Ms Kang Wei Esther Lim1, Dr Lyn-li Lim2,3, Dr Ann Bull2, Ms Judy Brett2, Ass/ Prof Leon Worth2,4 1Melbourne Medical School, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia 2Victorian Healthcare Associated Infection Surveillance System (VICNISS) Coordinating Centre, Doherty Institute for Infection and...
- June 30, 2022
Dr Lyn-li Lim1, Dr Melanie Wroth1, A/ Prof Juanita Breen1,4, Ms Kate Williams1 1Aged Care Quality And Safety Commission, Melbourne, Australia 2Victorian Healthcare Associated Infection Surveillance System (VICNISS) Coordinating Centre, Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, Australia 3Department of...
- June 30, 2022
Mrs Penny Radalj1, Professor Eugene Athan1, Doctor Deb Kay1, Holly Wardlaw1, Caroline Poynder1, Jane Gray1, Doctor Naomi Clarke1, Sara Bonnici1, Doctor Michael Muleme1, Doctor Bridgette McNamara, Steven Hallisey1, Alana Kelly1 1Barwon South West Public Health Unit, Geelong, Australia The Barwon...
- June 30, 2022
Mrs Helen Newman1, Dr Joanna Harris1 1ISLHD Infection Management And Control Service, Wollongong, Australia Introduction: Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) is a Gram positive, anaerobic, spore forming bacterium. Asymptomatic bowel colonisation occurs, but C. difficile infection (CDI) can cause symptoms ranging...
- June 30, 2022
Kate Manserra 1Tasmanian Health Service (North West), Latrobe, Australia Background: During a 12-month audit period, at one hospital, it was observed that of all moments where glove use was recorded, healthcare workers did not perform hand hygiene (HH) 28.4% of...
- June 30, 2022
Dr Yobelli Jimenez1, Professor Sarah Lewis1 1Discipline of Medical Imaging Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University Of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia Introduction: To better understand the challenges and facilitators that affect Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) in medical imaging...
- June 30, 2022
A/Prof. Philip Russo1,2, Dr Lucille Kerr1,2, Dr John Ferguson3, Dr Andrew Stewardson1,4, L Busija1, Professor Brett Mitchell1,5 1Monash University, Clayton, Australia 2Cabrini Health, Malvern, Australia 3John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, Australia 4Alfred Health, Prahran, Australia, 5Monash University, Australia 6Avondale University, Cooranbong,...
- June 30, 2022
Ms Amanda Wood1 1Health Quality and Safety Commission, Wellington, New Zealand Introduction: Since 2013, the Health Quality & Safety Commission New Zealand has collected orthopaedic surgical site infection (SSI) data for publicly funded hip and knee arthroplasty procedures as part...
- June 30, 2022
Dr Amanda Corley1,2,3, Professor Nicole Marsh1,2,3, Ms Emily Larsen1,2,3, Ms Ruth Cocksedge4, Professor Claire Rickard1,2,3 1AVATAR Group & School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University, Nathan, Brisbane, Australia 2Nursing and Midwifery Research Centre, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Herston, Brisbane,...
- June 30, 2022
Dr Su-yin Hor1, Dr Penelope Burns2, Dr Faith Yong3, Dr Ruth Barratt4, Associate Professor Chris Degeling5, Dr Leah Williams Veazey4, Dr Mary Wyer4, Professor Lyn Gilbert4 1University Of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, Australia 2Australian National University, Canberra, Australia 3The University of...
- June 30, 2022