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Executive Summary

Clean Hands Save Lives: A Systems Approach to Improving Hand Hygiene
April 2015 ∘ Executive Summary

Learn about: the importance of hand hygiene in improving safety, quality, and economic impact, a systems approach to hand hygiene that integrates environmental, operational, and personal factors for infection prevention, and new, effective, and easy-to-implement hand hygiene measures.
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Issue Brief

Clean Hands Save Lives: A Systems Approach to Improving Hand Hygiene
April 2015 ∘ Issue Brief

As part of the infection prevention toolbox, in this issue brief you will learn about the importance of hand hygiene in improving safety, quality, and economic impact, a systems approach to hand hygiene that integrates environmental, operational, and personal factors for infection prevention, and new, effective, and easy-to-implement hand hygiene measures.
EDAC Advocate Firm Project

St. Luke’s Hospital at The Vintage, Willowbrook, TX
September 2012 ∘ EDAC Advocate Firm Project

The goal for this project was to set a new standard and image of healthcare delivery, using EBD to achieve positive patient outcomes within the expanding hospital system.  
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Webinar

Infection Prevention During Design & Construction of Health Care Facilities
June 2014 ∘ Webinar

This presentation provides information on the current incidence of healthcare-associated infections in U.S. hospitals and design & construction considerations that can help prevent these outcomes. Examples of published outbreaks related to design and construction activity are provided. In addition, specific examples of design options and construction risk mitigation measures will be reviewed. 
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Project Brief

Infection Control Strategies Provide Foundation for New Hospital Building
March 2015 ∘ Project Brief

Learn about: the interdisciplinary infection control working group created to guide design decisions, the methods used to protect individuals from infection during the construction process, and the design strategies implemented in the new facility to reduce the spread of infections.
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Project Brief

New Military Hospital Leverages Evidence-Based Design to Improve Infection Control Standards
March 2015 ∘ Project Brief

Learn about: the benefits of creating multidisciplinary stakeholder teams, the complications that can arise with some antimicrobial cleaners, and the close connection between cleaning standards and furniture selection.