REDUCE THE RISK OF HEALTH CARE

ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS

GOAL 5
 Introduction
Infection prevention and control is one of the
most pressing patient safety issues facing health
care organizations today.
HAIs can exact a heavy price both in human
lives and in resources.
Infection prevention and control should be
proactive
Organization must have an effective infection
prevention and control program
 HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATED
INFECTIONS
Surgical Site Infection
Bloodstream Infections
Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract
Infection
MDRO : MRSA
 New Elements of Standard
Precautions
Respiratory Hygiene/Cough Etiquette,
Safe injection practices
Use of masks for insertion of catheters or
injection of material into spinal or epidural
spaces via lumbar puncture procedures
 Respiratory Hygiene/Cough
Etiquette
Education of healthcare facility
staff, patients, and visitors.)
Posted signs, with instructions to
patients and accompanying family
members or friends.
Source control measures
* Hand hygiene after contact with
respiratory secretions;
* Spatial separation, ideally >3
feet, of persons with respiratory
infections in common waiting
areas when possible
 HAND HYGIENE
Improving Hand Hygiene among healthcare
workers is currently the single most effective
intervention to reduce the risk of hospital-
acquired infections in Australian hospitals.
Five Moments for Hand Hygiene have been
identified as the critical times when Hand
Hygiene should be performed.
5 Moments for Hand Hygiene
 BEFORE TOUCHING A PATIENT

Clean your hands before touching a patient

when approaching him/her
To protect the patient against harmful germs
carried on your hands
BEFORE CLEAN/ASEPTIC PROCEDURE

Clean your hands immediately before

performing a clean/aseptic procedure
To protect the patients against harmful germs,
including the patients own, from entering his/her
body
 AFTER BODY FLUID EXPOSURE RISK

Clean your hands immediately after an exposure

risk to body fluids ( and after gloves removal )
To protect yourself and the health-care
environment from harmful patient germs
 AFTER TOUCHING A PATIENT

Clean your hand after touching a patient and

her/his immediate surroundings, when leaving
the patients side
To protect yourself and the health-care
environment from harmful patient germs
 AFTER TOUCHING PATIENT
SURROUNDING
Clean your hands after
touching any object or
furniture in patients
immediate surroundings,
when leaving-even if the
patient has not been
touched.
To protect yourself and
the health care
environment from harmful
patient germ
 TEACH SAFE PRACTICES

Hand hygiene
Personal protective Equipment
Respiratory Hygiene/Cough Etiquette
Patient placement
Patient-care equipment and instruments/devices
 Cont.
Care of the environment
Textiles and laundry
Safe injection practices
Worker safety
INNOVATIVE PROGRAM
 DENGAN HANYA 1 X TEKAN
SAJA

ANDA IKUT SERTA MENCEGAH PENYEBARAN INFEKSI DIRUMAH SAKIT

 Wow!!! MRSA prevention
is a BIG DEAL!!!
Yes, it is and it will take all of us doing our
part to stop the spread of MRSA
 MRSA
Screening Inpatient Services
Treatment : decolonization & Isolation/contact
precautions
HH compliance ( HCWs & Visitors )
Education
Re-screening
 Key Success Factor
Program
Education
Policies & Procedure
Socialization
Audit & Evaluation
 CONCLUSION
Provide Policies and procedures as a guideline
Evaluate and review periodically
Active infection control program such as staff
education, surveillance, and isolation of infection
source ( MRSA )
THANK YOU