PDI’s director of clinical affairs speaks with ICT® about the annual focus on the most fundamental way to protect patients and health care workers alike. Debra A. Hagberg, MT(ASCP), CIC: PDI is ...

Every time you visit the dentist, you probably have the importance of flossing drilled into your brain. I’m sure you’re also highly aware of how crucial hand-washing is, especially since the pandemic.

Five medical organizations are recommending updated best practices for hand hygiene to protect patients and staff in healthcare settings. The recommendations emphasize the importance of healthy skin ...

Washing your hands is one of the simplest yet most effective ways to maintain good hygiene, prevent infections and safeguard public health. Hand washing is a fundamental aspect of hygiene that plays a ...

Each year the World Health Organization (WHO) SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands 5 May campaign aims to maintain a global profile on the importance of hand hygiene in health care and to bring people ...

Linda S. Estep, BS MT (ASCP), CIC: “I’ve done many hand hygiene audits in my day, I still do hand hygiene audits, when I’m in the hospitals now. If they know who you are, they scatter. They know the ...

Language: Spanish. Interpretation in English and Portuguese will be provided. Every year, millions of patients and healthcare workers are affected by healthcare-associated infections, many of which ...

Why is hand hygiene important in the COVID-19 pandemic? Our hands can be a critical vector in the transmission of infectious organisms. Infectious viruses can persist on surface materials for several ...