A hand hygiene video from Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center won the sixth annual Film Festival at the 43rd Annual Conference of the Association for Professionals in ...

Kaiser Permanente, in its Nursing Pathways Infection Prevention Plus Measures Toolkit, provides links to two free, online videos focusing on hand hygiene. The first video, “Hands,” was produced by ...

The non-profit organization Consumers Advancing Patient Safety has posted a video on how failing to adhere to simple measures, such as hand hygiene, can dramatically affect patients’ lives. The hand ...

When healthcare professionals are aware they’re being observed, they’re significantly more likely to comply with hand hygiene guidelines, according to a study presented at the 43rd Annual Conference ...

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 Billings Clinic video on hand hygiene has been selected as a finalist in the “It’s In Your Hands” YouTube video contest for perioperative professionals.

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 ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends a 30 second application of a six-step hand washing and hand rub regimen that could keep infections away. New research titled, 'Simplifying the WHO ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Reprogramming motion-tracking cameras initially designed to control video games could be an effective means to ...

The majority of germs that cause serious infections in humans are transmitted by people’s actions. One of the effective means to prevent these infections is by practicing good hand hygiene. Several ...

May 6, 2009 — The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care, offering a thorough review of evidence on hand hygiene in healthcare and specific ...