Mrs. Kaye Bellis1, Mrs. Christine Sharp1
1Alfred Health, Australia
Biography:
Kaye has been in IP for over 25 years and is still passionate and believes in correct and timely HH.
Christine's background is in ICU then IP for the last 6 years. She runs the HH workshops.
Both believe in making HH important always and fun sometimes where possible.
Abstract:
Background
In Australia, HH is a Key Performance Indicator and data submission is mandatory.
We train multiple auditors to undertake auditing and ask what is the minimum training required to ensure auditors are proficient and data is robust?
Method
Annually, we run 10 full day workshops, open to clinical staff. Participants must complete the National Hand Hygiene Initiative (NHHI) mandatory modules and attend the face-to-face workshop.
Our workshops are structured with multiple formats of learning including internal quizzes, open forum questions and scenarios. Plus, Standard / Transmission Based Precautions and Shared Patient Equipment Cleaning auditing, promotions, feedback and hand health.
Results
Since February 2024, 133 staff have attended workshops.
84 passed our initial quiz.
33 didn’t pass our strict criteria and were sent a second written quiz, if they passed this, we send them the link to NHHI auditor assessment.
Of the 117 who passed our internal quizzes 95 became active auditors.
16 were offered a second workshop but this is rarely taken up.
Even with our training not all follow through to become auditors, but they do have the knowledge.
Evaluations from the full day workshops have been positive.
Conclusion
By maintaining rigorous training, we are confident that those who become our auditors understand the concept and process and are submitting reliable data.
We have over 220 current auditors and many of these are long-term auditors who mentor and share local knowledge. We feel our auditors have the benefit of multiple training resources.