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Hand Hygiene

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November 1st 2013
GP Cellulose to Support UNICEF Water and Sanitation Programs in Rural China

November 1st 2013

GOJO Receives Summit of Sustainability Award

October 29th 2013

RI Hospital Study Measures Impact of Education, Information on Hand Hygiene Compliance

October 27th 2013

Researchers Study the Psychology of Physical Cleansing

October 27th 2013

Survey Shows Hospitals Focused on Reducing Infections but Lacking Some Best Practices

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A Shield of Protection: Unmet Needs in COVID-19 Prevention and Control
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A Shield of Protection: Unmet Needs in COVID-19 Prevention and Control

Onyema Ogbuagu, MD, FACP, FIDSA; Jeffery A. Goad, PharmD, MPH; William P. Hanage, PhD

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Empowering HIV Management: Evidence-Based Prevention and Treatment Strategies
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Empowering HIV Management: Evidence-Based Prevention and Treatment Strategies

Onyema Ogbuagu, MD, FACP, FIDSA

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Using Technology to Improve Hand Hygiene Compliance in a Pediatric Hospital

Hand hygiene compliance and the prevention of healthcare associated infections (HAIs) is a challenge in any healthcare setting. Pediatric hospitals have both unique issues and opportunities in the performance of hand hygiene. Many of the patients are unable to understand or comply with hand hygiene due to their age or physical condition.

Ethics, Accountability Must Drive Healthcare Workers' Handwashing Behavior

A recent headline in the May 28, 2013 issue of The New York Times read: HOSPITALS STRUGGLE TO GET WORKERS TO WASH THEIR HANDS. This is news? It is an age-old problem that no one wants to take on directly. It seems that personal responsibility has taken the last seat in the steerage compartment of the ship when it comes to patient safety and doing what it right.