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Let’s continue to protect our patients, colleagues, and communities through our shared commitment to safe care. Clean hands save lives, and together, we can make a lasting difference.
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Clean Your Hands Day | Global Handwashing Day | National Infection Control Week
May 5 is Clean Your Hands Day — a moment to spotlight the exemplary individuals who embody the spirit of Clean Your Hands Day throughout the year, and who make safe care possible every single day. Their commitment to hand hygiene isn’t just routine practice; it’s one of the most powerful tools we have to stop infections before they start.
Hand Hygiene Excellence Provincial Award
Zone/Corridor with the Highest Percentage of Facilities Reporting Data.
Zone/Corridor Hand Hygiene Reviewer Star Award
Reviewer Achieving 25+ Monthly Observations Including Moments 2 & 3.
Rising Star Hand Hygiene Reviewer Award
Awarded to an up and coming reviewer from the last fiscal year who consistently collected monthly data, met target observation requirements, and gathered a broad range of healthcare provider information.
Hand Hygiene Excellence Award (<50 Beds)
Awarded to smaller sites with fewer than 50 beds that consistently collected hand hygiene data and demonstrated improved compliance compared to the previous year.
Hand Hygiene Excellence Award (>50 Beds)
Awarded to larger sites with more than 50 beds that consistently collected hand hygiene data and demonstrated improved compliance compared to the previous year.
Feel free to share any tips you and your team are using at AHS facilities to help increase hand hygiene. We’d love to hear them. Email hand.hygiene@ahs.ca
Remember to keep up the good work – clean your hands, do it often and do it properly. Also, it’s OK to remind others to clean their hands.
October 15 is Global Handwashing Day, a global advocacy day dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding about the importance of handwashing with soap and water as an effective and affordable way to prevent disease and save lives.
Global Handwashing Day is an opportunity to design, test and replicate creative ways to encourage people to clean their hands using soap and water (or alcohol-based hand rub).
October 20 to 25 is National Infection Control Week, a time for infection control professionals to educate staff and the community about the importance of infection prevention and to promote the important work that has and continues to be done by infection control professionals in a visible and fun way.
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