Hand Hygiene Excellence Award Europe
You have an excellent hand hygiene improvement programme in your hospital
and at least 3 years data?
Apply now for the European Hand Hygiene Excellence Award.
HHEA 2017: Submission date 5 of May 20 16
HHEA 2019: Submission date 5 of May 20 18
More information on www
.hhea.info.
Demonstrate your excellence in successfully reducing HAI rates by implementing a
Hand Hygiene Programme.
Applying hospitals demonstrate sustainability in:
- increasing hand hygiene compliance - reduction in infection rates - increasing handrub consumption
- consumption of liquid soap
by providing data for a period of at least three years.
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The Award is conceived as a platform to identify, recognize, honour and celebrate those hospitals and health care work groups who have contributed to improving patient safety through their excellence, enthusiasm and innovatory methods. A unique pro- cess has been developed for the awards. The chair- man Prof. Didier Pittet (director, infection control programme and WHO Collaborating Centre on Patient
Hand Hygiene Excellence Award
Safety, Lead Adviser, Clean Care is Safer Care programme, University of Geneva Hospitals & Faculty of Medicine and WHO, Geneva) as well as an international panel of leading infection control experts are evaluating the candidatures and assess the finalists during a visit in the hospital in order to elect the winning hospitals.
Apply now on www.hhea.info
Hospital applies on www.hhea.info
Hospital receives submission form
Hospital sends completed submission form
Auditvisit by delegates of the expert panel
Winners get rewarded at continental congress Expertpanel
decides on finalists
Expertpanel decides on winners
Process Hand Hygiene Excellence Award
