My Five Moments of Hands Hygiene
WHOA
Early-release course
You are accessing an early-release version of this course, produced by the WHO Academy. We encourage you to provide feedback on your learning experience. We will use your feedback to adapt and improve the course and the WHO Academy online platform.
About this course
Increased compliance with hand hygiene at the point of care could prevent millions of health care-associated infections every year and save lives.
In this game, you will be transported to the International Alien Hospital in the year 2224. Your patients are friendly aliens from various planets who are highly sensitive to Earth’s germs. Oh, and time is starting to unravel! Can you look after your alien patients and keep Earth safe by performing hand hygiene at the right moments?
The game, developed in collaboration with the WHO Infection Prevention and Control Hub as part of WHO’s ‘Healthcare without avoidable infections’ initiative, is based on the WHO Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care and aims to target two infectious outcomes – microbial cross-transmission and healthcare-associated infections.
Who is this course for?
- Clinical health professionals
- Students in healthcare education
What will you learn?
In a simulated environment of a health facility:
- Choose the right moments to perform hand hygiene.
- Choose the appropriate hand sanitization method.
- Demonstrate awareness of the patient zone and healthcare zone.
Assessment and Award
YYou will receive a WHO Academy Award of Completion when you successfully complete the game, and complete the reflection questions before and after playing the game. These awards are saved in your ‘My Achievements’ space and can be downloaded and shared.
Learning experience
An interactive computer game in a simulated, fictional healthcare environment. It features five games levels lasting around 10 minutes each.