Personal protective equipment in health care: can online infection control courses transfer knowledge and improve proper selection and use?
We used observational evaluation to assess the ability of an online learning course to effectively transfer knowledge on personal protective equipment (PPE) selection and removal. During orientations for new hospital staff, 117 participants applied either airborne, droplet, or contact precautions in mock scenarios. Postcourse, all 3 scenarios demonstrated improvement in PPE sequence scores (P = .001); moreover, hand hygiene also was more frequent during both donning and doffing of PPE (P < .001).
Hon
Chun-Yip
CY
Worksafe & Wellness, Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver, BC, Canada. chunyip.hon@vch.ca
Gamage
Bruce
B
Bryce
Elizabeth Ann
EA
LoChang
Justin
J
Yassi
Annalee
A
Maultsaid
Deirdre
D
Yu
Shicheng
S
D001955:British Columbia; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D020407:Internet; D015588:Observer Variation; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000193:education*; D011482:Protective Devices / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*