Hand Hygiene Updates Nov 2024

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Course Overview

The Virginia Infection Prevention Training Center’s intermediate module, Hand Hygiene Update Nov 2024, reviews the latest advancements in hand hygiene practices. Participants will explore the importance of hand hygiene, barriers to adherence, and strategies to improve compliance. The module highlights recent updates to the SHEA/IDSA/APIC guidelines, including glove use recommendations and environmental contamination considerations. Additionally, recent studies evaluating hand hygiene efficacy, gloving practices, and monitoring techniques will be discussed.

Target Audience

Target audience for this course are healthcare professionals who are or will be directly involved in infection prevention activities in their facilities. These are infection prevention professionals who have participated in and gained considerable knowledge through specialized infection and control training and have minimal to moderate practice or fieldwork experience with infection prevention and control concepts.

Audience examples: Advanced Beginner to Proficient Infection Preventionist, Advanced Beginner to Proficient HAI/AR/IPC staff, Novice to Proficient Healthcare/Public Health Epidemiologist, Infectious Disease /Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Pharmacist.

Overall Learning Objectives

Discuss the importance of hand hygiene
Identify barriers to hand hygiene adherence and strategies to address these
Identify updates in the 2022 SHEA/IDSA/APIC hand hygiene guidelines
Recall recent studies in hand hygiene

Continuing Education Credit

Continuing education (CE) credit is not available for this course.

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