Grayson ML, Jarvie LJ, Martin R, Johnson PD, Jodoin ME, McMullan C, et al.Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings: recommendations of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee and the HICPAC/SHEA/APIC/IDSA Hand Hygiene Task Force. Role of hand hygiene in healthcare-associated infection prevention. Healthcare workers can unknowingly transmit micro-organisms they have picked up on their hands from a previous patient contact or contact with the environment to the next patient or their environment if they do not perform Hand Hygiene in-between. If soiled, wash hands using soap and water. Use an alcohol based hand rub for hand hygiene when hands are not visibly soiled (1) Regular and correct Hand Hygiene reduces the number of organisms on the hands and limits the spread of these micro-organisms. It is important to perform Hand Hygiene at the appropriate time according to the 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene.

Increased hand hygiene compliance is associated with decreased rates of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus bacteraemia (3) Hand Hygiene is considered to be the single most important intervention to prevent healthcare associated infections (HCAIs) (1-2)

After touching a patient's surroundings.

After a procedure or body fluid exposure risk.

The 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene Is an evidence based program developed by the World Health Organisation, and adapted by Hand Hygiene Australia, detailing when Hand Hygiene should be performed in the healthcare setting Denis remains affiliated with the University of Sydney as an associate professor and continues to participate in research and teaching activities of the school.NURSING SECTION A PAGE 1 The 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene Early 2021, Denis and his family moved back to Europe to join the Altano Group, a large private cooperation of equine veterinary practices based in Germany. In February 2018, Denis became Head of the Camden Equine Centre where he remained for the next three years. In 2017 Denis ran his own private consultancy business, Equine-Specialists, performing peripatetic surgical and dentistry services around the globe. In 2013, both took up a position of Associate Professor at the Equine Hospital of the Copenhagen University. After spending some time in Sweden as Head of the Equine Surgery Department in Uppsala University, Denis and his wife Gaby, an ECEIM and ECVECC diplomate, moved back to Belgium and started a consultancy based equine medicine and surgery service. Denis then defended his PhD in Liege about the clinical impact of developmental orthopaedic diseases in horses. In 2009 he obtained a specialist diploma (DES) in Large Animal Surgery from the University of Liege and in 2010 Denis successfully passed the exam of the European College of Veterinary Surgeons. In 2006 he defended a master in veterinary science degree on the subject of 'Osteochondrosis and its relationship with IGF-I in the Horse'. With the desire to improve his skills, Denis went back to academia at the end of 2004 to become a resident in equine surgery at the University of Liege, Belgium. Denis started his career as an equine veterinarian in private practice in Ireland and the Netherlands immediately after graduation from the University of Ghent, Belgium in 2003. Denis is author or co-author of over 50 international peer reviewed scientific publications, author of 5 book chapters in surgery related books and has presented over 100 presentations at national and international congresses. He has a special clinical interest in surgical head disorders including advanced dentistry procedures.Īs a scientist and teacher, he is particularly focused on basic fundamental aspects of clinical practice and biosecurity in veterinary medicine with an emphasis on surgical principles and hand hygiene.ĭenis has a broad range of publications on various aspects of equine surgery with a particular focus on asepsis research orthopaedic biomarkers and dentistry.

Speaker: Dr Denis Verwilghen, DVM, MSc, PhD, DES, Dipl ECVSĭenis’ interests and expertise lay in general soft tissue and orthopaedic surgery. This webinar has been approved for 1 hour of continuing education credit in jurisdictions that recognize RACE approval. This presentation will explore whether' Clean Hands Safe Lives' can become 'Clean Hands Safe Animals'. But are these methods applicable in veterinary medicine? These campaigns have tackled both hand hygiene as part of routine patient care as well as improved pre-surgical hand preparation protocols.

Description: Over the past few decades, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has put increased focus on hand hygiene campaigns under the slogan “Clean Hands – Save Lives” following the global recognition of hand hygiene being a key factor in reducing surgical site (SSI) and other hospital associated infections (HAIs).

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