Ms Joanna Coats1 1Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, Australia Introduction: IV devices place patients at risk of blood stream infections (BSI) associated with high morbidity and mortality, increased length of stay and financial burden. We had an unacceptably high...
- August 5, 2019
Dr Michelle Porter1, Ms Jane Bew1, Ms Brittany Brennan1, Ms Tamara Lebedevs2, Mrs Danielle Engelbrecht2, Ms Lisa Nicalou2, Mrs Cathy Jones2, Leanne Sammels1 1Pathwest Laboratory Services, Nedlands, Australia, 2KIng Edward Memorial Hospital, Subiaco, Australia Background: King Edward Memorial Hospital (KEMH)...
- August 5, 2019
Ms Robyn Austin1,2 1Mid North Coast Local Health District, Port Macquarie, Australia, 2Agency of Clinical Innovations, Chatswood, Australia Introduction: Mid North Coast Local Health District (MNCLHD) in NSW had two of its major rural hospitals selected to undertake the Australian...
- August 5, 2019
Mrs Belinda Henderson1, Mr Rajiv Bawa1, Ms Renae McBrien2, Mr Brendon Seipolt3 1Infection Management Services, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia, 2Department of Radiology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia, 3Environmental Services, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia Introduction: Health care is the...
- August 5, 2019
Mrs Jacqueline Meyer1, Associate Professor Rhonda L Stuart1 1Monash Health, Clayton, Australia Introduction: Effective hand hygiene (HH) is an important measure in reducing hospital-acquired infections (HAI). However, inappropriate product use may have unintended adverse consequences. Methods: When our new 64-bed...
- August 5, 2019
Mr Brendon Heley1, Ms Amanda Bath1 1Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, Australia Background: On a global scale, Caesarean section (C-sections) rates have increased due to the complexities of women. The risk of surgical site infections (SSI) increases with high Body Mass...
- August 5, 2019
Mr Brendon Heley1 1Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, Australia Background: Effective communication is pivotal for addressing communicable disease exposures (CDE). The Infection Prevention service at Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospitals Group (FSFHG) has devised a tool using the iSoBAR Framework (Identify, Situation,...
- August 5, 2019
Mrs Claire Nayda1, Ms Terri Cripps1, Mrs Trish Maldigri1, Ms Jillian McKee1, Ms Renee Thurston1, Captain Starlight1 1Sydney Children’s Hospital Network, Sydney, Australia Introduction Results from the 2017 and 2018 National Standards Compliance Survey of Inpatients revealed that one of...
- August 5, 2019
Mr Christian Magnus Thaulow1, Dr Dag Berild2, Dr Hege Salvesen Blix4, Dr Beate Horsberg Eriksen3 1Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway, 2University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway, 3Møre and Romsdal Hospital Trust, Ålesund Hospital, Ålesund, Norway, 4Norwegian Institue of Public Health, Oslo,...
- August 5, 2019
Mrs Joanna Harris1, Mrs Megan Brown1, Mrs Helen Newman1, Mrs Annmaree Wilson1, Mr Scott Lang1, Ms Suzanne Alexander1 1Illawarra Shoalhaven LHD, Wollongong, Australia Introduction: The effectiveness of Contact Precautions (CP) in managing patients with multi-resistant organisms (MROs) is increasingly questioned....
- August 5, 2019