But this study -- and many others -- indicate that while the principle of hand hygiene is simple, human behavior is one of the hardest things to change. The researchers at SCVMC had two types of ...

Good hand hygiene is crucial to help prevent healthcare-associated infections. This article, the final part in a six-part series discusses the principles of hand hygiene and the procedure for cleaning ...

When a conversation leaves you unsettled, it typically means that a personal principle or value has ... Take, for example, the challenge of hand hygiene. Healthcare acquired infections now have ...

Hand hygiene is a widely accepted principle in the prevention of disease transmission,” Chandler W. Rundle, MD, of the department of dermatology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus ...

But while healthcare providers should be taking the lead on hand hygiene compliance initiatives, patients also play a critical role in helping prevent infections by following the same principles ...

Every year on May 5, the World Health Organization (WHO) runs a World Hand Hygiene Day campaign to promote the use of hand hygiene in healthcare facilities and beyond Hand hygiene is one of the ...

Hand hygiene is central to stopping Covid-19 from spreading by contact transmission, which occurs via routes such as touching a contaminated surface and then your face. Since around 1850 ...

Every year, May 5 marks World Hand Hygiene Day, an initiative by the World Health Organization (WHO) to remind everyone—from healthcare professionals to the general public—about the critical ...

A hand hygiene intervention, which encouraged patients and visitors to the participating units to perform audits of health ...

Diarrheal diseases and pneumonia, responsible for 1.4 million child deaths under age 5, emphasize the importance of hand hygiene. The week serves as a reminder for all, including medical ...

Good hand hygiene is crucial to help prevent healthcare-associated infections. This article, the final part in a six-part series discusses the principles of hand hygiene and the procedure for cleaning ...