Dr Susan Jain, Mrs Kathy Dempsey 1Clinical Excellence Commission, 1 Reserve Road St Leonards, Australia Background: Since its emergence, millions of people have acquired and died from SARS-CoV-2 infections. A key controversy has been how to protect health workers (HWs)...
- June 30, 2022
Ms Penelope Dempster, Professor Anastasia (Ana) Hutchinson, Dr Elizabeth Oldland, Dr Stéphane Bouchoucha Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged health care professionals and changed our approach to the delivery of patient care. Experience during the COVID-19 has highlighted the need...
- June 30, 2022
Ms Emily Larsen1,2,3,4,5, Ms Deanne August2,4,5, Professor Samantha Keogh2,4,6, Dr Julie Flynn7, Professor Amanda Ullman2,4,5,8, Professor Nicole Marsh1,2,3,4,5,6, Professor Alexandra McCarthy5,9, Professor Claire Rickard1,4,5,10 1School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia 2Nursing and Midwifery Research Centre, Royal Brisbane...
- June 30, 2022
A/Prof. Noleen Bennett1,2, Dr Lyn-Li Lim1,3, Mr Nick Wilson4, Dr Ann Bull1, Ms Jennifer Bradford1, Ms Ling Wang1, Assoc/Prof Leon Worth1,5 1Victorian Healthcare Associated Infection Surveillance System (VICNISS) Coordinating Centre, Melbourne, Australia 2Department of Nursing, Melbourne School of Health Sciences,...
- June 30, 2022
Ms Elizabeth Dawson1, Mrs Gemma Smith1 1Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney Local Health District, Concord, Australia The Concord Repatriation General Hospital (CRGH) infection control unit wanted to develop a system to improve engagement with key stakeholders for investigations of healthcare...
- June 30, 2022
Dr Gillian Ray-Barruel1,2,3,4, Prof Nicole Marsh3,4, Ms Emily Larsen3,4, Prof Amanda Ullman2,3,5, Ms Tricia Kleidon2,5, Ms Mari Takashima3,5, Dr Vineet Chopra6,7, Prof Claire Rickard1,2,3,4 1Herston Infectious Diseases Institute, University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research, Herston, Australia 2School of Nursing,...
- June 30, 2022
Dr Robin Digby1,2, Dr Ingrid Hopper2, Ms Leanne Hughes2, Mr Doug McCaskie2, Ms Michelle Tuck2, Ms Kethly Fallon2, Associate Professor Peter Hunter2, Professor Tracey Bucknall1,2 1Deakin University, Burwood, Australia 2Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia Introduction: In response to the 2020 COVID-19...
- June 30, 2022
Mrs Rozina Kabani1 1Westmead Private Hospital, Westmead, Australia Patient and Staff safety has been paramount in the healthcare industry. The risk of occupational exposure is the greatest in a healthcare environment. There was an increasing trend of sharps occupational exposures...
- June 30, 2022
Mr Angus Dixon1 1Wilhelm Integrated Solutions, Matraville, Australia The germicidal potential of specific wavelengths within the electromagnetic spectrum is an area of growing interest. While ultra-violet (UV) based technologies have shown satisfactory virucidal potential, the photo-toxicity in humans coupled with...
- June 30, 2022
Mr Matthew Berger1,2, Ms Cristyn Davies1,3, A/Prof Sara Knox1,4, Dr Erin Mathieu5, Prof S. Rachel Skinner1,6,7 1Speciality of Child and Adolescent Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University Of Sydney, Westmead, Australia 2Centre for Population Health, Western Sydney Public...
- June 30, 2022