Mrs Mataya Kilpatrick1, Dr Stephane Bouchoucha1, Associate Professor Ana Hutchinson1,2 1Deakin University, Geelong, Australia, 2Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research – Epworth HealthCare Partnership, Richmond, Australia Objective: The aim in this systematic review was to examine nurses’ and consumers’...
- August 5, 2019
Ms Karen Mckenna1, Ms Anastasia Hutchinson2, Mrs Mal Butler1 1Mercy Health, Heidelberg, Australia, 2Deakin University, Center for Quality & Patient Safety Research, Melbourne, Australia Introduction: Surgical site infections (SSIs) have substantial impacts on patient outcomes and are associated with increased...
- August 5, 2019
Mrs Sue Flockhart1, Dr Raquel Cowan1, Mrs Allison Hodge1, Ms Catrice Grahame1 1Ballarat Health Services, Ballarat, Australia Background: In response to the increase of influenza cases in 2017, Ballarat Health Services pathology provider introduced a rapid diagnostic test (RDT) that...
- August 5, 2019
Mrs Allison Hodge1, Mrs Sue Flockhart1, Ms Catrice Grahame1 1Ballarat Health Services, Ballarat, Australia Background: 43 year old female presented to the emergency department (ED) with a rash, fever, photophobia, headache on the background of recent travel to Cambodia and...
- August 5, 2019
Dr Jocelyne Basseal1, Dr Sue Campbell Westerway2 1Australasian Society For Ultrasound In Medicine, Chatswood, Australia, 2Northern Women’s Imaging, Hornsby, Australia As ultrasound technology rapidly evolves and is used more frequently in every area of medical diagnosis, it can be overlooked...
- August 5, 2019
A/Prof Jennifer Broom1, Prof Alex Broom2, Dr Emma Kirby2 1Sunshine Coast University Hospital, , Australia, 2University of New South Wales, , Australia Objectives: Significant antimicrobial over-use persists worldwide, despite overwhelming evidence of antimicrobial resistance and knowledge that optimisation of antimicrobial...
- August 5, 2019
Dr Kathryn Daveson1, Ms Alexandra Marmor1 1The Canberra Hospital, Garran, Australia Background: Surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis (SAP) is a focus for quality improvement for Australian healthcare. Available tools for SAP surveillance include the labour-intensive Surgical National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey (SNAPS). Most...
- August 5, 2019
Ms Mia Brill1 1Austin Health, Heidelberg, Australia Background: Effective health care worker hand hygiene practices are vital in the prevention of health care associated infections and the transmission of antimicrobial resistance, yet little focus is placed on patient centered approach...
- August 5, 2019
Mrs Rebecca Edgar1, Ms Christine Sharp1, Ms Kaye Bellis1, Ms Pauline Bass1 1Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia Introduction: Cleaning of shared patient equipment and use of personal protective equipment (PPE) is standard care, yet is often sub-optimally performed. In the setting...
- August 5, 2019
Dr Sharmin Nusrat1, Dr Jonathan Peake2, Dr Kathryn Daveson3 1The Canberra Hospital, Garran, Australia, 2The Canberra Hospital, Garran, Australia, 3The Canberra Hospital, Garran, Australia Background: Vancomycin resistant Enterococci (VRE) are known to evolve from clonal complexes that span the susceptible...
- August 5, 2019