MOVING ANNOUNCEMENT
We have moved our hand hygiene blog to another location. Our new site will give the chance to comment our posts and search older posts easier. We hope that these changes will bring us closer.
Hand-in-Scan @ EYIF
2013.06.08.
Unconvention 2013 organised by the European Young Innovators Forum (EYIF) took place on 6-7 June in Brussels. The event gathered young innovators, serial entrepreneurs, investors and also policy makers. The InnoCoffee with Startup leaders proved to be a good start, with Carlos Eduardo Espinal (Seedcamp) and Derek Holt (Startup America) sharing their thoughts on startup ecosystems in Europe and the US. After two inspiring workshops (about Big Data and the Raspberry Pi) the panels took place in the European Parliament. Read more
Results published in BMC journal
2013.06.07.
Our results regarding the large-scale assessment at NUH Singapore in 2011 are published in the BMC Infectious Diseases scientific journal: “A large-scale assessment of hand hygiene quality and the effectiveness of the <<WHO 6-steps>>”. Read more
“The single most important…”
2013.06.06.
This is a great recent overview about hand hygiene compliance monitoring systems.
Hand hygiene is the single most important component of an infection control program. However, for objectivity there is a need on using electronics-based technology. McGuckin et al. describes these methods as automated/semi-automated interventions (ASAIs). Read more
Hand-in-Scan @ ACES
2013.06.04.
After winning the prestigious ACES Young Innovator Award in 2012 the Hand-in-Scan team returned to the European Parliament to share its story with the academic, enterprise and EU representatives. The Science|Business Network roundtable discussion brought best practices of academic spin-off creation. It was especially inspiring to learn about the ETH Zurich success stories from Prof. Siegwart.
Ways to prevent HAI
2013.05.31.
Many infection prevention and control measures, such as appropriate hand hygiene and the correct application of basic precautions during invasive procedures, are simple and low-cost, but require staff accountability and behavioral change. Identifying local determinants of the HAI burden; Improving reporting and surveillance systems at the national level; Ensuring minimum requirements in terms of facilities and dedicated resources available for HAI surveillance at the institutional level, including microbiology laboratories’ capacity; Ensuring that core components for infection control are in place at the national and health-care setting levels; Implementing standard precautions, particularly best hand hygiene practices at the bedside; Improving staff… Read more
Key facts about HAI
2013.05.25.
Healthcare-associated infections (HAI) basics HAI, or infections acquired in health-care settings are the most frequent adverse event in healthcare delivery worldwide. Hundreds of millions of patients are affected by HAI worldwide each year, leading to significant mortality and financial losses for health systems. Of every 100 hospitalized patients at any given time, 7 in developed and 10 in developing countries will acquire at least one HAI. The endemic burden of HAI is also significantly higher in low- and middle-income than in high-income countries, in particular in patients admitted to intensive care units and in neonates. While urinary tract infection is… Read more
Joint effort against HAI
2013.05.22.
National University Hospital (NUH) teams up with Hand-in-Scan to carry out their hand hygiene education and assessment exercise, organized in conjunction with WHO’s World Hand Hygiene Day.
How would you assess the hand hygiene performance of 6000 hospital staff?
2013.05.06.
We have more than an answer: a Solution!