Hand Hygiene Aus

HHA is developing a national approach to improving Hand Hygiene in Australian health care settings and monitoring its effectiveness.

[Hand Hygiene Aus @HandHygieneAus]

Happy Hand Hygiene Day for 2020!
This year's events have been pivotal in showing the importance of Hand Hygiene, not just in healthcare, but in life in general. Please utilise the @WHO #HandHygiene materials to assist in hand hygiene promotion https://t.co/UWxmO9Midn

[Hand Hygiene Aus @HandHygieneAus]

HHA have some exciting news.....Hand Hygiene Learning modules for community members coming soon https://t.co/eRkkZtNa84

[Hand Hygiene Aus @HandHygieneAus]

HHA Director Prof. M. Lindsay Grayson was appointed a Member (AM) of the Order of Australia on the Queen’s Birthday Honours List today. It is a privilege to have Prof. Grayson as our leader and to be inspired by his dedication to the improvement of #handhygiene across Australia.

[Hand Hygiene Aus @HandHygieneAus]

A great opportunity for our colleagues in the Aged Care sector.

[ACIPC @ACIPC]

Registration's open for #education in #InfectionPrevention & Control in #AgedCare settings - suitable for allied, support & cleaning staff, #nursingassistants & #registerednurses. #Brisbane 28/29 March #Queanbeyan 11/12 April. https://t.co/OniX8305TS Don't let the #Bugs win!

[Prof Didier Pittet @DidierPittet]

@WHO will launch a global survey on the current status of progress of #InfectionPrevention programmes and #HandHygiene activities in health care facilities which will be launched in the context of the annual @WHO #HandHygiene global campaign 5 May 2019 https://t.co/PmgSRkEWSs

[Hand Hygiene Aus @HandHygieneAus]

Australian National Hand Hygiene Audit Data has been released for Audit 3 2018.
Check it out here: https://t.co/bMislVtQWk https://t.co/bMislVtQWk

[Prof Didier Pittet @DidierPittet]

Antibacterial efficacy of #handrubbing - Our new study shows that 15 seconds of hand rubbing,with a hand-size customized volume of #ABHR, was non-inferior to 30 seconds both globally and for all pre-specified subgroups (type of bacteria, E. coli & S.aureus https://t.co/EHkUrj03xS

[Hand Hygiene Aus @HandHygieneAus]

Thank you to everyone who attended the annual @HandHygieneAus workshop this afternoon at #acipc2018

[ACSQHC @ACSQHC]

An 8-year longitudinal study by @HandHygieneAus found reductions in Golden Staph blood-stream infection were linked to improvements in hand hygiene – a 10% improvement in hand hygiene compliance led to 15% reduction. Learn more: https://t.co/X7Vsi4FMc0 #NHHI #infectionprevention

[Infectious Diseases at Austin Health @id_austin]

Congratulations to our director Prof Lindsay Grayson, recipient of the Allen Yung Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching of Infectious Diseases! #ForbesWeek18 @Austin_Health

[Hand Hygiene Aus @HandHygieneAus]

Director of @HandHygieneAus Prof Lindsay Grayson receiving the Allen Yung Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching of Infectious Diseases at #ForbesWeek18 @id_austin @Austin_Health

[Infectious Diseases at Austin Health @id_austin]

Congratulations to our director Prof Lindsay Grayson, recipient of the Allen Yung Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching of Infectious Diseases! #ForbesWeek18 @Austin_Health

[Austin Health @Austin_Health]

"For every 10% improvement in hand hygiene compliance, there was an associated 15% reduction in the rate of Golden Staph blood-stream infection," says Prof Lindsay Grayson, about his research in prestigious journal @TheLancetInfDis https://t.co/rwuilHdhsS @HandHygieneAus

[Hand Hygiene Aus @HandHygieneAus]

Congratulations to everyone who has participated in the National Hand Hygiene Initiative and worked to improve hand hygiene in your hospital - this is the difference it has made to patient safety!... https://t.co/EJTzvemNjE

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[Jason Trubiano 🆔 @TrubianoJason]

Hand Hygiene and impacts on patient outcomes, including SAB ⁦@HandHygieneAus⁩ ⁦@Austin_Health⁩ https://t.co/HYP1uu04J4

[Austin Health @Austin_Health]

Well this is really good news! Congratulations to the @HandHygieneAus and @Austin_Health teams behind this initiative - and this research in @TheLancetInfDis

[Prof Didier Pittet @DidierPittet]

.@TheLancetInfDis Significant sustained improvement in #HandHygiene compliance and a decline in the incidence of healthcare-associated Staph. aureus bacteraemia associated with the #implementation of national #HandHygiene program @HandHygieneAus https://t.co/iDZCcIzIyb #IP2018

[Hand Hygiene Aus @HandHygieneAus]

Our article was also accompanied by an editorial - you can find it here #handhygiene #blueprint #NHHI https://t.co/gBm3Ij2dFf

[Hand Hygiene Aus @HandHygieneAus]

Congratulations to everyone who has participated in the #NHHI and worked to improve #handhygiene in your hospital - this is the difference it has made to #patientsafety @TheLancetInfDis https://t.co/EJTzvemNjE

[Jason Trubiano 🆔 @TrubianoJason]

Only 10 half day registrations left for the Antibiotic Allergy in Practice Workshop #AAPW18 in Melbourne on 3rd November! Prof Elizabeth Phillips from @VUMChealth the international speaker! @Austin_Health @the_shpa @ASIDANZ @NCICancer @HandHygieneAus