ALBERT EINSTEIN HEALTHCARE NETWORK
CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION
Levy 8221
5501 Old York Road
Philadelphia, PA 19141
CME PROGRAM
Hand Hygiene
You have until June 30th, 2008 to complete the course and obtain AMA PRA category I credit.
Instructions:
To obtain credit
- review the course information,
- mark your answers to the quiz questions, and
- submit the completed quiz. Answer that you agree or disagree with the rationale of the explanation.
- A course completion certificate will be sent to you.
Faculty
Jerry M. Zuckerman, MD
Division of Infectious Diseases
Albert Einstein Medical Center
Philadelphia, PA
Peyman Markazi, DO
Department of Medicine
Albert Einstein Medical Center
Philadelphia, PA
Educational Presentation Provided by:
Hand Hygiene Resource Center
Hospital of Saint Raphael
New Haven, CT
www.handhygiene.org
Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Discuss the importance of good hand hygiene in daily patient care
- List barriers to good hand hygiene and ways to overcome them
- List the latest CDC hand hygiene guidelines
- Incorporate better hand hygiene practices into daily patient care with the goal of reducing the incidence of nosocomial infections
Disclosure Statement
It is the policy of Albert Einstein Healthcare Network to insure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in
all its sponsored educational programs. All faculty participating in continuing medical educational programs are expected
to disclose to the program audience whether they do or do not have any real or apparent conflict (s) of interest or other
relationships related to the content of their presentation(s ).
Dr . Zuckerman and Dr. Markazi have nothing to disclose.
System Requirements
For optimal results please upgrade your computer to the latest version of MS Windows 98 (or higher) and MS Power Point 97
(or higher). Some older versions could produce error messages or not display the content correctly.
Intended Audience
Physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals with an interest in infection control practice.
Statement of Need
The educational need for this program was determined by informal survey and consensus of the consultants for this online course.
Designation of Credit
The Albert Einstein Healthcare Network designates this continuing medical education activity for a maximum of one hour in category 1 credit towards the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each person should claim only those hours of credit that
he/she actually spent in the educational activity.
The estimated time to complete the online readings and exam is one hour. To receive credit, the completion of a short multiple-choice
exam at the end of the readings is necessary. After you have completed your exam you will be mailed a completion credit.
Accreditation Statement
Albert Einstein Healthcare Network is accredited by the Pennsylvania Medical Society to sponsor Continuing Medical Education
for Physicians.
