Hyginex Offers Webinar on Hand Hygiene
Hyginex chief medical director Jeannie Chen, MD, and director of marketing and implementation Nisha Bedi will present a live 30-minute webinar on Thursday, March 20 at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET.
The webinar will address:
- How the current healthcare climate makes improving hand hygiene more important than ever
- Impact of hand hygiene on patient safety culture
- How to make effective changes to your staff members' hand hygiene behavior
- Why wearable technology is the only way to accurately monitor hand hygiene compliance
- Why hand hygiene event duration is just as important as frequency
- Q&A session
To register, CLICK HERE.
Source: Hyginex
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