How Hand Hygiene Can Mitigate Financial Loss
The webinar, led by CenTrak specialists Khyati Ved and Melissa Berrios, highlights how effective hand hygiene practices can prevent infection spread, mitigate financial losses, and help healthcare facilities prepare for future pandemics similar to past outbreaks like SARS, MERS, Ebola, and COVID-19.
In the past 20 years, there have been six significant health threats: SARS, MERS, Ebola, Avian Influenza, the Swine Flu, and COVID-19. Experts anticipate that COVID-like outbreaks will continue to occur. This webinar, featuring Khyati Ved, CenTrak’s Hand Hygiene Solution Specialist, and Melissa Berrios, BSN, RN, a Clinical Educator at CenTrak, discusses infection prevention and how to prepare for future outbreaks.
While the aftermath of the coronavirus remains uncertain, the possibility of another pandemic is very real. The webinar explores how hand hygiene can slow the spread of infections and help facilities conserve resources.
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