title: Making change easy: A peer-to-peer guide on transitioning to new hand hygiene products.
abstract: This report summarizes our experiences planning and implementing the transition to a new commercial line of hand hygiene products and their dispensing systems in a large academic health care facility in Toronto, Canada. Our lessons learned are organized into a practical guide made available in 2 different formats: this article and an illustrated peer-to-peer guide (http://www.baycrest.org/wp-content/uploads/HCE-PROG-HH_HighQuality.pdf).
authors.affiliation: Infection Prevention and Control, Baycrest Health Sciences, Toronto, ON, Canada; Canadian Journal of Infection Control, Winnipeg, MB, Canada. Electronic address: camirov@baycrest.org.
authors.forename: Chingiz M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Amirov
authors.affiliation: St. Joseph's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Heather L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Candon
authors.affiliation: Baycrest Health Sciences, Toronto, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Latha
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jacob
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D002170:Canada; D063373:Hand Hygiene / Q000379:methods*; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans
keywords: Hand hygiene; hand hygiene products; transition