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<str<strong>on</strong>g>WHO</str<strong>on</strong>g> GUIDELINES ON HAND HYGIENE IN HEALTH CARE<br />

7.<br />

Strategy and resources for develop<strong>in</strong>g,<br />

implement<strong>in</strong>g, and evaluat<strong>in</strong>g a patient/healthcare<br />

worker empowerment programme <strong>in</strong> a<br />

health-care facility or community<br />

Patient/HCW empowerment programmes should form <strong>on</strong>e comp<strong>on</strong>ent of an evidence-based multimodal<br />

hand hygiene improvement strategy. Table V.7.1 presents a template of a strategy to develop an empowerment<br />

programme <strong>in</strong> a health-care community by provid<strong>in</strong>g several steps for ownership, programme review,<br />

development, implementati<strong>on</strong>, and evaluati<strong>on</strong>. Each step identifies a task, or tasks, with the process that is<br />

needed to complete each <strong>on</strong>e. Background <strong>in</strong>formati<strong>on</strong> and resources are cross-referenced with the text of the<br />

guidel<strong>in</strong>es, as well as with Appendix 6 for the survey results.<br />

Table V.7.1<br />

Template of a strategy to develop an empowerment programme)<br />

1. Ownership: develop a shared resp<strong>on</strong>sibility<br />

Task Process <str<strong>on</strong>g>Guidel<strong>in</strong>es</str<strong>on</strong>g> (Part V)<br />

Secti<strong>on</strong> no.<br />

Introduce empowerment <strong>in</strong><br />

the c<strong>on</strong>text of hand hygiene<br />

improvement to key decisi<strong>on</strong>makers<br />

Present the evidence-based multimodal <strong>Hand</strong> <strong>Hygiene</strong><br />

Improvement Strategy to key decisi<strong>on</strong>-makers<br />

Discuss <str<strong>on</strong>g>WHO</str<strong>on</strong>g> commitment for improv<strong>in</strong>g hand hygiene<br />

(through lobby<strong>in</strong>g for adopti<strong>on</strong> of recommendati<strong>on</strong>s <strong>in</strong> the<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>WHO</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Guidel<strong>in</strong>es</str<strong>on</strong>g>)<br />

Highlight better outcomes by us<strong>in</strong>g multimodal <strong>Hand</strong><br />

<strong>Hygiene</strong> Improvement Strategy approach<br />

4, 5<br />

2<br />

3.4, 4<br />

Share results of the <str<strong>on</strong>g>WHO</str<strong>on</strong>g> patient survey <strong>in</strong> your regi<strong>on</strong> Appendix 6, Table 2<br />

Determ<strong>in</strong>e the most appropriate<br />

term<strong>in</strong>ology to describe<br />

empowerment <strong>in</strong> your culture or<br />

community<br />

Establish your core support<br />

network<br />

Decide <strong>on</strong> word<strong>in</strong>g that is positive, not easily<br />

misunderstood, and appropriate for your community/<br />

organizati<strong>on</strong>. Some of the most comm<strong>on</strong> term<strong>in</strong>ology:<br />

— patient empowerment<br />

— patient <strong>in</strong>volvement<br />

— patient participati<strong>on</strong><br />

— patient engagement<br />

Identify sources for <strong>in</strong>dividual and organizati<strong>on</strong>al support.<br />

Suggesti<strong>on</strong>s:<br />

— HCWs<br />

— community leaders<br />

— champi<strong>on</strong>s of health-care causes<br />

— patient advocates<br />

— advisers<br />

Form a support/acti<strong>on</strong> team resp<strong>on</strong>sible for mak<strong>in</strong>g hand<br />

hygiene <strong>in</strong>itiatives top priority<br />

To ensure <strong>in</strong>volvement, implement the step of positive<br />

deviance<br />

1, 2<br />

3.4<br />

3.4, 4.1.1<br />

3.4<br />

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