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
Included in
Alternative and Complementary Medicine Commons, Bacterial Infections and Mycoses Commons, Equipment and Supplies Commons, Medical Education Commons, Osteopathic Medicine and Osteopathy Commons, Patient Safety Commons, Quality Improvement Commons, Virus Diseases Commons
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.