title: Personal protective equipment in health care: can online infection control courses transfer knowledge and improve proper selection and use?
abstract: 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).
authors.affiliation: Worksafe & Wellness, Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver, BC, Canada. chunyip.hon@vch.ca
authors.forename: Chun-Yip
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Hon
authors.forename: Bruce
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gamage
authors.forename: Elizabeth Ann
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Bryce
authors.forename: Justin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: LoChang
authors.forename: Annalee
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yassi
authors.forename: Deirdre
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Maultsaid
authors.forename: Shicheng
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: 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*