Train-the-Trainers in hand hygiene: a standardized approach to guide education in infection prevention and control

Tartari, Ermira; Fankhauser-Rodriguez, Carolina Maria; Masson-Roy, Sarah; Márquez-Villarreal, Hilda; Fernández Moreno, Inmaculada; Rodriguez Navas, Ma Luisa; Sarabia, Odet; Bellissimo-Rodrigues, Fernando; Hernández-de Mezerville, Marcela; Lee, Yew Fong; Aelami, Mohammad Hassan; Mehtar, Shaheen; Agostinho, Americo; Camilleri, Liberato; Allegranzi, Benedetta; Pires, Daniela; Pittet, Didier

doi:10.1186/s13756-019-0666-4

Scientific article

English

Train-the-Trainers in hand hygiene: a standardized approach to guide education in infection prevention and control

ContributorsTartari, Ermira; Fankhauser-Rodriguez, Carolina Maria; Masson-Roy, Sarah; Márquez-Villarreal, Hilda; Fernández Moreno, Inmaculada; Rodriguez Navas, Ma Luisa; Sarabia, Odet; Bellissimo-Rodrigues, Fernando; Hernández-de Mezerville, Marcela; Lee, Yew Fong; Aelami, Mohammad Hassan; Mehtar, Shaheen; Agostinho, Americo; Camilleri, Liberato; Allegranzi, Benedetta; Pires, Daniela; Pittet, Didier

Published inAntimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, vol. 8, no. 1, 206

Publication date2019

Abstract

Harmonization in hand hygiene training for infection prevention and control (IPC) professionals is lacking. We describe a standardized approach to training, using a "Train-the-Trainers" (TTT) concept for IPC professionals and assess its impact on hand hygiene knowledge in six countries.

Keywords

Education
Hand Hygiene/methods/standards
Health Personnel
Humans
Infection Control/methods
Infections
Iran
Malaysia
Mexico
Nurses
Physicians
Simulation Training
South Africa
Spain
Surveys and Questionnaires
Thailand
World Health Organization

Affiliation entities

Research groups

Staphylocoques dorés résistants à la méthicilline et hygiène hospitalière (330)

Citation (ISO format)

TARTARI, Ermira et al. Train-the-Trainers in hand hygiene: a standardized approach to guide education in infection prevention and control. In: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2019, vol. 8, n° 1, p. 206. doi: 10.1186/s13756-019-0666-4