Clean Hands: 12-Step Program

January 8, 2013

“I use so much alcohol-based hand sanitizer my hands had to join a 12-step program.”…

Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs: A Call to Action | Feature

New recommendations for implementing antimicrobial stewardship programs have been released, giving special attention to measures for monitoring these interventions and to deficiencies in education and research in the field.

ICAAC 2012: Comparing Approaches to Hand Hygiene Compliance | Feature

October 5, 2012

The Particulars: The standard method for monitoring hand hygiene compliance before and after patient contact does not assess the appropriateness or risk stratification of compliance as described in the World Health Organization’s 5 Moments (5M) hand hygiene audit tool. The accuracy of monitoring compliance in prolonged episodes of patient care that involves long “strings” of hand hygiene activity is uncertain.…

ICAAC 2012 | Feature

New research was presented at ICAAC 2012, the 52nd Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, from September 9 to 12 in San Francisco. The features below highlight just some of the studies that emerged from the conference.
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NY Hospital Installs Hand-Washing Cam | Guest Blog

August 27, 2012

A New York hospital has resorted to videotaping staff to monitor hand-washing. Why not investigate the reasons for non-compliance instead?

A Multipronged Approach to Improve Hand Hygiene | News Brief

April 17, 2012

A multipronged hand hygiene program that includes a multimedia communications campaign, education, leadership engagement, environment modification, team performance measurement, and feedback appears to be associated with significant and sustained increases in hand hygiene practices among various types of healthcare professionals. Following implementation of the program and maintaining it consistently for 20 months, the Johns Hopkins University analysis reported a two-fold increase in overall hand hygiene compliance.…