We invite you to participate in "STOP! Clean Your Hands Day."

The third national, STOP! Clean Your Hands Day will take place Monday, May 7, 2012. This national event will coincide with a global initiative of the World Health Organization, “Save Lives: Clean Your Hands.”

We want you to get involved in making STOP! Clean Your Hands Day a success by taking part in the Canadian Hand Hygiene Sticker Design Competition and helping spread the message that clean hand save lives. Send us your creative ideas for a sticker that encourages effective hand hygiene. The winning design will be printed and shared with everyone who registers for STOP! Clean Your Hands Day this year! Click here to learn more.

STOP! Clean Your Hands Day 2011 was a huge success with more than 800 registrants from across the country. Together, we demonstrated Canada’s commitment to hand hygiene excellence. STOP! Clean Your Hands Day on May 5 at Brant Community Healthcare System. We also put your creativity to the test with the Canadian Hand Hygiene Video Competition. In the end, we received 14 fantastic submissions which were voted on by members of the public as well as CPSI’s Hand Hygiene Faculty. Click here to check out those videos and share them with your friends and colleagues.

Don’t forget to register your organization for STOP! Clean Your Hands Day and show your commitment to helping reduce the spread of healthcare associated infections.

You can also share your ideas for STOP! Clean Your Hands Day on the Patient Safety Crosswalk.

Click here to access Tools & Resources for STOP! Clean Your Hands Day.