Dr Holly Seale1, Miss Alexis Moran1 1University Of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia Background: Healthcare worker (HCW) vaccination against seasonal influenza is considered a key preventative measure within hospitals to reduce the risk of transmission and related disease. Despite this,...
- July 30, 2019
Dr Holly Seale1, Prof Brett Mitchell2, Dr Pamela Konecny3, Dr Alex Broom1, Dr Michael Maley4, Dr Adrienne Torda5 1University Of New South Wales, Kensington, Australia, 2Avondale College of Higher Education, Wahroonga, Australia, 3St George Hospital, Kogarah, Australia, 4Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool,...
- July 30, 2019
Ms Carolyn Tullett1, Ms Mia Brill1, Mr John Greenough1, Dr Jason Kwong1 1Austin Health, 145 Studley Road, Heidelberg, Australia Introduction: Consensus recommendations from the World Health Organisation (WHO), as well as the Australian Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of...
- July 30, 2019
Dr Roslyn Franklin1 1Amalgamate, Millbridge, Australia Background: Human perception of the cleanliness of surfaces can influence how strictly dental staff follow infection control (IC) procedures. During an audit in a Perth dental practice conducted in 2019, I discovered that established...
- July 30, 2019
Mrs Ruth Barratt RN, BSc, MAdvPrac (Hons), CICP-E1 1Reynard Health Supples, Artarmon, Australia Introduction: The optimal use of personal protective equipment by healthcare workers (HCWs) is an important infection prevention measure in limiting transmission of infectious disease. . This research...
- July 30, 2019
Mr Peter Teska1 1Diversey, Fort Mill, United States Teska has presented at a number of Infection Prevention events in the United States and internationally to Healthcare audiences in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Finland, Japan, Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland, Turkey, and the UK....
- July 30, 2019
Miss Raghad Alotaibi1, Miss Farah Alotaibi2, Mr. Mazin Barry1, Miss Lama Alotaibi1 1King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Introduction: Health care associated infection (HCAI) bears a huge burden around the...
- July 30, 2019
Mrs Aby Foster1, Mrs Lynley Pilon1, Dr Deborough Macbeth1, Dr Peta-Anne Zimmerman1,2,3 1Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service, Southport, Australia, 2Graduate Infection Prevention and Control Program | School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University, Southport, Australia, 3Menzies Institute, , Australia...
- July 30, 2019
Mr Gerald Chan1, Dr Steve Edmondston1 1St John of God Murdoch Hospital, Murdoch, Australia Introduction: Healthcare-associated Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemias (HA-SABs) are rare but serious complications of healthcare procedures, and are considered to be preventable adverse events. Patients who develop HA-SABs...
- July 30, 2019
Ms Lina Yang1, Ms Jian Zhang1, Mr Qian Xiang1, Mr Yu LYU1, Ms Xiaohui Huang1, Ms Rong Tang1 1Sichuan provincial people’s hospital, Chengdu, China Introduction: In China,hospital cleaning is primarily assessed via visual inspection,which can be misleading.This prospective study was...
- July 30, 2019