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05/05/2016
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By: Isis Brief (Proqualis / Fiocruz)
May 5 is the World Day of Hand Hygiene (HM). There is still much to do to increase adherence to hygiene practices hand in Brazil aimed at patient safety. The research entitled Panorama of Global Challenges of the World Health Organization (WHO) Patient Safety in Large Hospitals Porte in Minas Gerais, led by the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), presents preliminary results of low adherence of health professionals to practice hand hygiene recommended by the WHO protocol.
To talk about the topic, the Collaborating Centre for Care Quality and Patient Safety (Proqualis) of the Institute of Communication and Information Science and Technology in Health (Icict) Fiocruz interviewed the coordinator of the research, an associate professor of UFMG and researcher at the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), Adriana Cristina de Oliveira. The interview can be accessed at Proqualis the site, which also provides on its website, on the page of Hygiene Hands, protocols, literature of interest, lessons and other content to disseminate improved hygiene practices of hands in the country.
Source: Fiocruz
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