SOAP UP focuses on implementing appropriate hand hygiene strategies to reduce the spread of infection.  By improving hand hygiene, a positive impact will be made on reducing patient harm in seven areas: catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI), central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI), Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), multi-drug resistant organisms (MDRO), sepsis, surgical site infection (SSI) and ventilator-associated events (VAE).

FHA will focus on SOAP UP October - December 2017.

Through the acronym, hospital staff will be able to remember to:

S - SCRUB: for 20 seconds with the right product
O - OWN: your role in preventing HAIs (hospital acquired infections)
A - ADDRESS: immediately intervene if breach is observed
P - PLACE: hand hygiene products in strategic locations
U - UPDATE: hand hygiene products policies as needed to promote adherence
P - PROTECT: involve patients and families in hand hygiene

FHA Resources

• FHA SOAP UP Toolkit & Resource Guide
• FHA SOAP UP Top 10 Checklist
• FHA SOAP UP Badge Cards
• FHA SOAP UP E-mail Banner
• FHA SOAP UP Harm Prevention Flyer
• FHA SOAP UP Posters (Customizable - Add your own logo)
• FHA SOAP UP Posters (Print-ready)

FHA SOAP UP Newsletters

• UP Campaign Highlights: Quarter 1, SOAP UP! (Dec. 21, 2017)
• Sustaining Competency and Adherence (Dec. 15, 2017)
• National Handwashing Awareness Week (Dec. 8, 2017)
• Hand Hygiene-Drive Drift Down! (Dec. 1, 2017)
• SOAP UP Must Do News (Nov. 22, 2017)
• Comprehensive Infection Prevention Strategy (Nov. 17, 2017)
• Hand Hygiene: Track Quietly and Trend Loudly! (Nov. 9, 2017)
• Top 10 Checklist - Tools You Can Use - and Podcasts (Nov. 3, 2017)
• Resources to Promote Hand Hygiene to Reduce the Spread of Infection (Oct. 26, 2017)
• Tips on Promoting and Implementing SOAP UP (Oct. 12, 2017)

Additional Resources

Health Resource & Educational Trust (HRET)

• UP Campaign PowerPoint: SOAP UP slides 60-72
• Topic-specific resources such as change packages, checklists, guidelines, case studies, peer-shared resources and more are available on the HRET-HIIN.org Web site:
• Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI)
• Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI)
• Clostridioides difficile Infection (CDI)
• Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms (MDRO)
• Sepsis
• Surgical Site Infection (SSI)
• Ventilator-Associated Events (VAE)

Hand Hygiene Measurement Improvement Resources and Tools from various organizations

• Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. (APIC)
  https://apic.org/Resources/Topic-specific-infection-prevention/hand-hygiene
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  https://www.cdc.gov/handhygiene
• Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
  http://www.ihi.org > search hand hygiene
• Johns Hopkins Medicine
  https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/heic/infection_surveillance/hand_hygiene.html
  https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/heic/docs/HH_observation_form.pdf
  https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/heic/docs/HH_monitoring_tool.pdf
• Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) http://www.shea-online.org/index.php/practice-resources/2015-04-25-18-30-42/retired-guidelines/398-guideline-for-hand-hygiene-in-healthcare-settings
• Speedy Audit
  Free hand hygiene auditing app
• World Health Organization (WHO)
  http://www.who.int/gpsc/5may/monitoring_feedback/en/
  http://www.who.int/gpsc/5may/tools/evaluation_feedback/en/

The Joint Commission: Hand Hygiene Information

• Measuring Hand Hygiene Adherence: Overcoming the Challenges - monograph to help health care organizations target their efforts in measuring hand hygiene performance
• Journal Articles: Sustaining and Spreading Improvement in Hand Hygiene Compliance
• A Multifaceted Approach to Education, Observation, and Feedback in a Successful Hand Hygiene Campaign - Read how a comprehensive campaign resulted in rapid and sustained improvement in hand hygiene compliance at an academic medical center (free download, requires login)
• Targeted Solutions Tool® (TST) available from the Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare:
• Hand Hygiene Project
• International Hand Hygiene Project

World Health Organization (WHO)

• Five Key Moments for Hand Hygiene
• Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care (Full Version) | Summary
• Sustaining Improvement - Additional Activities for Consideration by Health-Care Facilities provides suggestions of additional activities and tools that you might consider implementing to build on your achievements, maintain momentum and aid in sustainability

American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC)

• Study: Use of a patient empowerment tool for hand hygiene [Journal Article, AJIC 45 (2017) 824-9]

Educational Materials for Patients, Visitors and the Community

• APIC Handwashing Tips:
  http://consumers.site.apic.org/infection-prevention-basics/wash-your-hands-often/
• Mayo Clinic Handwashing Dos and Don'ts:
  http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/in-depth/hand-washing/art-20046253
• CDC Hand Hygiene Tips:
  https://www.cdc.gov/features/handwashing/index.html
  https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/when-how-handwashing.html
• CDC Patient Admission Video:
  https://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/player.asp?f=9467

Education and Training for Health Care Providers

On-Demand Learning: Hand Hygiene Courses

• HH101: Core Concepts for Hand Hygiene: Clean Hands for Health Care Personnel (Duration: 15 min)
• View Now: http://hret.adobeconnect.com/pk2cq2lo143s/
• Slide Presentation: http://hret.adobeconnect.com/pb2zi1ncy161/
• HH102: Hand Hygiene: Education, Monitoring and Feedback (Duration: 20 min)
• View Now: http://hret.adobeconnect.com/pnwdw0pz12td/
• Slide Presentation: http://hret.adobeconnect.com/pplb4ugmuoc4/
• HH103: Identifying Motivators for Hand Hygiene: External and Internal Factors (Duration: 25 min)
• View Now: http://hret.adobeconnect.com/pqduwsqj6692/
• Slide Presentation: http://hret.adobeconnect.com/p6xbf28u86jb/

Videos and Podcasts

• CDC Audio Podcasts: https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/podcasts.html
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Video: Infection Control: Hand Hygiene
• Joint Commission Video: Speak Up - Prevent the spread of infection - the cast of animated characters encounter situations where they have to "speak up" in everyday life
• WHO Videos and Podcasts: http://www.who.int/gpsc/5may/video/en/

Virtual Events

• FHA HIIN Chasing Zero Infections Didactic Webinar: Hand Hygiene and the SOAP UP Campaign | Slides
• FHA HIIN Chasing Zero Infections Meeting: SOAP UP! Improving Hand Hygiene as a Comprehensive Infection Prevention Strategy
• HRET HIIN SOAP UP Campaign: Making It Fun Makes a Difference
• HRET HIIN CDI | Hand Hygiene: Maybe It's Time We Tried Something New! See-Speak-Save a Life
• HRET HEN 2.0 Time to SOAP UP Your Hand Hygiene Game!
• HRET HEN 2.0 SOAP UP Hand Hygiene Office Hours (English) | Video (Spanish)
• CMS Hand Hygiene Compliance and HAI Reductions | Slides
• 2018 FHA HIIN Chasing Zero Infections Series
• 2017 FHA HIIN Chasing Zero Infections Series
• Watch Other Past Virtual Trainings

For more information, contact FHA MTC HIIN at hiin@fha.org or 407-841-6230.