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September 16, 2014 Hand hygiene Hand sanitizer Hand sanitizer Ebola Butterfly Effect Infection Prevention in Healthcare Infection Prevention - Workplace and Public Areas CDC Hand Sanitizer Effectiveness Barry Michaels

Is Ebola the “Bat-out-of ...

My esteemed blogging colleagues have written much on the subject of the most recent and de...

Barry Michaels

July 15, 2014 Dry Winter Skin Hand hygiene Hand hygiene Hand hygiene compliance Hand Hygiene Education Hand Hygiene Training & Education Hand sanitizer Hand Washing Hand Washing Behavior Antibacterial hand wash Gloves Washing and drying Food workers Food processing Food Employees Food Preparation Dermatitis Chapped Skin Barry Michaels Healthcare Hand Hygiene Occupational Skin Disease Preventing Occupational Skin Disease Chemical Hazards Outdoor workers Skin cancer Skin damage Ultraviolet radiation Industrial Soap Hot water

What Happens When Our Ski...

One would think that taking care of our skin should be no big deal, that our skin will und...

Barry Michaels

November 19, 2013 Antimicrobial resistance WHO Clostiridium difficile carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) superbugs Infection Prevention in Healthcare Cross-contamination Prevention - Food Industry CDC Barry Michaels

Superbugs and Antibiotic ...

For the last century, medical professionals and microbiologists have waged a war against g...

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August 20, 2013 Hand hygiene Hand hygiene compliance Hand Hygiene Facilities and Supplies Hand Hygiene Training & Education Prevention and Control of Infections Julie Storr Motivation Infection Prevention in Healthcare WHO 5 Moments Healthcare-Associated Infections Barry Michaels Cross Contamination

Achieving Reduced Infecti...

Hand hygiene is the simplest and most effective, proven method to reduce healthcare associ...

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May 15, 2013 Hand hygiene Hand Hygiene Training & Education Hand Washing Efficacy Infection Prevention and Control Education Contaminated surface C. difficile Soap versus Sanitizer Infection Prevention in Healthcare Handwashing promotion Cross-contamination Prevention - Food Industry Infection Prevention - Workplace and Public Areas Norovirus Barry Michaels Occupational Skin Disease Cross Contamination

Got a Hand Hygiene Questi...

We all know that making hand hygiene contagious is not easy, but if the wealth of question...

Patrick Boshell

May 08, 2013 Hand sanitizer Hand Washing C. difficile Hand Hygiene Efficacy Infection Prevention in Healthcare Norovirus Barry Michaels

Hand Washing or Hand Sani...

A fly swatter is a device with no innate efficacy exhibited by the device itself but whose...

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February 20, 2013 Hand hygiene Hand sanitizer Hand Washing SARS Coronaviruses Airborne Flu Viruses Infection Control Measures Viruses Epidemic Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Infection Prevention - Workplace and Public Areas Flu Prevention Flu Viruses of Winter Flu Transmission CDC Respiratory Viruses Barry Michaels

Respiratory Viruses and S...

While winter is on the wane, our viruses of winter are still not finished with us yet. Wit...

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January 23, 2013 Hand sanitizer Virox Environmental Cleaning Hospital Cleaning Viruses Disinfecting Epidemic Long Term Care Norwalk Infection Prevention in Healthcare Diarrheal pathogens Cross-contamination Prevention - Food Industry Infection Prevention - Workplace and Public Areas Infection prevention Norovirus Winter Vomiting Disease Stomach Flu Gloves Washing and drying Food workers Barry Michaels Cross Contamination

Norovirus Often Epidemic ...

Norovirus (shortened from Norwalk virus) causes epidemic illness with common names that in...

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January 16, 2013 Hand hygiene Hand hygiene compliance Hand Hygiene Facilities and Supplies Hand Hygiene Training & Education Prevention and Control of Infections Julie Storr Motivation Infection Prevention in Healthcare WHO 5 Moments Barry Michaels Cross Contamination