June 1, 2007

Score a touchdown for hand hygiene in slogan contest

The MGH STOP (Stop Transmission of Pathogens) Task Force is sponsoring a contest to identify a slogan that employees can use to remind each other to practice proper hand hygiene. The task force invites all MGHers to submit their ideas. The contest winner will receive a football autographed by Richard Seymour of the New England Patriots.

David Hooper, MD, chief of the Infection Control Unit, displays the prize football.

Only MGH employees can enter the contest. All entrants should consider the following guidelines:

• The slogan can be a single word, a phrase or a complete sentence.
• It should be distinct and not easily confused with other common terms or medical phrases.
• It should be thoughtful and discreet, so as not to cause embarrassment or concern.

The deadline for entries is July 1. All entries must include the employee's name, ID number, department and phone number and/or e-mail address. Ideas can be sent via interoffice mail to the Infection Control Unit, Bulfinch 330; by e-mail to jtarselli@partners.org or hschleicher@partners.org; or dropped off in the special "Hand Hygiene Slogan Contest" entry box located at the information desk across from Coffee Central. The winner will be selected by members of the Infection Control Unit and the STOP Task Force.