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December 06, 2016 Hand hygiene Infection prevention

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Another year is coming to an end and it's time to thank all our subscribers and occasion...

Patrick Boshell

May 24, 2016 Hand sanitizer Hospital Acquired Infections Infection Prevention in Healthcare Infection prevention

The Most Effective Way to...

Did you know that you may have been cleaning your hands wrong this whole time? A recent st...

Patrick Boshell

December 09, 2014 Hand hygiene compliance Hand Hygiene Education Improving hand hygiene compliance Absenteeism Hand Hygiene Communication Viruses Infection Prevention - Workplace and Public Areas Flu Prevention Infection prevention Flu Viruses of Winter Flu Transmission CDC Germs in the office Hand Washing Behavior

Call Into Work Sick....Pl...

Did you know, 90% of office workers come to work when sick. Even worse, they know their co...

Patrick Boshell

September 30, 2014 Hand Hygiene Education Hand Washing Posters Flu Prevention Hand hygiene Handwashing Infection prevention Flu Hand hygiene Viruses of Winter Flu Transmission Flu Vaccine Infection Prevention - Workplace and Public Areas Global Hand Washing Day

How To Avoid The Flu This...

The flu season is upon us once again. This year, Center of Disease Control (CDC) is urging...

Patrick Boshell

May 13, 2014 Hand hygiene Hand hygiene compliance Hand Hygiene Training & Education Hand sanitizer Hand Washing Handwashing Airborne Flu Viruses Contaminated surface Bacterial transmission germs sneeze cloud sneeze Infection Prevention - Workplace and Public Areas Infection prevention Bacteria Germs in the office

Sneezes Are Travelling Ge...

Do you assume you are safe from your colleague’s germs just because you are out of the “sp...

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April 15, 2014 Housekeeping surfaces Infection prevention Transmission of disease Flu Transmission Germs in the office Infection Prevention - Workplace and Public Areas

What is the 'Germiest' Pr...

Did you know that your desk is more contaminated than the average toilet seat? In fact, of...

Patrick Boshell

January 07, 2014 Hand hygiene compliance Hand Hygiene Education Flu Prevention Hand sanitizer Hand drying Paper towels Glove guidelines Global Handwashing Day Infection prevention Patient Safety Hand Washing Germs in the office Infection Prevention in Healthcare Infection Prevention - Workplace and Public Areas Healthcare-Associated Infections

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Let's kick off 2014 by taking a nostalgic look back at some of the most contagious hand hy...

Patrick Boshell

July 17, 2013 Mobile Phone Bacteria Infection Prevention in Healthcare Cross-contamination Prevention - Food Industry Infection Prevention - Workplace and Public Areas Infection prevention Bacteria

Your Mobile Phone Is Dirt...

"It's a well-known fact that cell phones are dirty objects, but just how unclean are they?...

Patrick Boshell

March 26, 2013 Infection prevention Hawthorne Effect Improve Hand Hygiene Barley Chironda Patient Safety Infection Prevention in Healthcare

Why Hospital Infection Ra...

I am a huge fan of ‘The Easter Ham Story’. In the story, a little girl watches her mother...

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