Norovirus – The Cruise Ship Revenge Bug?
By now it has become clear that Norovirus is back and in full force on cruise ships. Based on the latest CDC data by the VSP (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2023), as…
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Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer and Handwashing Do Not Kill Norovirus
What Healthcare, Food Service, and the General Public Need to Know to Protect Themselves Main Article: While the world remains focused on COVID, another bug has been hitting record highs: Norovirus. According to the…
TIPS Sudden Science Initiative #1012135 – Soapy: AI Powered Hand Washing System
This opportunity is closedApplications for this trial are no longer being accepted. Thank you to every facility that applied, and to Soapy Care for co-sponsoring this TIPS Sudden Science initiative. The details below are…
Position on Healthcare Visitor Hand Hygiene
Recent public health concerns call for innovative strategies to better protect clients, healthcare workers, and visitors in the healthcare setting. Pathogens can be found on the hands of visitors upon entry and exit from…
Importance of Patient Hand Hygiene Education and Accessibility of Hand Sanitizers
As the world continues to navigate the ever-changing waters of the COVID-19 pandemic, one message has been consistent: wash your hands. Even before COVID-19, we have long known that hand hygiene is the most…
Position on Healthcare Client Hand Hygiene
Cite as: Morales K, Puri K, Knighton S, Greene C, et al. (2020) Position on Healthcare Client Hand Hygiene. InfectionControl.tips. 7: 1-24 Abstract Recent public health concerns call for innovative strategies to better…
Hand Hygiene: Unexpected Challenges and Cutting-Edge Solutions
Hand washing has taken on renewed importance during the COVID-19 health crisis. Employees in the food service and health care fields have been shown to wash hands inconsistently and ineffectively, despite emphasis on heightened…
Wash Your Hands Song Contest (Chance to win $25 Gift Card)
20-Seconds Did you know that experts advise that you should wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds? That might seem like a short amount of time, but it's probably…
It’s Time to Dry Out
The importance of handwashing in preventing the spread of disease has been hailed as the single most effective way to prevent the spread of disease (CDC, 2018) and handwashing protocols have been established and…
The Power of Data to Improve Hand Hygiene and Reduce HAIs
While hand hygiene is widely considered to be the most important factor in preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), hand hygiene compliance rates in hospitals still average around 40 percent. Improving hand hygiene has been a…
Tools for Hand Hygiene Intervention Monitoring in a Long-Term Care Facility
Abstract Background: Hand hygiene is the most effective measure to prevent healthcare-associated infections. However, the role of residents’ hand hygiene is unexplored. Purpose: To test the feasibility and acceptability of a resident-focused hand…
TIPS Sudden Science Survey: Hand Hygiene Monitoring Tool
This survey is closedThank you to everyone who took part – the response exceeded our expectations – and to SafeContact Solutions for co-sponsoring this TIPS Sudden Science survey. The details below are kept for…
A Global Standard for Healthcare Hand Hygiene Performance and Compliance
According to the WHO, the rate of healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs) globally is 1 in 10 patients. The burden on low- and mid-resource countries is several fold higher compared to high-resource countries. The cost of…
Empowering Patients is Critical to Decreasing HAIs
Hand hygiene is the best method to prevent the transmission of infections. Hand hygiene for hospitalized patients sounds obvious – something that should be easy to accomplish and regarded as important to the patient…
Evaluation of Hand Disinfection using the Semmelweis System
Tamás Haidegger is a co-founder and CEO of HandInScan. The remaining authors of this report and InfectionControl.tips declare no conflict of interest with the following research. Editor Note: Correct Order of Authors is as follows: Andrew Duong,…
Hand Hygiene at Home and School
Infectious diseases continue to be a health challenge and economic burden within our communities. Though effective hand hygiene education is critical, there has been a steady decline in hygiene promotion, especially in the home.…
Local Production of Alcohol Based Hand Rubs (ABHR) in Nigeria – The Way of the Future?
In the Nigerian healthcare space there has been increasing awareness and moves towards effective hand hygiene practice in healthcare facilities. As healthcare managers seek to balance the availability of infection prevention tools for health workers…
Nigeria: Hand Hygiene after Pandemics
Last year, Nigeria observed how an existential threat from the Ebola pandemic reinforced people’s attitude towards hand hygiene – a strongly held idea and collective belief in our cultures and religions – drove forward…
Patient Hand Hygiene: The missing link in preventing Hospital Acquired Infections?
Hospital acquired infections (HAI’s) are a major threat to patient safety and there is substantial evidence that good hand hygiene reduces the transmission of these diseases. However, most hand hygiene initiatives have focused on…
Show Me Your Hands: Hand Hygiene Myths and Facts
The use of hand sanitizers is ubiquitous in public places all over the United States. Although this promotes better hand hygiene, improper use renders many of these dispensers useless. Main Article: Proper hand hygiene plays…
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