AHRQ video shows how to educate patients, providers on infection prevention

A video created for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality that shows the benefits of engaging patients in hemodialysis infection prevention activities won the fifth annual Film Festival at the 42nd Annual Conference of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology this weekend. The video explains the advantages of involving patients in infection prevention and highlights the steps clinicians can take to involve patients and protect them from infection during hemodialysis. Other submissions used humor to educate about the importance of hand-hygiene practices. Announcement