2012 Year in Review: Hand Hygiene

In case you may have missed a headline or two, ICT presents some of the most popular content from 2012 in the category of hand hygiene. And to access our 2012 Year in Review digital issue, CLICK HERE.

FDA to Hold Public Hearing on Antiseptic Patient Preoperative Skin Preparation Products
http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2012/12/fda-to-hold-public-hearing-on-antiseptic-patient-preoperative-skin-preparation-products.aspx

Patient Empowerment Seen as Possible Tool to Improve Hand Hygiene Behaviors
http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2012/11/patient-empowerment-seen-as-possible-tool-to-improve-hand-hygiene-behaviors.aspx

Medical Students Unwilling to Speak Up to Senior Staff Regarding Poor Hand Hygiene Practices
http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2012/07/medical-students-unwilling-to-speak-up-to-senior-staff-regarding-poor-hand-hygiene-practices.aspx

Compliance Strategies Include Making It Easy for Healthcare Workers to Do the Right Thing
http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/articles/2012/06/compliance-strategies-include-making-it-easy-for-healthcare-workers-to-do-the-right-thing.aspx

Horizontal Infection Prevention Strategy Reduces MRSA Infections, Increases Patient Safety
http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2012/10/horizontal-infection-prevention-strategy-reduces-mrsa-infections-increases-patient-safety.aspx

Daily Disinfection of Isolation Rooms Reduces Contamination of Healthcare Workers' Hands
http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2012/09/daily-disinfection-of-isolation-rooms-reduces-contamination-of-healthcare-workers-hands.aspx

Hand Hygiene Monitoring Goes High-Tech
http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/articles/2012/02/hand-hygiene-monitoring-goes-hightech.aspx

Researchers Provide Descriptive Guide to Electronic Hand Hygiene Compliance Interventions
http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2012/12/researchers-provide-descriptive-guide-to-electronic-hand-hygiene-compliance-interventions.aspx

Hospital Installs Cameras to Boost Hand Hygiene in the ICU
http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2012/08/hospital-installs-cameras-to-boost-hand-hygiene-in-the-icu.aspx

Survey Reveals Majority of Americans Do Not Ask Medical Professionals About Hand Hygiene
http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2012/09/survey-reveals-majority-of-americans-do-not-ask-medical-professionals-about-hand-hygiene.aspx

10-Year-Old Florida Twins' Hip-Hop Handwashing Routine Wins Second Annual APIC Film Festival
http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2012/06/10yearold-florida-twins-hiphop-handwashing-routine-wins-second-annual-apic-film-festival.aspx

WHO Hand Hygiene Self-Assessment Framework: Hospital Performance in the U.S. and Around the Globe
http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/articles/2012/09/who-hand-hygiene-selfassessment-framework-hospital-performance-in-the-us-and-around-the-globe.aspx

Slide Show: Hand Hygiene Self-Assessment
http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/galleries/2012/09/hand-hygiene-assessment.aspx