Month: August 2018

Mr John Greenough1, Ms Trudi Bannam1, Prof Lindsay Grayson1,3, Prof Paul Johnson1,3, Ms Elizabeth Grabsch1, Ms Deidre Edmonds1, Dr Marcel Leroi1, Ms Liz Orr1, Dr Jason Kwong1,3, Dr Shanti Narayanasamy1, Dr Susan Ballard2, Prof Ben Howden1,2,3 1Austin Hospital Infectious Diseases, Microbiology and Infection Control Department, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia 2Microbiological Diagnostic Unit (MDU) Public Health...

Mr Reto Federi1, Mrs Leanne Ruegg1 1Sunshine Coast University Hospital, Buderim, QLD, Australia   The Sunshine Coast University Hospital (SCUH) which opened in early 2017 is a 450-bed tertiary hospital in Regional Queensland in Australia. A unique service model was adopted to provide a nurse-led Peripherally Inserted Central...

Dr Lia Moshkanbaryans1 1Nanosonics, Lane Cove West, NSW, Australia   A recent survey of infection preventionists published in the American Journal of Infection Prevention has revealed wide ranging practice related to reprocessing and use of ultrasound probes used to guide interventions. Ultrasound has expanded...

Ms Anita Lovegrove1 1Monash Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia   Introduction An overseas born female staff member aged 32, exhibited an atypical tuberculosis presentation that included wheezing and a raspy voice. A bronchoscopy, 2 months after onset of symptoms, confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis with potential laryngeal...

Mrs Eleanor Golling1 1St John Ambulance WA, Belmont, WA, Australia   Introduction: Equipment used by ambulance services are at high risk of exposure to pathogens. While importance of the reprocessing of shared equipment is well documented for hospital settings, there is little research for...

Michelle Kim1, Edward Buratto1, Kelly Williams2, Paul Simpson2, Eugene Athan2, Siven Seevanayagam1 1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Barwon Health VIC Australia 2Department of Infectious Disease and Prevention, Barwon Health VIC Australia   Introduction Deep sternal wound infections (DSWI) following cardiac surgery...

Dr Nigel Barr1 1University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, QLD, Australia   Introduction In May 2018 the inaugural Asepsis and Hand Hygiene Workshop was hosted by the NSW Ambulance Service. An outcome of this symposium was the call for a paramedicine specific approach...

Mrs Elyse Ladbrook1, Dr Stephane Bouchoucha1, Associate Professor Ana Hutchinson1 1Deakin University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia   Introduction Ventilator-associated pneumonia is a common avoidable healthcare associated infection that can develop in ventilated critical care patients. Ventilator-associated pneumonia has a detrimental impact on patient recovery and can increase the burden of care ....

Ms Tanya Somani1, Mr David Morris1 1NSW Ambulance, Rozelle, NSW, Australia   Introduction The NSW Ambulance Make Ready Model (MRM) is an innovative ambulance environmental cleaning solution that has been implemented into nine ambulance superstations throughout the Sydney Metropolitan Area. This new way of conducting business has provided...

Mrs Michelle Bolte1, Mrs Tracey Walker1 1Hunter New England Local Health District Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital, Tamworth, Nemsc., NSW, Australia   Introduction At Tamworth Regional Referral Hospital (TRRH), Clinical Performance Indicators submitted to the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards suggest a 5.7% rate of SSI following caesarean...