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Clinical advisory board
Hans Jørn Kolmos
Former of clinical microbiology (University of Southern Denmark), Professor Chair of clinical microbiology (Odense University Hospital), Board member at International Federation of Infection Control, and Knight of the Order of Dannebrog
Podcast featuring Hans: Irrespective of excuses, primum non-nocere
Else Smith
Former CEO of the Danish Health and Medicine Authority, Board member of the WHO, the ECDC, and the EMA, Director at the Danish National Disease Surveillance Institute, and CMO of two hospitals.
Podcast featuring Else: Revolutionary transformations in healthcare take time
Kjeld Møller Pedersen
Professor, Department of Business and Economics, Microeconomics and Management Science, University of Southern Denmark
Vagn Bach
Former CEO and CMO of three Danish hospitals (Næstved, Slagelse, Ringsted Hospitals), Anesthesiology.
Jannik Hilsted
Former Chief Medical Officer, Senior Vice President (Patient Care), CMO of Copenhagen University Hospital (Rigshospitalet through 12 years)
sani nudge published peer-reviewed studies
2021
Effectiveness of an electronic hand hygiene monitoring system to increase compliance and reduce healthcare-associated infectionsSummary
In this interventional study in a nephrology department, the effects of an electronic hand hygiene monitoring system on the hand hygiene compliance improvements of healthcare workers (n=99) and hospital-acquired bloodstream infection reductions were explored.
The Journal of Hospital Infection
2021
Assessing the clinical accuracy of a hand hygiene system: Learnings from a validation studySummary
Data from direct observations were compared with data obtained from the sani nudge system in a German University Hospital.
American Journal of Infection Control
2020
Light-guided nudging and data-driven performance feedback improve hand hygiene compliance among nurses and doctorsSummary
This multi-modal approach proved effective as hospitals improved their hand hygiene compliance to some of the highest levels reported in literature today.
American Journal of Infection Control
2020
Automated Hand Hygiene Monitoring Increases The Understanding of Poor Compliance BehaviourSummary
University hospitals tripled their hand hygiene compliance rates in this study aimed to access compliance across 2.2 million data points.
Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
2020
Significantly Improved Hand Hygiene Compliance Using Nudging and Performance Feedback Based on Data from an Automated Monitoring SystemSummary
This study illustrates that the sani nudge solution has a positive impact on the hygiene behavior of healthcare workers which reduced pathogen transmissions.
American Journal of Infection Control
2019
Clinical experiences with a new system for automated hand hygiene monitoring: A prospective observational studySummary
University hospitals implemented the sani nudge solution and found it superior to direct observations in hygiene monitoring.
American Journal of Infection Control
Posters
Aarhus University Hospital, Bispebjerg & Frederiksberg Hospitals
Aarhus University Hospital, Bispebjerg & Frederiksberg Hospitals
Automated hand hygiene monitoring increases the understanding of poor compliance behavior
Bispebjerg & Frederiksberg Hospitals
Bispebjerg & Frederiksberg Hospitals
We use electronic monitoring to improve hand hygiene compliance – nurse’s perspectives?
Bispebjerg Hospitals
How good is the hand hygiene of surgeons? A data-driven strategy for long-term behavioural change
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Research pipeline
sani nudge has several cutting-edge research projects in various stages of development with collaborators around the globe
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Kolding Hospital
Jens Kjølseth Møller, Susanne Kolle, Mette Holst, Annie Rosenfeldt Knudsen et al.
Effectiveness of an electronic hand hygiene monitoring system to increase compliance and reduce healthcare-associated infections
Bispebjerg & Aarhus University Hospitals
Jenny Dahl Knudsen, Svend Ellermann-Eriksen, Anne-Mette Iversen, Marie Stangerup et al.
Light-guided nudging and data-driven performance feedback improve hand hygiene compliance among nurses and doctors.
Bispebjerg & Aarhus University Hospitals
Jenny Dahl Knudsen, Svend Ellermann-Eriksen, Anne-Mette Iversen, Marie Stangerup et al.
Significantly improved hand hygiene compliance using nudging and performance feedback
University Hospital Mannheim
Alexandra Heninger, Nina Wismath, Evelyn Fritz, et al.
Accessing the clinical accuracy of hand hygiene monitoring systems: Is it time for new standards?
Technical University of Denmark, Aarhus University Hospitals, & Sølund Nursing Home
COVIDtrace project group
Automated contact tracing to prevent the spread of coronavirus in hospitals and nursing homes
Bispebjerg & Frederiksberg Hospitals
Marie Stangerup, Bente Olesen, Henrik Calum et al.
Hand hygiene compliance of healthcare workers before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A long-term follow-up study
Herning & Holstebro Hospitals
Susanne Gundersborg, Annette Haagerup et al.
The effect of a single-patient rooms vs. multi-patient rooms on hospital staff’s hand hygiene compliance
Sølund Nursing Home
COVIDtrace project group
Improving hand hygiene in nursing homes.
Aarhus University Hospital
Anne-Mette Iversen, Svend Ellermann-Eriksen, Morten Münster, Brian Kristensen et al.
A clinical validation study
Aarhus University Hospital
Anne-Mette Iversen, Svend Ellermann-Eriksen, Morten Münster, Brian Kristensen et al.
Nudging as a tool to improve hand hygiene performance in healthcare settings
Aarhus University Hospital
Anne-Mette Iversen, Svend Ellermann-Eriksen, Morten Münster, Brian Kristensen et al.
The effect of performance feedback and behaviorally-informed messaging on hand hygiene compliance on healthcare workers
Radboud University Medical Center
Joost Hopmann, Heiman Wertheim, Amla Tostmann et al.
Improving hand hygiene compliance using automated monitoring systems and regular feedback to healthcare workers
Imperial College NHS Trust Hospitals
Jon Otter et al.
Implementing and using data actively to reduce the number of hospital-acquired infections and staff sick leave
