Hygienically Clean Certification is proud to sponsor the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) public service campaign, International Infection Prevention Week (IIPW). Established in 1986, International Infection Prevention Week aims to shine a light on infection prevention and will take place this Oct. 13-19.
The IIPW 2024 theme is “Moving the Needle on Infection Prevention,” highlighting the work being done to advance areas such as IP professional development, healthcare worker safety, patient safety, public-health preparedness and infection prevention throughout the continuum of care. TRSA will post on Hygienically Clean Certification’s LinkedIn page videos and white papers aimed at supporting the theme of each day throughout the week:
Monday, Oct. 14 – Theme: “Moving the Needle on the Profession’s Development.” Download white paper: Curbing the Infection Risk of Healthcare Garments
Tuesday, Oct. 15 – Theme: “Moving the Needle on Healthcare Worker Safety” – Global Handwashing Day. View Make the Switch to Reusable Healthcare animated video that promotes healthcare employee safety.
Wednesday, Oct. 16 – Theme: “Moving the Needle on Patient Safety.” View Make the Switch to Reusable Healthcare animated video that promotes patient safety and satisfaction.
Thursday, Oct. 17 – Theme: “Moving the Needle on Public Health Preparedness.” Download the white paper: Nothing Left Behind: Quantifying Hygienically Clean Removes All Doubt
Friday, Oct. 18 – Theme: “Moving the Needle Across the Continuum of Care” – Clean Hospitals Day. View 6 C’s Clean Video to handle soiled linen in a healthcare environment.
TRSA members are invited to join Hygienically Clean Certification, TRSA, APIC and other healthcare organizations Oct. 13-19 for a full week of IIPW online events. We encourage TRSA members to repost Hygienically Clean social media posts and to utilize the APIC website to promote on their own websites and digital media.
For the complete IIPW event schedule and access to helpful downloads with infographics, logos, social media posts and more about infection prevention and control, go to https://infectionpreventionandyou.org/iipw/.
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