiene. The problem: HAIs / MRSA, ESBLs, VRE etc Majority are preventable Costly to patient

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Hand Hygiene

Hand Hygiene. Hands: most common mode of transmission of pathogens Infections acquired in health care settings Spread of antimicrobial resistance. Evidence of Relationship Hand Hygiene and Health Care Associated Infections.

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Hand Hygiene Overview

Hand Hygiene Overview. Hand Hygiene History. Hand Hygiene History. The 3 fathers of handwashing: Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis Louis Pasteur. Hand Hygiene History.

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Hand Hygiene

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Hand Hygiene: Health and hygiene go hand in hand.

Your hands & hygiene: Whether it's at work, home, school on even just passing through a street, our hands are our largest contact point to all kinds of external objects. Every time we touch or pick up something, we are also vulnerable to germs, Our hands have a strong and tangible connection to hygiene and therefore our health. For more information, visit us on https://bit.ly/2UZVIMF

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