January 2020
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VR Training Game Changer for Improving Hand Hygiene Compliance
Recent study shows that 80 percent of
healthcare professionals say they would
like to improve their hand hygiene compliance. The survey covering more than
1,000 healthcare professionals in five different
countries also revealed that 60 percent
would like hand hygiene to be given
higher priority in their unit, while 40 percent
said they would like to receive better
training in hand hygiene. It is a clear indication
for management teams to improve
hand hygiene training in healthcare
facilities.
To address hand hygiene issues
within the healthcare industry, Tork—a
brand of leading global hygiene and
health company Essity—is one of the
first to launch an interactive virtual reality
(VR) hand hygiene training simulation.
In the virtual world, the player
takes on the role of either a nurse or a
physician on duty in a hospital unit. The
player takes care of several patients and,
depending on the player’s level of success
in complying with the World Health
Organization’s (WHOs) ‘5 Moments for
Hand Hygiene’, there are different
results.
Healthcare professionals are well aware of the importance of hand hygiene and
this is part of their training. The exciting
thing about this innovative training in virtual
reality is that it allows professionals
to test their knowledge in a safe simulation
of a patient environment and to receive
direct feedback and to learn from
mistakes,” says Professor Didier Pittet, director,
Infection Control Programme & WHO Collaborating Centre on Patient
Safety at the University of Geneva Hospitals
and Faculty of Medicine Geneva,
Switzerland.
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