CMZ celebrates GLOBAL HANDWASHING DAY 2016

October 15, 2016 is GLOBAL HANDWASHING DAY with the Theme: MAKE HANDWASHING A HABIT!

To celebrate this day, Ciudad Medical Zamboanga invited Pilar College of Zamboanga City through the S.T.E.P.H. (Student Tour for Exposure to Professions in Healthcare) Program, where Hand Hygiene (Handwashing and Alcohol Hand Rub) was taught and the value of Proper Handwashing was emphasized.

Aside from the lecture and video presentation by CMZ Infection Control Nurse, Ms Kamille Alcala, it was indeed a celebration with our CMZ dancers paving the way for our HAND MASCOT at the CMZ lobby as they danced their ways to our hearts and minds for the HAND HYGIENE Advocacy. Thanks a lot to you for adding joy to the celebration!

This fun, colorful and lively welcome for GLOBAL HANDWASHING DAY 2016 is intended to increase awareness for our healthcare personnel, patients, relatives and also with the intention to reach out to the community, and this time, the Grade 10 students of Pilar College of Zamboanga City as a representative group!

Today was also the AWARDING OF THE IEC CREATIVE ARTS CONTEST WINNERS.
Judges: Infectious Disease specialist Dr. Jejunee Rivera, Artist Ms. Amihan Jumalon, USAID representative Mr. Julius Gregory Ibalio and Columnist Ms. Mila Arieta.

Dr. Filipinas Rojo explains to the Judges on the whole HAND HYGIENE Program especially on the IEC Workshop and the target of this IEC Creative Arts Contest, where the message is as important as the Art!

WINNERS:
FIRST PLACE: INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

SECOND PLACE: ADMINISTRATION/HUMAN RESOURCE

THIRD PLACE: MAINTENANCE

ONLINE FAVORITE / OVER-ALL VOTER'S CHOICE:
CARDIO-PULMONARY UNIT

VOTER'S CHOICE - NURSING: WARD C (OB-GYN WARD)

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS!!!

MOST OF ALL, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE IEC CREATIVE ARTS CONTEST!

By participating in the First Patient Safety Forum with the Hand Hygiene lecture by Nursing Director, Ms Celita Calma, IEC Workshop by ICN Kamille Alcala and Engr. Andrew De Leon and joining the IEC Creative Arts Contest, the participants have already broadened their awareness and knowledge regarding Hand Hygiene and hopefully, be the game changers in serving as the role models for compliance and sustainability of the program.

CMZ hopes that with the sum of our multiple efforts on HAND HYGIENE together with the installation of the sensor-driven antibacterial foam hand soap plus paper towels and availability of alcohol in dispensers, we would be able to increase compliance and sustainability on the use of hand washing or alcohol hand rub among the healthcare personnel and clients as well as help in sharing to the community, the importance of PROPER HANDWASHING as the simplest and cheapest way to prevent diseases such as Acute Gastroenteritis and Influenza.

TOGETHER, LET US ALL MAKE HANDWASHING A HABIT!!!

CMZ IEC CREATIVE ART CONTEST 2016 ON PROPER HANDWASHING

This is E-Media's Coverage on the CMZ Information Education Campaign (IEC) Creative Arts Contest (as posted on Facebook) and the Hand Hygiene initiatives of Ciudad Medical Zamboanga including on the Steps on Proper Handwashing.

Please click on the video to appreciate the activities better. 
And you may even be part of the video coverage too!

September 28, 2016

As the highlight of the CMZ First Patient Safety Forum on Hand Hygiene with the Information Education Campaign (IEC) Workshop, CMZ conducted the IEC Creative Arts Contest still with the theme = = Hand Hygiene: the Core of Infection Prevention and Control... "Our hands are clean. You are safe with us. From the hearts of the CMZians." 

This program is spearheaded by the CMZ Infection Control Nurse, Ms. Kamille Alcala together with the Nursing Service Office and Building Administrator, Mr. Andrew De Leon.

These initiatives are targeted to increase the awareness and compliance of hand hygiene among the staff and clients of CMZ to reduce hospital acquired infection.

The following are the Information Education Campaign (IEC) Artworks created by the Ciudad Medical Zamboanga workforce. There were six groups from the Nursing Service, four units from Ancillary, four from Admin/HR and one from Finance.

1. Admin/HR

2. Emergency Room

3. Intensive Care Unit

4. OR Complex

5. Ward C - OB Gyn

6. Ward F - Pediatrics

7. Ward G - General

8. Pharmacy

9. Laboratory

10. Radiology

11. Cardio-Pulmonary Unit

12. Finance

13. Medical Records

14. Maintenance

15. Logistics, Dietary, Linen & Laundry

These artworks are intended as an advocacy material for healthcare workers, patients and families on the importance of Hand Washing to prevent different kinds of infection, thus, promoting proper HAND WASHING at the right time as the simplest and cheapest way for Infection Prevention and Control, and therefore, to help achieve our PATIENT SAFETY goals.

On the same day, these artworks were evaluated by a distinguished panel of judges:
1) Ms. Amihan Jumalon, artist
2) Dr. Jejunee Rivera, Infectious Disease specialist
3) Ms. Mila Arieta, Zamboanga Today columnist
4) Mr. Julius Gregory Ibalio, USAID

The Board of Judges were briefed on the Theme and on the concept of the IEC and that for this contest, the messages as strong as the beauty of the piece.

 

Columnist Boy Nap Directo also graced the affair and now judges, with Ms. Mila Arieta and ms. Amihan Jumalon

BOARD OF JUDGES

Board of Judges: Dr. Jejunee Rivera, Ms. Amihan Jumalon, Mr. Julius Gregorio Ibalio and Ms. Mila Arieta

Chosen Winners were awarded on GLOBAL HAND WASHING DAY on October 15, 2016

FIRST PRIZE

SECOND PRIZE

THIRD PRIZE

We encourage everyone to VOTE for the IEC Creative Artwork that is most effective for YOU to propagate the proper HAND WASHING Advocacy. 

** Facebook Likes and Shares will be counted. 

** Voting Period: October 8 to October 14, 2016 

** Deadline: October 14, 2016 10:00 a.m. 

VOTER'S CHOICE

OVERALL 

FOR ANCILLARY/ ADMIN/ HR/ FINANCE 

VOTER'S CHOICE 

FOR NURSING 

These initiatives are just among the efforts to drumbeat CMZ's advocacy in Hand Hygiene for optimal tangible impact.

A lot still has to be done for developing and sustaining compliance in a majority of the healthcare workers and even a larger responsibility to share the awareness to the Zamboanga City community!

Let us all DO our share to "MAKE HANDWASHING A HABIT" for a healthier community and a healthier world, as the Global Handwashing Day 2016 theme advocates!