Changing the language on signs that remind hospital workers about hand hygiene could actually affect compliance, according to a new study published in Psychological Science. Researchers found that ...

The course, and associated promotional materials, reviews key concepts of hand hygiene and other standard precautions to prevent healthcare-associated infections. Topics addressed include: What are ...

Hand hygiene is the simplest, most effective way to prevent the spread of infections in healthcare, yet healthcare worker adherence is often low. Infection preventionists at two health systems will ...

Historical perspectiveHand hygiene is recognized by infection prevention and control experts as the single most important intervention in decreasing the spread of infection in both healthcare and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Today on Hand Hygiene Day, observed each year on May 5, WHO is promoting its annual campaign, “Save Lives: Clean ...

University of Michigan Health and Newark Beth Israel Medical Center have increased hand hygiene compliance significantly. The results of two technology-based hand hygiene improvement initiatives were ...

Despite significant changes in infection prevention practices since the introduction of the CMS Conditions for Coverage requirements, hand hygiene practices continue to be inconsistent and fall short ...

Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of articles in which we will bring in an expert to address some of the misinformation we have read in various social ...

A reoccurring theme that has been present during the COVID-19 pandemic is hand-washing. However, we shouldn’t just be washing our hands – we should be practicing proper hand hygiene by scrubbing for ...

We use our hands for almost everythingâ eating, working, touching surfaces, and even greeting others. But do we realize how ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Amid the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, select units at the University of Chicago Medical Center achieved ...

World Hand Hygiene Day 2025: In our fast-paced, screen-dominated lives, we touch our eyes more often than we realise—whether to rub them when tired, adjust our glasses, or handle contact lenses. But ...