IFIC Hand Hygiene Interest Group
Current Chair: Nagwa Khamis Co-Chair: Board Liaison: Gertie van Knippenberg-Gordebeke	Topic Mission Goals Objectives Functions/Activities

Mission To conduct a “comparative research” project titled ‘Implementation of WHO Hand Hygiene Guidelines’ to determine the most effective methods to  entrench WHO hand hygiene guidelines into healthcare organizations in different parts of the world Goals To divide the project into a number of research areas that can better address the specific needs of the SIG members in healthcare settings located in various countries Objectives To conduct the project through a qualitative quantitative research methodology Qualitative research will be used to explore individual cases to describe in a more detailed way what happens with WHO hand hygiene implementation ‘on the ground’ Quantitative data will be collected through a survey which will be adapted from an existing WHO hand hygiene survey. Functions/Activities Work in partnership with WHO (principally through Julie Storr –Project Manager for the First Global Patient Safety Challenge). Include the following: tools, tool implementation processes, results and conclusions

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