IPS Hand Hygiene Torch Tour 2016

#IPSTorchTour16 The Infection Prevention Society (IPS) are currently holding a hand hygiene campaign to ‘spread the message, not the bugs’ in the form of a torch tour around the UK and Ireland. The event begun on 5th May in each of the five countries (Scotland, England, Ireland, Northern Ireland and Wales) to coincide with the World Health Organisation ‘Clean Your Hands – Call to Action’ and will finish on 26th September 2016 at the first day of Infection Prevention 2016 Conference in Harrogate.  Well be exhibiting at the conference too, so please do call by to our stand and say hello - you might even get a chance to touch the torch here!  Were at stand 105 and always look forward to getting feedback and ideas from the people that use and inform our software.

Hand Hygiene Facts It is estimated that 8 out of 10 infectious diseases are spread by touch1 95 out of 100 of people claim to have washed their hands after using the toilet, the reality is only 65 of the 100 actually do wash their hands1 It is estimated that washing hands with soap and water could reduce diarrhoea infections by almost half2 Hand washing can reduce the risk of respiratory infections by 16%3 The use of an alcohol gel hand sanitiser in the classroom reduced in absenteeism due to infection by almost 20% in schools3 Wed like to take the opportunity to welcome the IPS contingency to Ireland later this month when they  hold their Irish Branch meeting at the Mespil Hotel on Tuesday 21st June from 10.30 to 2pm.   Other opportunities to touch the torch in Ireland will be on Monday 20th June at the National Maternity Hospital in the morning and at an evening event in Trinity College.  Its a valuable campaign to raise awareness about hand hygiene and we looking forward to being part of the events.  

References: Hardy Diagnostics http://www.hardydiagnostics.com/articles/hand-washing.pdf Curtis and Cairncross (2003) Effect of washing hands with soap on diarrhoea risk in the community: a systematic review. Lancet Infectious Diseases 3 (5); 275-81 CDC http://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/hygiene/fast_facts.html

Left to right: Kerrill Thornhill Medical EGuides, MEG, Michael Corr SureWash, Carole Hallam Infection Prevention Society, Gary Thirkill, Infection Prevention Society

The Annual Net Visonary Awards (Here we come!)

Thanks to the Net Visionary awards for our nomination in the Best Innovation for Health or Medical category at this evenings awards at the RDS, Dublin.

At patientMpower we think that that innovative, user-centric design and solutions are critical for success, so our app is personalised for each and every patient using new technology. We put patients and clinicians at the centre of all of our processes, using human centred design techniques to analyse interactions between them.

Gathering input from patients, nurses, nephrologists, health care economists, health informatics and the pharmaceutical industry ensures that our app delivers relevant information to users. We also sought expert advice regarding the requirements of dealing with patients and their records, such as data security, protection and consent and also software as a medical device to ensure patient security. So while were good at the innovation - we really want to hear from our users and healthcare experts - what do they want.

If you have any feedback and want to contact our CEO, you can find him here Eamonn Costello

Dairy A to Z - We Have it Covered!

The National Dairy Council ‘ Dairy A to Z’ app is composed of nearly 200 questions and answers relating to dairy goodness including sections on; Nutrition, Health, Quality & Safety, Animal Welfare, Environment & Sustainability and Dairy Products.

In consultation with the National Dairy Council, MEG designed this tool to provide concise, factual information for users and we hope that it helps them discover the unique qualities of Irish dairy produce. For example, there is a comprehensive section on nutrition, which outlines the benefits of dairy for sports recovery, with protein, carbohydrate and fat content if you're tracking your macros. This section also covers recommendations for different live stages for families.

The app is exceptionally user-friendly and has an interpretive search function to find the exact information you're looking for.

Contact the National Dairy Council, Ireland on info@ndc.ie for username and password details and contact us here at MEG Support Tools info@medicaleguides.com if you have some industry guidelines that you'd like to distribute by mobile or tablet.

Help at Hand for Large Hospital Campuses

As a hospital campus grows and improves, the ability for patients to navigate around them can become more difficult. Our client St. James's Hospital, Dublin had this exact issue with their large, city centre facility. During the consultation process, it was identified that the primary purpose of this app solution would be to assist patients, visitors and staff to locate facilities and amenities across the campus and to make it easier to engage with these services.

Staff, patients and visitors can now download onto their phone or tablets, a comprehensive hospital guide which includes;

- Campus maps and photographs to identify different locations
- Contact details for departments
- Public transport, directions and parking information
- Video guides
- Useful local amenities

The app provides a way of delivering a broad range of hospital-specific information to staff and visitors that is always up to date and easy to use.

For more information on the MEG products or if you think that your hospital would benefit from a similar solution please contact us at;

info@medicaleguides.com | +353 1 697 1579

IPCI Annual Conference

Thanks to all our current (and future!) clients for coming to visit the stand at the recent IPCI event. Really enjoyed catching up with everyone and listening to some of the talks over the day.

MEG Audit Apps Now Available

At MEG Clinical Support Tools we are pleased to announce the launch of our comprehensive suite of audit apps, free to download and now available on both iTunes and Google Play stores .

Our auditing solutions include software for Hand Hygiene Observation, Central Vascular Catheter Care, Urinary Catheter Care and Peripheral Vascular Catheter Care, giving healthcare professionals the tools to reduce Healthcare Associated Infections through audit, feedback and reporting.

Want to simplify your own organisations auditing process?  For further information send us a email HERE or call us on +353 1 697 1579

IMSTA Awards 2016

We are pleased to announce our nomination for Most Cost Effective Product or Service at tonights IMSTA Awards.

Kerrill will be there representing our MEG audit tools, a suite of hygiene auditing applications that can help reduce healthcare-associated infections (HCAI) through audit, feedback and reporting. We provide auditing tools on mobile and tablet devices which provide real time results and alerts for auditors and managers. Our software also provides training information and hygiene guidelines for IPC auditors to train staff at the point of care.

#safeHANDS selfie at #IP2015 Competition and Winners!

Our #safeHANDS selfie was a big hit with visitors at the IPS Conference in Liverpool, helping bring some fun awareness to a very important topic. Wed like to congratulate the winners Gail & Carol @Clinell on winning out lovely prize of butlers chocolates.

Win a pair of Tickets to this Year’s IPS Gala Dinner in Harrogate

We’re going to be exhibiting at this year’s annual Infection Prevention Society conference and we’d love it if you joined us at stand 104, where we’ll be offering free trials,  giving demos and listening to your feedback about our products.  We’ll also be launching our Infection Prevention Society Environmental Audit Tool which incorporates all of the requirements to complete environmental auditing in a simple app format.

Any healthcare worker who calls to the stand and takes us up on our offer of a free trial of our hand hygiene auditing tool will go into the draw to win a pair of tickets to the closing night gala dinner on Tuesday 27th September.

Goodluck!

Sligo Regional Hospital Antimicrobial Guidelines

We are please to announce the newly released Sligo Regional Hospital Antimicrobial Guidelines App which offers staff easy access to the hospitals internal guidelines on their own smartphone devices.

As well as being available on both iOS and Android devices, the guidelines are fully functional offline so that they are always available to members of staff. Hospital administrators have access to the MEG online content management system so that the app content can be modified in-house, keeping all of the guidelines up to date as and when they are approved by the relevant committees. Excellent ongoing technical support also ensures the continued success of the antimicrobial guidelines app in supporting medical workers at the point of care and helping to improve patient outcomes.

If your hospital staff need access to medical guidelines, please get in touch;
info@megspporttools.com or MEG Guideline Apps