Date of Presentation

5-4-2023 12:00 AM

College

Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine

Poster Abstract

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, disinfection in healthcare has taken center stage. Healthcare has adjusted workflows to accommodate for more robust cleaning regimens to help protect the community. This has resulted in the need for medical institutions to reevaluate the current cleaning protocols down to the student level. Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM) lab provides an optimal avenue for assessing medical student’s examination table cleaning effectiveness. With OMM labs being an activity with a high level of interaction, the quality of examination table cleaning is important for the health and safety of students and teaching faculties. Our study highlights that medical students overlook regions of examination tables that require disinfection and exposes the need to re-educate the importance of thorough disinfection techniques.

Keywords

Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, Examination Tables, Medical Students, Disinfection, Infection Control, Effectiveness

Disciplines

Alternative and Complementary Medicine | Bacterial Infections and Mycoses | Equipment and Supplies | Medical Education | Medicine and Health Sciences | Osteopathic Medicine and Osteopathy | Patient Safety | Quality Improvement | Virus Diseases

Document Type

Poster

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May 4th, 12:00 AM

The Effectiveness of Cleaning Protocols in Medical School OMM Labs by Medical Students

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, disinfection in healthcare has taken center stage. Healthcare has adjusted workflows to accommodate for more robust cleaning regimens to help protect the community. This has resulted in the need for medical institutions to reevaluate the current cleaning protocols down to the student level. Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM) lab provides an optimal avenue for assessing medical student’s examination table cleaning effectiveness. With OMM labs being an activity with a high level of interaction, the quality of examination table cleaning is important for the health and safety of students and teaching faculties. Our study highlights that medical students overlook regions of examination tables that require disinfection and exposes the need to re-educate the importance of thorough disinfection techniques.

 

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