Maryland Hosptial Hand Hygiene Collaborative
Collaborative Kickoff
Tuesday,
November 3, 2009
The Gathering Place - Clarksville, Md
Collaborative Goals and Objectives
- To observe hand hygiene on all patient care units with the initial exception of the Emergency Department, Obstetrics, and Psychiatric Units.
Kickoff Speakers
- Carmela Coyle - MHA
- Lt. Governor Anthony Brown
- Health Secretary John Colmers
Kickoff Presentations [pdfs]
- A 4 Step Hand Hygiene Compliance and Compliance and Accountability Model Accountability Model - Good Samaritan Hospital
- The Maryland Hospital Hand Hygiene Collaborative - Delmarva Foundation
- Introduction to Measurement - Maryland Patient Safety Center
- Measurement Tools Measurement & Feedback Tools - Johns Hopkins Hospital
- Report and Recommendations from the HAI Advisory Committee and the Hand Hygiene and Infection Prevention Subcommittee - MHCC
- "Why do healthcare workers only wash their hands 40% of the time when we know…" - St. Joseph Medical Center
- The Change Package: Tools for Improvement - Maryland Patient Safety Center