What are the elements of Runnymede Healthcare Centre’s hand hygiene program?
Runnymede Healthcare Centre has a long-standing and effective hand hygiene program. The program takes a multi-faceted approach and includes: • Environmental changes and system supports – like alcohol-based hand rub easily accessible at points of care. This makes it easy for health care providers to clean their hands • Education for health care providers about when and how to clean their hands • Runnymede Healthcare Centre’s senior management are committed to patient safety and in so doing make programs like the Hospital’s Hand Hygiene Program a priority for the organization • Patient engagement • Opinion leaders and champions continually model right behaviours • On-going monitoring and observation of hand hygiene practices, with feedback to health care providers What is the difference between “moment, indication and opportunity”? “Moment” and “indication” may be used interchangeably and refer to the four times when hand hygiene is essential (i.e. before patient/patient environment cont
