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Infection Prevention and Control - Hand Hygiene
Dr Caroline Pankhurst BSc, PhD BDS, MSc MRCPath
Senior Specialist Clinical Teacher in Oral Medicine
King's College London Dental Institute
The on-demand version of the May 2009 Lunch 'n' Learn live webinar.
1.5 hours verifiable CPD
"Reinforces the importance of good hand hygiene"
"All dental team members should review this subject regularly"
"How to protect myself and patients from contamination"
"The material was to the point, easy to understand and informative"
Instructions
- View the presentation: your progress is bookmarked so you may return to the last topic viewed
NB If you do not complete the course in one sitting make sure that when you leave you close the presentation and exit the course. If you do not do this your progress may not be recorded correctly.
- Your CPD certificate will be available from
 Gradebook (see the course menu) once you have completed the presentation (you must have viewed all the topics and passed the quiz)
- Complete the evaluation - we need you feedback to develop improve our servce
- Use the discussion forum to ask questions and read what others are saying about the topics covered in this course.
- Windows PC or Apple Macintosh (broadband connection recommended)
- Basic computer skills
- Loudspeakers or headset
- Some quality time
- At the end of the presentation you will be invited to complete the short evaluation. This gives you the opportunity to provide feedback and help us to improve our service.
- Your CPD certificate will be made available in Gradebook once the presentation has been completed.
If you have any other questions, please contact us.
 Verifiable CPD
On completion of the course you will be given a certificate for 1.5 hours verifiable CPD.
An evaluation is also available for you to provide feedback.
Learning aim
- Appreciate why hand hygiene is an essential measure in the prevention of spread of infections such as Flu and MRSA
- Be able to perform effective hand hygiene on every occasion
Learning objectives
- How to be compliant with the hand hygiene guidance set out in the new Department of Health regulations HTM01-05
- The why, how and when to clean hands
- Which hand hygiene product is right for which situation
Learning outcome
By the end of this session participants' knowledge of this important subject will have been updated.
About the Presenter
Caroline PankhurstDr Caroline Pankhurst BSc PhD BDS MSC MRCPath (Specialist in Oral Microbiology) is a dentist and was a Clinical Senior Lecturer, Oral Microbiology, King’s College London Dental Institute. Now she is actively involved in postgraduate dental education and training. She is a freelance infection control consultant to Southwark, Lambeth and Lewisham PCTs and Southern Health Board, Northern Ireland and was a member of Decontamination in Primary Care committee at the Department of Health. She is the author of “Control of Infection Guidelines for General Dental Practice” now in its third edition, and is the co-author of a new book entitled Basic Guide to Prevention and Infection Control in Dentistry. Currently she is appointed to Editorial Boards of “Primary Dental Care” and BMC Oral Health. She was President of BDA Metropolitan Branch in 2006.
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