Banning the Handshake from Healthcare Settings is not the Solution to Poor Hand Hygiene

Authors

Herbert L Fred

Author Biographical Info

Herbert Leonard Fred, MD was born June 11, 1929 in Waco, Texas. He was known for his contribution to medical education. He was an award-winning clinician, diagnostician, and professor of internal medicine. Dr. Fred, an emeritus American Osler Society member, centered his medical practice on the patient, championing the use of the mind and five senses to develop medical diagnoses. Dr. Fred continued to practice medicine and ran 11 miles a day on his treadmill until 2016. He retired in 2016. Dr. Fred died on December 30, 2018 and is buried in Agudath Jacob Cemetery in Waco. See more at Fred, Herbert L.

Publication Date

12-1-2015

Journal

The Texas Heart Journal

DOI

10.14503/THIJ-15-5254

PMID

26664300

Publication Date(s)

December 2015

Language

English

PMCID

PMC4665274

PubMedCentral® Posted Date

12-1-2015

PubMedCentral® Full Text Version

Post-Print

Published Open-Access

yes

Keywords

Bacterial Infections, Cultural Characteristics, Hand, Hand Hygiene, Humans, Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional, Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient, Professional-Patient Relations, Skin, Social Behavior, Touch

Copyright

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.