I'm all about new resources and one from the CDC was just posted to the MEDLIB-L listserv I'm on: an online course on proper hand washing (CDC Hand Hygiene Resource Web Page). Features of note are the "Quick Questions" (which allow you to test yourself and your hand washing practices) and the ability to go forward and back through the course. Though the course is based on slides, there is some video and audio which helps to demonstrate proper hand washing (and you can view the transcript of the video as well - which works great if you have to keep your speakers off when working at your desk!). It also did not take long to go through and was extremely informative.
Why does this online course interest me so much? In a previous life, I was the coordinator for staff training at an assisted living center for the disabled in a small, rural community. One of the sections we taught was proper hand washing and PPE (personal protective equipment). It was a non-profit organization and we had a large number of staff members. Not only did they recieve training when they were first hired, they also had training refreshers. Accomplishing their daily tasks let alone in class training was a lot to ask. Freely available online courses such as this would have been an asset.
Materials such as this are a blessing, but the problem is how to best share these resources with organizations that many libraries do not reach on a consistent basis. How do you connect with those who need you most but know you least?
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