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Glad to Add a Modest Contribution to "The Fist Bump Manifesto"

How should we protect patients from infections in our hospitals? Although hand washing is the most important intervention, James Hamblin of The Atlantic wrote a great article about the use of the fist bump to prevent infections. I was honored to be interviewed and to contribute some thoughts about hygiene and hipness.

Check out the article at The Atlantic.

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Tim Lahey.

Tim Lahey, MD MMScAn HIV doc and clinical ethicist, I write about medicine, ethics, and HIV here and in The Atlantic, Scientific American, TheBody.com, Health Affairs blog, The Conversation and The New York Times. — **Tim Lahey, MD MMSc**

An HIV doc and clinical ethicist, I write about medicine, ethics, and HIV here and in *The Atlantic*, *Scientific American*, *TheBody.com*, *Health Affairs* blog, *The Conversation* and *The New York Times*.