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| Hand Hygiene: A Handbook for Medical Professionals |
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ISBN: 978-1-118-84686-5,
436 pages,
Soft Cover
ISBN-10: 1-118-84686-9 |
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| Copyright: |
2017 |
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| Edition: |
1st |
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| Editor: |
Pittet, Didier; Boyce, John M.; Allegranzi, Benedetta |
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Specialties:
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Infectious Disease
, Public Health |
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| Publisher: |
Wiley-Blackwell |
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| Series Title: |
Hospital Medicine: Current Concepts |
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| List Price: |
$134.95 |
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At A Glance
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The first comprehensive, authoritative review of one of the most fundamental and important issues in infection control and patient safety, hand hygiene. Developed and presented by the worlds leading scholar-clinicians, Hand Hygiene is an essential resource for all medical professionals. Developed and presented by the world leaders in this fundamental topic Fully integrates World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines and policies Offers a global perspective in tackling hand hygiene issues in developed and developing countries Coverage of basic and highly complex clinical applications of hand hygiene practices Includes novel and unusual aspects and issues in hand hygiene such as religious and cultural aspects and patient participation Offers guidance at the individual, institutional, and organizational levels for national and worldwide hygiene promotion campaigns
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Reviewer:
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Aaron DeVries,
MD, MPH
(Minneapolis VA Medical Center)
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Are the author's objectives met? |
8 |
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Rate the worthiness of those objectives. |
10 |
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Is this written at an appropriate level? |
5 |
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Is there significant duplication? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) |
5 |
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Are there significant omissions? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) |
4 |
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Rate the authority of the authors. |
5 |
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Are there sufficient illustrations? |
3 |
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Rate the pedagogic value of the illustrations. |
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Rate the print quality of the illustrations. |
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Are there sufficient references? |
5 |
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Rate the currency of the references. |
5 |
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Rate the pertinence of the references. |
5 |
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Rate the helpfulness of the index. |
5 |
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If important in this specialty, rate the physical appearance of the book |
4 |
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Is this a worthwhile contribution to the field? |
10 |
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If this is a 2nd or later edition, is this new edition needed? |
N/A |
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Reviewer:
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Aaron DeVries,
MD, MPH
(Minneapolis VA Medical Center)
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Description
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| How simple can it be? Wash your hands. Hand hygiene is a cornerstone of modern healthcare and this book attempts to capture the extensive and diverse history and research behind this most fundamental healthcare procedure. It is a comprehensive collection of related articles on all facets of hand hygiene. |
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Purpose
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| The goal is a very worthy one: to capture all important aspects of hand hygiene in one simple-to-read format. The editors bring an international perspective with a desire to make the content relevant in healthcare facilities with a wide range of available resources. |
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Audience
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| Healthcare professionals from around the world who seek an in-depth understanding of hand hygiene in healthcare are the intended audience. Most chapters avoid highly technical terminology to make it accessible to healthcare professionals at many levels. |
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Features
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| The book uses a consistent format, which makes it easy to read. The 50-plus chapters are well organized with each beginning with key messages. It enables readers to glean the most relevant pearls and stokes their curiosity to read more. The book favors the WHO perspective on the science and practice of hand hygiene. Hand hygiene researchers, infection preventionists, or hospital epidemiologists can appreciate its comprehensive coverage of the field, but will be inclined to move past some of the more basic content. Readers who may be newer to the topic will likely move past content focused on methodology, statistics, and study design. Some readers will have a deeper interest in aspects of regulatory compliance, which are not as well covered given the broad intended audience. The emphasis on aspects of human behavior is the book's greatest strength. |
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Assessment
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| This well-written book, coupled with its excellent editing, is easy to read. It succeeds in appealing to a diverse population of healthcare professionals. All healthcare facility leaders in patient safety and infection prevention would be well served by this guide and reference to improving hand hygiene. |
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