Ms Donna Cameron1,2, Ms Meredith Cameron1, Dr Simon Crouch1, Ms Hazel Penfold1, Dr Claire Tobin3, Mr Alastair Bradtke3, Ms Brooke Wilson3 1Department of Health and Human Services, Melbourne, Australia, 2Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, Melbourne, Australia, 3Department of Education...
- August 4, 2019
Ms Donna Cameron1,2, Ms Marion Easton2, Dr Annaliese van Diemen2, Ms Courtney Lane1, Ms Francesca Azzato3, A/Prof Caroline Marshall4, Ms Elizabeth Orr4, A/Prof Leon Worth5,6, Prof Monica Slavin4,5, Ms Jennifer Breen5, Ms Susan Harper5, A/Prof Deborah Williamson1,3 1Microbiological Diagnostic Unit...
- August 4, 2019
Mrs Michelle Callard1 1Swslhdohs, Liverpool, Australia Background: A new Infection Prevention role in oral health with accreditation looming. Challenges soon became apparent and changes were required fast to meet Standard 3 within eight months. South Western Sydney Local Health District...
- August 4, 2019
Mrs Carolyn Ellis1, Ms Kathy Dempsey1, Ms Susan Jain1, Mr Ronald Govers1 1Clinical Excellence Commission, Haymarket, Australia Background: The Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI) program of the Clinical Excellence Commission (CEC) aims to assist local health districts and specialty health networks...
- August 4, 2019
Mrs Susan Jain1 1University of New South Wales, Randwick, Australia , 2Clinical Excellence Commission, Haymarket, Australia Background: Routine hand hygiene effectively removes methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and/or vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) from healthcare workers’ (HCW) ungloved hands when caring...
- August 4, 2019
Ms Kareena Johnson1, Ms Sue Scott1, Ms Jane Tomlinson1, Ms Greta Van Kerkwijk1, Associate Professor Andrew Daley1, Ms Kate O’Donaghue1 1The Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville, Australia Introduction: Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most common causes of healthcare-associated bloodstream infections....
- August 4, 2019
Mrs Nicole Sarader1 1Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, Australia Background: In 2017 at Fiona Stanley Hospital (FSH), a collaborative working group began reviewing the cleaning inspection regime undertaken by Serco at FSH. The group undertook a robust review of the cleaning...
- August 4, 2019