An Overview of the Leapfrog Group’s Hand Hygiene Standard
Date: April 9, 2026
Faculty: Prof. Matt Austin and Preeti Joshi, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Live broadcast time:
1:30pm-2:30pm in New York / Toronto
8:30pm in Geneva
4:30am (April 10) in Sydney
3:30pm in Buenos Aires
9:30pm in Riyadh
18:30 UTC
Objectives
- Describe the five domains of the Leapfrog hand hygiene standard and the evidence supporting each domain
- Detail how the Leapfrog Group developed, tested, and refined the hand hygiene standard through expert consultation and hospital pilot testing
- Explain trends in U.S. hospital adherence to the hand hygiene standard
