Ms Suzanne Alexander1, Miss Carmel Couch1 1Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District, Wollongong, Australia Introduction: Eight cases of Central Venous Access Device (CVAD) related blood stream infections were identified in patients attending a 600 bed tertiary referral hospital from March to...
- August 5, 2019
Ms Luci Rodda1 1Aegis Aged Care, Burswood, Australia Background: Good uptake of influenza vaccinations by employees contributes to reducing the impact of influenza in residential aged care residents. Evaluation of Aegis Aged Care’s influenza vaccination programs for 2016/2017 found of...
- August 5, 2019
Mrs Claire Chadwick1 1Bradford Teaching Hospital Nhs Foundation Trust, Bradford , UK Background: This study investigated a patient hand hygiene strategy using quality improvement methodology. The aim was to determine whether quality improvement methodology could successfully be used to ensure...
- August 5, 2019
Dr Rizza Antenor1, Dr Maria Theresa Bad-ang1, Dr Adrian Ronald Espino1, Dr. Larissa Lara Torno1 1Southern Philippines Medical Center, Davao City, Philippines Introduction: Kidney transplantation provides to be the best available treatment for advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD). Patients who...
- August 5, 2019
Prof Ramon Shaban1, Dr Rhodri Saunders2 1The University of Sydney and Western Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, Australia, 2Coreva Scientific, Koenigswinter, Germany Introduction: Sternal wound infection (SWI) following coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) is an infrequent but potentially costly...
- August 5, 2019
Lisa Hall7, Dr Shio Yen Tio1, Miss Emily Harding3, Professor Monica A Slavin1,2,5, Professor KA Thursky1,2,5, Mr Stephen Ratcliffe6, Mr Ajit Singh6, Associate Professor LJ Worth2,4,5 1Victorian Infectious Diseases Service (VIDS), The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Australia, 2Infectious Diseases Department,...
- August 5, 2019
Ms Megan Gritt1, Ms Susanne Collings1, Ms Shirley Leong1, Ms Pauline Bass1, Associate Professor Leon Worth1 1Alfred Health, Melbourne , Australia Background: Patient satisfaction surveys (PSS) are increasingly used to engage consumers of healthcare systems. However, the value of PSS...
- August 5, 2019
Ms Julie Johnson1, Ms Kim Comensoli2 1Yarrawonga Health, Yarrawonga, Australia, 2Northeast Health Wangaratta, Wangaratta, Australia Environmental Monitoring is often seen as the elephant in the china shop, does it engender more anxiety and harm than it alleviates….. or can...
- August 5, 2019
Ms Michelle Stirling1, Ms Simone Tempone1, Ms Rebecca McCann1 1Department Of Health, East Perth, Australia Background: Healthcare Infection Surveillance Western Australia (HISWA) is a state-wide surveillance program for monitoring healthcare associated infection data, including surgical site infections (SSI) following hip...
- August 5, 2019
Dr Stephane Bouchoucha1, Professor Nikki Phillips1, Ms Mataya Kilpatrick1, Associate Professor Ana Hutchinson1,2 1Deakin University, Geelong, Australia, 2Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research – Epworth HealthCare Partnership, Richmond, Australia Background: As Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) is a relatively new area...
- August 5, 2019