Edmonton, AB, May 06, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Every year, 220,000 Canadian patients (approximately one in nine) develop a hospital-acquired infection during their stay in hospital, and an estimated 8,000 of those patients will lose their lives. Whether you're a patient, visitor, provider, or worker in a healthcare setting – cleaning your hands is one of the best ways to prevent infection. Clean care saves lives.
The Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI), in partnership with the World Health Organization’s SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands campaign, is directing the annual STOP! Clean Your Hands Day on May 6, 2019, to bring attention to healthcare-acquired infections. This year, CPSI is teaching the public and healthcare providers how to have Clean Care Conversations and stop the infection crisis.
We want to encourage compassionate conversations, where healthcare providers, patients and families work hand in hand to create a clean care culture.
We are asking you to share the attached infographic through your social media accounts. If you wish, you can also publicize the events happening today.
All of these tools and resources are available at www.handhygiene.ca.
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Christopher Thrall Canadian Patient Safety Institute 7805668375 cthrall@cpsi-icsp.ca