The CDC provides free, downloadable posters and a screen saver intended to emphasize the concepts and techniques to increase hand hygiene at your facility. The posters — five different messages — are ...

Information & Quality Healthcare, a not-for-profit corporation serving as the federally designated quality improvement organization for Mississippi, provides a free, downloadable poster developed by ...

Tuesday, Oct. 15 is Global Handwashing Day. Hand washing, while essential to infection control and prevention, suffers from perennially low compliance rates, sometimes as low as 40 percent in ...

Patient safety tool: 7 hand hygiene posters for healthcare facilities Alsco Group — an Australia-based supplier of workwear, linen, safety and cleanliness office products — has published seven ...

Hand hygiene is one of the simplest and most effective ways to prevent the spread of infections and diseases. Despite its importance, many myths exist, such as that using only water is enough or that ...

World Hand Hygiene Day is observed on the 5th of May every year, aiming to promote the importance of hand hygiene in preventing the spread of infection and promoting good health. World Hand Hygiene ...

We've got the good old five moments of hand hygiene posters that have been in the workplace now for 12/18 months. (Senior Manager, Non-Clinical Services) Some participants cited lessons from the ...

Hand hygiene is crucial for preventing the spread of infections, including respiratory illnesses and drug-resistant superbugs, especially in healthcare settings. Proper handwashing techniques, using ...

A fluorescence test method was used to visually evaluate handwashing efficacy. Difficult-to-clean areas on skin such as skin folds and webbing between fingers were identified; specific washing ...

A HOSPITAL wants to teach people about the importance of hand hygiene and is running a competition to get the crucial message across. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The News, you can get ...

World Hand Hygiene Day serves as a timely reminder that something as simple as handwashing can be an effective defence against infections—not just during pandemics, but also during seasonal health ...