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Hand Hygiene Australia
Effective health care worker hand hygiene is a core strategy in the prevention of health care associated infections and the transmission of antibiotic resistance.
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:
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 taking a One Health perspective.
Learn More →Resources & Services for Better Hand Hygiene
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
A trusted, evidence-based approach
Hand hygiene improvement programs are based on the World Health Organisation “Clean Care is Safer Care” campaign, with proven core components.
Get In Touch →Hand hygiene improvement program resources are based on the World Health Organisation – World Alliance for Patient Safety campaign “Clean Care is Safer Care”, launched in 2005.
A core component is the provision of alcohol-based hand rub at the point of care, making the right action the easy action for health care workers.
HHA supports the education of health care workers in the importance of hand hygiene in the prevention of health care associated infections.
Programs include auditing with performance feedback of hand hygiene compliance according to the WHO “My 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene” approach.
HHA works with organisations and key stakeholders from multiple settings around the world to improve hand hygiene behaviour, taking a One Health perspective.
Improve hand hygiene at your organisation
Get in touch with the HHA team to access resources, online learning and the support you need to implement a hand hygiene improvement program.
Contact Us →Contact
- ✉️ Enquiries via the HHA contact page
- 🌐 hha.org.au
Frequently Asked Questions
The NHHI is Australia’s national program to improve hand hygiene in health care. From 1 November 2019, the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care coordinates all aspects of the NHHI for Australian health service organisations.
The “My 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene” is the WHO approach that defines the key moments when health care workers should perform hand hygiene during patient care.
Yes. HHA provides a number of free learning modules and certification to assist healthcare employees, students, businesses and the community to stay safe.
The Compliance Database lets organisations record and review hand hygiene audit data, including via a mobile device. Access it through the Audits section of the HHA website.
Alcohol-based handrub is the recommended product for hand hygiene at the point of care. HHA provides product recommendations, placement guidance and information on its use and limitations.
Better hand hygiene starts with one moment
Access free online learning, audit tools and implementation resources from Hand Hygiene Australia.
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