OVER 60,000 Australians are affected annually by infections exacerbated by poor hand hygiene, says the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care.
The Commission's Chief Marketing Officer, Conjoint Associate Professor Carolyn Hullick, is raising awareness of effective hand hygiene as a clear barrier to infection ahead of World Hand Hygiene Day this Sun 05 May.
Hullick said hand hygiene was a cornerstone of infection prevention and control along with being a fundamental strategy for improving patient and healthcare worker safety.
A video series featuring healthcare experts promoting the key elements of hand hygiene can now be viewed by CLICKING HERE.
Another resource, titled '5 Moments of Hand Hygiene', is been designed to push good hand hygiene - CLICK HERE.
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