Welcome To
Hand Hygiene Australia (HHA)
Effective health care worker hand hygiene is a core strategy in the prevention of health care associated infections and the transmission of antimicrobial resistance.
Hand Hygiene Australia provide resources and services necessary for the implementation of hand hygiene improvement programs and support the education of health care workers in the importance of hand hygiene in the prevention of health care associated infections. Hand hygiene improvement program resources are based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) - World Alliance for Patient Safety campaign – “Clean Care is Safer Care” launched in 2005. Core components of these programs include the provision of alcohol-based hand rub at the point-of-care, health care worker education, and auditing with performance feedback of hand hygiene compliance according to the WHO ‘My 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene’ approach.
HHA Online Training
HHA have developed a number of free learning modules to assist healthcare employees and students, businesses, and the community to stay safe. This training module and certification is provided free of charge to you. If you find this program useful, please share this with your family, friends and colleagues to protect and keep everyone safe. To access the learning module options please click the button below:
Online Learning Modules →
Improving hand hygiene practices you can trust.
Hand Hygiene Australia (HHA) is located at the Austin Hospital in Melbourne, Australia. The HHA team is headed by Professor Lindsay Grayson as Director.
HHA supports the improvement of hand hygiene practices as a core strategy in the prevention of infection and the transmission of antimicrobial resistance, working with organisations and key stakeholders from multiple settings around the world to improve hand hygiene behaviour taking a One Health perspective.
Learn More →Resources for improving hand hygiene
Compliance Database
Use Compliance Desktop to enter hand hygiene data that has been collected on paper.
View Compliance Database →Compliance Mobile
Use Compliance Mobile to enter hand hygiene data in real time as you audit.
Collect data on a mobile device →Hand Hygiene & the 5 Moments
Understand what hand hygiene is and apply the WHO “My 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene” approach at the point of care.
- 5 Moments
- Glove Use
- Handrub Use
- Hand Care
Online Learning Modules
Free learning modules and certification to help healthcare workers, students, businesses and the community stay safe.
- Healthcare Modules
- Free Certification
- For Individuals
- For Administrators
Auditing & Compliance
Audit hand hygiene compliance with performance feedback using the Compliance Database and validated audit tools.
- Compliance Database
- Audit Tools
- Auditor Training
- Recommendations
Implementation & Resources
Guidance documents, promotional materials and resources for implementing hand hygiene programs in any setting.
- Guidance Docs
- Posters & Media
- Specific Settings
- Useful Links
