Be the world’s leading away from home skin care system company Deb Canada, 42 Thompson Road West, Waterford, Ontario, Canada N0E 1Y0 Tel: 1-888-332-7627 Fax: 1-800-567-1652 Hand Hygiene in LTC Infection Control at Point of Care When you enter Baycrest Geriatric Health Care in Toronto, reminders of the importance of hand hygiene are ready to greet you. Baycrest provides care and service to approximately 2,500 people a day through the Baycrest Geriatric Health Care System which includes a unique continuum of care from wellness programs, residential housing and outpatient clinics, to a 472-bed nursing home, and a 300- bed complex continuing care hospital facility with an acute care unit. “The goal of our infection prevention and control team is to prevent and control infections among our residents by educating residents, families, staff, and volunteers on the principles and techniques of infection control. A mainstay of our infection prevention and control program is reminding visitors to wash their hands when entering and exiting the Apotex Centre and to use the hand sanitizers located at all of the main entrances,” comments Chinqiz Amirov, Director, Infection Prevention and Control, Baycrest Geriatric Health Care System. The World Health Organization developed the Five Moments for hand hygiene providing the necessary cues to perform hand hygiene in an easy to remember format. The indications for hand hygiene is further simplified in the MOHLTC “4 Moments for Hand Hygiene in Healthcare.” Point of Care (POC) is described as the place where 3 elements occur together: 1. the client/patient/resident 2. the healthcare provider 3. care or treatment of the client /patient/resident and contact taking place ABHR should be available without leaving the client/patient/resident in their environment. Point of care can be done efficiently by utilizing ABHR and are the preferred method when hands are not visibly soiled. ABHR between 70-90% alcohol can be performed easily and can be achieved in less time than washing with soap and water. The desired outcome is to increase hand hygiene compliance. “To heighten awareness and improve compliance with hand hygiene, Baycrest’s Infection Prevention and Control team (IPAC) and nursing staff developed solutions which include hand hygiene education, awareness, social marketing and the new Micro- san Encore alcohol handrub available throughout the centre. All of this has been done within the framework of the Just Clean Your Hands and new Point of Care Initiatives,” concludes Amirov Deb Canada recently launched a new eLearning educational series entitled "Point of Care Infection Control", based on research into point of care and infection control programs. Available at no cost across Canada through its web site, this on-demand and interac- tive series was developed to help educate the importance of effective hand hygiene practices in acute and long term care environments.

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Be the world’s leading away from home skin care system companyDeb Canada, 42 Thompson Road West, Waterford, Ontario, Canada N0E 1Y0 Tel: 1-888-332-7627 Fax: 1-800-567-1652

Hand Hygiene in LTC Infection Control at Point of Care

When you enter Baycrest Geriatric Health Care in Toronto, reminders of the importance of hand hygiene are ready to greet you. Baycrest provides care and service to approximately 2,500 people a day through the Baycrest Geriatric Health Care System which includes a unique continuum of care from wellness programs, residential housing and outpatient clinics, to a 472-bed nursing home, and a 300- bed complex continuing care hospital facility with an acute care unit.

“The goal of our infection prevention and control team is to prevent and control infections among our residents by educating residents, families, sta�, and volunteers on the principles and techniques of infec-tion control. A mainstay of our infec-tion prevention and control program is reminding visitors to wash their hands when entering and exiting the Apotex Centre and to use the hand

sanitizers located at all of the main entrances,” comments Chinqiz Amirov, Director, Infection Prevention and Control, Baycrest Geriatric Health Care System.

The World Health Organization devel-oped the Five Moments for hand hygiene providing the necessary cues to perform hand hygiene in an easy to remember format. The indications for hand hygiene is further simpli�ed in the MOHLTC “4 Moments for Hand Hygiene in Healthcare.”

Point of Care (POC) is described as the place where 3 elements occur together:

1. the client/patient/resident2. the healthcare provider 3. care or treatment of the client /patient/resident and contact taking place

ABHR should be available without leaving the client/patient/resident in their environment.

Point of care can be done e�ciently by utilizing ABHR and are the preferred method when hands are

not visibly soiled. ABHR between 70-90% alcohol can be performed easily and can be achieved in less time than washing with soap and water. The desired outcome is to increase hand hygiene compliance.

“To heighten awareness and improve compliance with hand hygiene, Baycrest’s Infection Prevention and Control team (IPAC) and nursing sta� developed solutions which include hand hygiene education, awareness, social marketing and the new Micro-san Encore alcohol handrub available throughout the centre. All of this has been done within the framework of the Just Clean Your Hands and new Point of Care Initiatives,” concludes Amirov

Deb Canada recently launched a new eLearning educational series entitled "Point of Care Infection Control", based on research into point of care and infection control programs. Available at no cost across Canada through its web site, this on-demand and interac-tive series was developed to help educate the importance of e�ective hand hygiene practices in acute and long term care environments.