Infection Control
CAUTI and Hand Hygiene
Description
Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI )
Description
More than 560,000 patients develop CAUTI each year, leading to extended hospital stays, increased health care costs, and patient morbidity and mortality. Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most common HAIs, making up to 40% of infections reported in acute care hospitals. Urinary catheters are used in 15-25% of hospitalized patients and are often placed for inappropriate indications (CDC, US, 2018). Healthcare professionals can play a major role in reducing CAUTI rates to save lives and prevent harm.
The e-learning module reviews key concepts related to catheter use and illustrate the various components related to catheterisation and prevention strategies.
Healthcare professionals can play a major role in reducing CAUTI rates to save lives and prevent harm.
This learning module is designed to support the implementation of the WHO Guidelines on core components of infection prevention and control programmes as part of a multifaceted approach to capacity- building.
Hand Hygiene
Description
Thousands of people die every day around the world from infections acquired while receiving health care. Hands are the main pathways of germs transmission during health care. Hand hygiene is therefore the most important measure to avoid the transmission of harmful germs and prevent health care-associated infections. The lack of consistent, appropriate hand hygiene in all patient care areas is a “medical error”that results in avoidable infections and deaths. WHO is also promoting good hand hygiene to reduce the spread of pandemic COVID-19. On 5 May 2020, WHO also started new campaign to enhance hand hygiene in healthcare. The learning module will review key concepts of both hand hygiene and standard precautions.
Hand hygiene is the basic right of every patient. Hand hygiene is the most effective measure for preventing infections related to healthcare. Appropriate hand hygiene can reduce the frequency of HAIs by more than 50%.
What You Will Learn!
- Cauti - Impact of CAUTI
- Cauti - Indications for urinary catheters
- Cauti - Defective practices
- Cauti - Surveillance versus clinical diagnosis
- Hand Hygiene - Why is hand hygiene important?
- Hand Hygiene - Indications for Hand hygiene
- Hand Hygiene - What are Standard Precautions?
Who Should Attend!
- All clinician staff
- Doctors
- Quality and patient safety professionals