viernes, 7 de mayo de 2010

Hand Hygiene Basics


CDC Launches New Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings Website

In association with the World Health Organization’s "Save Lives: Clean Your Hands" annual initiative, CDC has launched a new “Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings” website. This site provides healthcare workers and patients with a variety of resources including guidelines for providers, patient empowerment materials, the latest technological advances in hand hygiene adherence measurement, frequently asked questions, and links to promotional and educational tools published by the WHO, universities, and health departments.
Learn more at http://www.cdc.gov/handhygiene/index.html

Hand Hygiene Basics

The Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings provides health-care workers (HCWs) with a review of data regarding handwashing and hand antisepsis in health-care settings. In addition, it provides specific recommendations to promote improved hand-hygiene practices and reduce transmission of pathogenic microorganisms to patients and personnel in health-care settings. This report reviews studies published since the 1985 CDC guideline (Garner JS, Favero MS. CDC guideline for handwashing and hospital environmental control, 1985. Infect Control 1986;7:231--43) and the 1995 APIC guideline (Larson EL, APIC Guidelines Committee. APIC guideline for handwashing and hand antisepsis in health care settings. Am J Infect Control 1995;23:251--69) were issued and provides an in-depth review of hand-hygiene practices of HCWs, levels of adherence of personnel to recommended handwashing practices, and factors adversely affecting adherence. New studies of the in vivo efficacy of alcohol-based hand rubs and the low incidence of dermatitis associated with their use are reviewed. Recent studies demonstrating the value of multidisciplinary hand-hygiene promotion programs and the potential role of alcohol-based hand rubs in improving hand-hygiene practices are summarized. Recommendations concerning related issues (e.g., the use of surgical hand antiseptics, hand lotions or creams, and wearing of artificial fingernails) are also included.

WHO Hand Hygiene Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
http://www.who.int/gpsc/5may/media/q_a/en/index.html
The SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands initiative receives support from many different people and organisations around the globe. We hope that this initiative is interesting and motivating for many and we value all the efforts in helping to promote it.

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