Miss Deborah Rhodes1, Ms Kerryn Woolley2, Mr Albert Zorzanello2, Ms Elizabeth Perry2,3, Mr Andrew Holland2, Ms Pauline Bass1, Ms Rosaleen Kehoe1, Ms Susan McLellan1, Professor Allen C Cheng1,4, Associate Professor Leon J Worth1,5 1Infection Prevention and Healthcare Epidemiology Unit –...
- July 5, 2018
Mr Rajiv Bawa1, Ms Majella Altmann1, Ms Belinda Henderson1, Ms Sally Healy1, Ms Catherine Watson1 1Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Australia Introduction Multi-resistant Organisms (MRO) are bacteria that are resistant to multiple classes of antimicrobial agents. MRO’s significantly increase the...
- July 5, 2018
Ms Carolyn Clissold1 1Wellington Hospital, Wellington, New Zealand Introduction Building or renovating following the Australasian Health Facility Guidelines (AHFG) for IPC is often fraught, however major renovation in and around a working ICU is even more challenging. This presentation...
- July 5, 2018
Mrs Rachel Thomson1, Dr Tara Anderson 1Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, Australia The number of individuals in Australia who meet the classification criteria for ‘low-risk’ for Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease (CJD) is a relatively small group. The frequency with which individuals in...
- July 5, 2018
Mr Peter Deliopoulos1 1PDMedical Pty Ltd, Dandenong South, Australia Introduction In the case of the Royal Melbourne Hospital the incidence of sharps injury in the ward was reduced from 74 to 2 incidences per year. The session will highlight...
- July 5, 2018
Ms Julie Flynn1,2, Ms Emily Larsen1, Prof Samantha Keogh3, Dr Amanda Ullman1, Dr Li Zhang, Prof Claire Rickard1 1Griffith University, Nathan, Australia 2RBWH, Herston, Australia, 3QUT, Herston, Australia Background: Post-insertion management of vascular access devices is essential for the...
- July 5, 2018
Ms Annmaree Wilson, Ms Beth Bint, Ms Joanna Harris, Ms Fiona Hamilton 1Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District, Nowra, Australia Introduction: Within the hospital setting considerable work is dedicated to the review of serious healthcare-associated infections (HAI) e.g. bacteraemias, to...
- July 5, 2018
Ms Lesley Stewart1 1Western District Health Service, Hamilton, Australia Introduction The challenging Influenza season in 2017 saw many vulnerable patients and staff succumb to the Influenza virus. In response to this, in 2018, the Barwon South West Regional Chief...
- July 5, 2018
Ms Mari Takashima1, Ms Nicole Gavin2, Ms Emily Larsen1, Ms Sarah Northfield2, Mr Gabor Mihala1, Ms Amanda Corley2, Dr Marc Ziegenfuss Ziegenfuss2, Prof Claire Rickard1 1Griffith University, Spring Hill, Australia 2Queensland Health, , Australia Introduction Central venous access devices...
- July 5, 2018
Dr Philip Russo1, Dr Robin Digby1, Professor Tracey Bucknall1 1Deakin University, Burwood, Australia Background: There is little information regarding consumer knowledge of healthcare associated infection (HAI) in the Australian setting. Furthermore, it is also unclear how meaningful publicly reported...
- July 5, 2018