Activity ID
13268Expires
April 16, 2027Format Type
EnduringCME Credit
0.5Fee
30CME Provider: American Medical Association
Description of CME Course
In this episode of Stories of Care, our host Megan Srinivas, MD, MPH talks with Michelle Doll, MD, a health system epidemiologist with Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, about the importance of hand hygiene in health care settings. Dr Doll discusses challenges with and strategies for improving hand hygiene, the impact of automated monitoring systems, the role of different health care professionals and the patient perspective on hand hygiene. She emphasizes the importance of hand hygiene in preventing infections and encourages health care professionals to be open to considering opportunities for improvement.
Disclaimers
1. This activity is accredited by the American Medical Association.
2. This activity is free to AMA members.
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NoNOTE: If a Member Board has not deemed this activity for MOC approval as an accredited CME activity, this activity may count toward an ABMS Member Board’s general CME requirement. Please refer directly to your Member Board’s MOC Part II Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment Program Requirements.
Educational Objectives
1. Describe different approaches to hand hygiene education for health care professionals
2. Identify challenges that health care professionals encounter when attempting to implement hand hygiene recommendations
Keywords
Infectious Diseases, Nursing
Competencies
Medical Knowledge
CME Credit Type
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
DOI
10.1001/ama.2024.0000274
