WHO Infection Prevention and Control Global Webinar Please join us6 May 2024, 2:00-3:30 pm CETWorld Hand Hygiene Day 2024 – why is sharing knowledge about hand hygiene still so important?In the context of a multimodal improvement strategy, WHO highlights the importance of training of health workers for sustainable improvement in infection prevention and control (IPC), including hand hygiene. Many countries are demonstrating strong engagement and advancements in scaling-up IPC strategies and actions, but overall, the progress is slow, and gains are at risk. In multiple WHO surveys for example, training and education was the weakest component of IPC programmes around the world both at the national and facility level. With a global workforce of 65 million health workers, this year’s campaign focus on training and education and taking action on, for example, hand hygiene can help save lives.  ObjectivesTo provide perspectives and evidence related to the value of IPC and hand hygiene education and training   To outline WHHD 2024 resources and activitiesTo showcase the best innovative education and training stories submitted to WHO To present an overview of the new global IPC in-service curriculumTo present the WHO “My 5 Moments: The Game”    The webinar will be held in (5 UN languages)Please contact [email protected] with questionsAgendaWorld Hand Hygiene Day 2024 – why is sharing knowledge about hand hygiene still so important?Session Chair – Dr Benedetta Allegranzi Time (CET)TopicSpeaker2.00 pmWelcome and opening remarks – Perspective on IPC education and trainingHugo Sax, Professor and Senior researcher, Bern University Hospital and University of Bern, Switzerland2:08 pmWhy is sharing knowledge about hand hygiene still so important? Why IPC and hand hygiene education and training should be in place for allBenedetta Allegranzi, Unit Head, WHO IPC Hub 2:18 pmHow can you use the WHO hand hygiene resources now and going forward? A summary of WHHD, 5 May 2024 resources and activitiesClaire Kilpatrick, Consultant, WHO IPC Hub2:28 pmInnovative IPC education and training stories: presentations of top 3 stories submitted to WHOFacilitator: Johan Dews, Volunteer, WHO IPC Hub2:46 pmIntroducing the new WHO Global IPC in-service curriculum: an overviewMandy Deeves, Technical Officer, WHO IPC Hub2:56 pmMy 5 Moments: The Game” – Revolutionizing hand hygiene education Ermira Tartari, Consultant, WHO IPC Hub3:06 pmLooking ahead: What can you do to advance IPC education in your region/country/facility?Facilitator: Iman Heweidy, Technical Officer, WHO EMRO3:25 pmClosing remarksDevin Jopp, CEO, APIC  

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