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May 5 @ 1:30 pm 2:30 pm New York

5 May World Hand Hygiene Day – Action Saves Lives

Miranda Deeves, WHO Technical Officer, Infection Prevention & Control, and Claire Kilpatrick, WHO consultant, Infection Prevention & Control

Special Lecture for World Hand Hygiene Day
Free Teleclass

Objectives

This session aims to highlight the importance of taking action to improve hand hygiene and IPC in health care and examples of global advancement.  Objectives:   

  • Promoteoptimalhand hygiene practiceswithin the health care workflow 
  • To promote inclusion of hand hygiene within national IPC action plans, as well as standard operating procedures at facility level 
  • To raise awareness about the WHO global action plan and monitoring framework indicator on hand hygiene compliance monitoring and feedback 
  • To encourage campaigning and action to improve IPC and hand hygiene  To be posted