Hand Hygiene Reviewer Training

Infection Prevention & Control

If you are an AHS subsidiary or AHS contracted service provider in continuing care, email hand.hygiene@ahs.ca for more information on becoming a hand hygiene reviewer in your area.

Before you begin, confirm with your immediate supervisor that they support you completing the training required to become a hand hygiene reviewer.

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1

Training Module

The hand hygiene reviewer training module is an interactive, self-paced learning tool that covers information on key principles and scenarios about hand hygiene reviews and the Clean Hands System.

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2

Guide to Conduct Hand Hygiene Reviews

Read first four sections of the Guide to Conduct Hand Hygiene Reviews. Refer to Appendix A for practice scenarios and Appendix B for department or program-specific sections.

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3

Self-assessment

Complete the hand hygiene reviewer training self-assessment. A score of 80% or higher is required on the self-assessment. Your score will be displayed at the end of the self-assessment.

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4

Competency Check

After passing the self-assessment, a member of the IPC Hand Hygiene Program will contact you within five (5) business days with further instructions that include setting up a competency check.

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5

Submit Required Forms

After completing the competency check, submit the required forms to have a Clean Hands System account created.