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Am J Infect Control · Dec 2008
Personal protective equipment in health care: can online infection control courses transfer knowledge and improve proper selection and use?
- Chun-Yip Hon, Bruce Gamage, Elizabeth Ann Bryce, Justin LoChang, Annalee Yassi, Deirdre Maultsaid, and Shicheng Yu.
- Worksafe & Wellness, Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver, BC, Canada. chunyip.hon@vch.ca
- Am J Infect Control. 2008 Dec 1; 36 (10): e33-7.
AbstractWe used observational evaluation to assess the ability of an online learning course to effectively transfer knowledge on personal protective equipment (PPE) selection and removal. During orientations for new hospital staff, 117 participants applied either airborne, droplet, or contact precautions in mock scenarios. Postcourse, all 3 scenarios demonstrated improvement in PPE sequence scores (P = .001); moreover, hand hygiene also was more frequent during both donning and doffing of PPE (P < .001).
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