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Apr 28, 2021 33 min

Hand hygiene with Professor Didier Pittet

from Infection Control Matters Hosted by infectionmatters

In this podcast, we hear from Professor Didier Pittet about how the hand hygiene campaign originated from identifying a problem in one hospital and translating that across the world. We also discuss how COVID-19 may change behaviour long term, the theme for WHO Hand Hygiene Day on the 5th May, ideas for improving hand hygiene in your institution, the use of automated hand hygiene monitoring and influencing people. Professor Didier Pittet is an infectious diseases expert and the director of the Infection Control Programme and WHO Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. Global Hand Hygiene Day information can be found here https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-hand-hygiene-day/2021

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