Hand HygieneHand Hygiene

Presented bySandra Kendall, Carla Hagstrom, Gail

Nichol, and Robyn Butcher

Addis Ababa, EthiopiaNovember 2014

The IssueThe Issue

• Recently ebola has become an international health issue.

• Media coverage: World Health Organization (WHO), Toronto Star Newspaper, Mount Sinai Hospital directives, travel advisories

• What is ebola? Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a severe disease that causes haemorrhagic fever in humans and animals . 

Why go to the literature?Why go to the literature?

• Best practices• Guidelines• Directives• Prevention, education, and communications• Improve practices • Improve compliance• Find expert resources (videos, demonstrations)

What role does the What role does the library play?library play?

• Searches for evidence• Puts experts together so they can collaborate• Taps into difficult to find resources• Doctors, nurses and all allied health professionals

have inquisitive inquiring minds, so the library’s role is to support their clinical decision making

The role of the library The role of the library and information seeking and information seeking

for infection controlfor infection control

• Relevant example: ebola

Literature SearchLiterature SearchSearch Concepts

•Ebola prevention and control•Hand hygiene, hand wash*, sanitizer•Disease transmission•Infection control

Selected Search Selected Search ResultsResults

• PMID/UI - 24225614AUTHOR - A. Tenna, E. A. Stenehjem, L. Margoles, E. Kacha, H. M. Blumberg and R. R. KempkerTITLE - Infection control knowledge, attitudes, and practices among healthcare workers in

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia SOURCE - Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology 2013;34(12):1289-96

• PMID/UI - 23337307AUTHOR - S. Mernelius, P. O. Svensson, G. Rensfeldt, E. Davidsson, B. Isaksson, S. Lofgren and A.

MatussekTITLE - Compliance with hygiene guidelines: the effect of a multimodal hygiene intervention

and validation of direct observations SOURCE - American Journal of Infection Control 2013;41(5):e45-8

• PMID/UI - 24321978AUTHOR - C. Godfrey and J. T. SchoutenTITLE - Infection control best practices in clinical research in resource-limited settings SOURCE - Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes: JAIDS 2014;65 Suppl 1:S15-8

Expert GuidanceExpert Guidance• Mount Sinai Hospital Hand Washing Instructional

Video – Please use Firefox or Internet Explorer • http://www.mountsinai.on.ca/about_us/news/2009/hand-hygiene

• Canadian Critical Care Society Ebola Clinical Care Guidelines http://www.ammi.ca/media/69846/Ebola%20Clinical%20Care%20Guidelines%202%20Sep%202014.pdf

• CDC-TV Wash Your Hands http://www.cdc.gov/CDCTV/WashYourHands/

CDC Handwashing in the CDC Handwashing in the Developing WorldDeveloping World

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention•http://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/hygiene/programs/handwashing-developing-world.html