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Project Two: Professional Workshops

 

Abstract

We will conduct high-quality workshops on hand hygiene technique to healthcare professionals. They will teach the Wolrd Helath Organization standards on hand hygiene. These will be used in combination with survey research.

 

Measurements

Primary Measurements

Interval Variables

 

  1. Quality of workshops*

  2. # of healthcare professional participants

 

SecondaryMeasurements

Interval Variables

 

  1. # of steps in workshop

  2. Length of workshop

  3. Repeatability of workshop

  4. Cost of workshop

 

*Quality of workshop will be evaluated through quantitative survey measurements:

 

  1. Physician knowledge of hand hygiene techniques before and after workshop

  2. Physician execution of hand hygiene techniques before and after workshop

  3. Nurse knowledge of hand hygiene techniques before and after workshop

  4. Nurse execution of hand hygiene techniques before and after workshop

  5. Others' knowledge of hand hygiene techniques before and after workshop

  6. Others' execution of hand hygiene techniques before and after workshop

 
Process

The World Health Organization (WHO) released meta-literature on hand hygiene techniques in 2009. (1) We will create a workshop curriculum based on this literature. (2) We will then test this curriculum in focus groups. Mercy Hospital hosts weekly meetings for physicians and nurses at which we will hold a workshop. (3) In April 2015 we will host workshops at a few of these meetings.

 

Challenges

(1) Indian medical culture is resistant to change. (2) The workshops must be given in English and native tongue. (3) The workshop needs to create long-term momentum to be effective.

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