<br />
Preventing Healthcare-<br />
Associated Infections<br />
Through Hand Hygiene:<br />
Training for Infection<br />
Prevention Managers<br />
Colleen Conklin, MSPH<br />
Research Director, Sodexo Innovations 2 Solutions<br />
Environmental Epidemiologist<br />
HEALTHCARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS AND HAND HYGIENE<br />
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are a<br />
significant issue for patient safety: a Centers for<br />
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) prevalence survey<br />
reports an estimated 722,000 HAIs and 75,000 HAI-<br />
related patient deaths in 2011 at acute-care hospitals.1<br />
In 2009, direct annual costs to U.S. hospitals were<br />
estimated as high as $45 billion.2<br />
The World Health Organization (WHO) and The Joint<br />
Commission have both identified hand hygiene<br />
compliance as critical for improved patient safety and<br />
care.3 In the absence of adequate prevention measures,<br />
microorganisms and contaminants found on <a title="Preventing Infections Through Hand Hygiene page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5e1bc32d?page=1"> Preventing Healthcare- Associated Infections Thro</a>
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<a title="Preventing Infections Through Hand Hygiene page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5e1bc32d?page=3"> § behavior modification resulting in hand hygiene </a>
<a title="Preventing Infections Through Hand Hygiene page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5e1bc32d?page=4"> The trained Infection Prevention Manager often us</a>
<a title="Preventing Infections Through Hand Hygiene page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5e1bc32d?page=5"> with strong leadership in patient safety. In addi</a>
<a title="Preventing Infections Through Hand Hygiene page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5e1bc32d?page=6"> A Key to Compliance: Behavior Modification A metad</a>
<a title="Preventing Infections Through Hand Hygiene page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5e1bc32d?page=7"> CASE STUDY OF A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO HAN</a>
<a title="Preventing Infections Through Hand Hygiene page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5e1bc32d?page=8"> REFERENCES 1. Magill, S.S., Edwards, J.R., Bam</a>