Hand Hygiene

Learn about the importance of hand hygiene in preventing healthcare-associated infections and how to optimize hygiene behaviors.

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Released:

August 26, 2013

Audience:

Physicians, Physician Trainees, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners

Learning Objectives

Describe the importance of hand hygiene in preventing healthcare-associated infections
Describe optimal hygiene behaviors

Author(s)

Debra Morrow, RN, BSN, CCRN

Staff Nurse III | Boston Children's Hospital

CICU Infection Prevention Coordinator | Boston Children's Hospital

Traci Wolbrink, MD, MPH

Co-Director, OPENPediatrics; Co-Director, Center for Educational Excellence and Innovation; Program Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship; Senior Associate in Critical Care Medicine | Boston Children’s Hospital

Associate Professor of Anaesthesia | Harvard Medical School

David Casavant, MD

Citation

Morrow D, Wolbrink TA. Hand Hygiene. 8/2013. Online Video. OPENPediatrics. https://learn.openpediatrics.org/learn/course/internal/view/elearning/1873/hand-hygiene.