A/Prof. Ling Li1, Dr Jannah Baker1, Dr Amith Shetty1,2 1Macquarie University 2NSW Ministry of Health Introduction: Sepsis is a medical emergency associated with extensive mortality worldwide. Frequently, no causative pathogen is detected in blood cultures(BC) or urine cultures(UC) taken from...
- June 30, 2022
Dr Joanna Harris1, Dr Hazel Maxwell2, Prof Susan Dodds3 1Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District, Warrawong, Australia 2University of Tasmania, Sydney, Australia 3La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia This presentation describes a qualitative interpretive description study scaffolded on theories of biomedical ethics,...
- June 30, 2022
Miss Kathleena Condon1, Dr Peta-Anne Zimmerman2,5, Mr Matthew Mason3,5, Miss Vanessa Sparke4,5 1School of Public Health, Griffith University, Southport, Australia 2School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University, Southport, Australia 3School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine, University of the Sunshine Coast...
- June 30, 2022
Ms Shelley Vivian1, Ms Doris Lombardi1,2, Mr Simon Meyer-Henry1 1Royal Perth Bentley Group, Perth, Australia 2East Metropolitan Health Service, Perth, Australia Method: A Project Officer was appointed on a fixed-term basis through a formal expression of interest process. Working under...
- June 30, 2022
Dr Susan Jain1, Mrs Kathy Dempsey 1Clinical Excellence Commission, St Leonards , Australia Aim: To assess the efficacy of beard wrap in achieving an adequate seal with tight-fitting disposable P2/N95 respirators using quantitative fit testing in health workers with facial...
- June 30, 2022
Dr Ruth Barratt1, Dr Sally Roberts1,2, Dr Arthur Morris1, Ms Nikki Grae1 1Health Quality & Safety Commission, New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand 2Microbiology, LabPlus, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand Introduction: Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) is an important cause of...
- June 30, 2022
Ms Louise Laurie1, Ms Margaret Leong2 1ACIPC, Jan Juc, Australia 2ACIPC, Suva, Fiji Kiribati reached the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic on February 8th 2022. At this time the Government of Kiribati requested the technical assistance of Infection Prevention and...
- June 30, 2022
Dr Hye-sung Park1, Mr Anand Ramakrishnan2 1Peter Maccallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia 2Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia Introduction: Lomentospora prolificans is an environmental mould which is found particularly in Australia, Spain and USA. It is an emerging opportunistic fungal pathogen...
- June 30, 2022
A/Prof. Greg Whiteley3, Dr Trevor Glasbey1 1Whiteley Corporation, Tomago, Australia 2University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia 3Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, Australia Introduction: Chlorine solutions are recommended throughout the Infection Prevention literature and official guidelines. Chlorine solutions are assumed to be an...
- June 30, 2022
Dr Ruth Barratt1, Dr Sally Roberts1,2, Ms Nikki Grae1, Ms Barbara Gibson1,3, Ms Grace Clendon1 1Health Quality & Safety Commission, New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand 2Microbiology, LabPlus, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand 3Nelson Marlborough District Health Board, Nelson,...
- June 30, 2022