BACKGROUND Hand hygiene compliance is generally assessed by observation of adherence to the "WHO five moments" using numbers of opportunities as the denominator. The quality of the activity is usually not monitored since there is no established methodology for the routine assessment of hand hygiene technique. The aim of this study was to objectively assess hand rub coverage of staff using a nov...

The 'clean-your-hands' campaign has now been introduced into hospitals in England but it was initially piloted in six acute trusts. The campaign was multi-modal and aimed to improve hand hygiene compliance. This review reports the findings from one of the trusts involved in the pilot. The campaign consisted of a toolkit that included placing alcohol hand rub beside patients, along with posters ...

OBJECTIVES An outbreak of hepatitis A occurred at a residential facility for the disabled in July 10, 2011. This investigation was carried out to develop a response plan, and to find the infection source of the disease. METHODS A field epidemiologist investigated the symptoms, vaccination histories, living environments, and probable infection sources with 51 residents and 31 teachers and staf...

The implementation of counseling about the importance health protocols during pandemic was carried out at Al-Kaaf Jabung Orphanage, Malang Regency. equipment used is a laptop, hand sanitizer, masks, and soap for washing hands. method this tutorial through zoom meeting application, followed by students orphanage administrators, because it still in period. speakers activity are teaching staff Ele...

BACKGROUND Perceived value is the key ingredient to carving and maintaining a competitive business niche. The opportunities to interact with consumers to understand and enhance perceived value are termed 'touch points'. Due to the out-of-pocket expense incurred by patients, Danish chiropractors are subject to consumer trends and behaviors. The purpose of this investigation was to explore and de...

This paper describes our development activities of an ICT-based e-health system for community healthcare, consisting of five stages: system design and development, human resource development, e-health system realization, laboratory & field tests and implementation of the e-health system, as well as the follow-up actions. Initially, some ereadiness evaluations (for the medical personnel in two c...