Month: August 2023

“Gloves Off”, clean hands, safe for all. An education program for improving hand hygiene and reducing healthcare waste. Patricia Knight1, Sarah Browning1, Tina Wilkie2, Sally Munnoch1, Stan Chen1, Amy Bernotas31John Hunter Hospital, Rankin Park, NSW, Australia2Allied Health Net Zero Lead,...

Both sides of the fence Kaye Bellis11Alfred Health, Prahran, Melbourne, VIC, Australia Life in Infection Prevention (IP) was “up sized” with COVID-19. During the peak of it our IP workload was all consuming. But we also had a life outside...

To Hoard or Not to Hoard, That Is the Question! A Construction and Repair Work Infection Prevention Risk-Assessment Efficiency Initiative Kaye Bellis1, Rosie Kehoe1, Megan Gritt1, Lisa Dominguez1, Pauline Bass11Alfred Health, Prahran, Melbourne, VIC, Australia Background Requests for Infection Prevention...

Using Data, To Make Workflows Smarter! Streamlining Healthcare Associated Surgical Site Infection (SSI) Surveillance Reporting Lauren Eve Mitchell1, Pauline Bass , 1Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Background Surgical site infections (SSI) are one of the most common complications related to...

Hand Hygiene compliance -after 2.5 years of COVID who could really blame staff for giving up on hand hygiene Leasa Giles1, Holly Dodd1, Amy How11Tasmanian Health Service, Launceston, TAS, Australia Hand Hygiene (HH) compliance for the Audit Cycle 2, 2022...

Radiographers’ knowledge, attitudes and practice of infection prevention and control in the CT suite: A rural perspective. Yobelli Jimenez1, Suzanne Hill1, Dania Abu Awaad1, Sarah Lewis11Discipline of Medical Imaging Science, The University Of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia Introduction Healthcare associated...

Sick sink syndrome: A cautionary tale on the impact of sustainability and climate resilience measures in a newly constructed hospital. Louise Aiton1, Richard BartoloMaureen Canning Marion Kainer Candice DouglassAnie EdwardHannah Marsden Rachel McInnesMonique Sammut Adrian Tramontana1Western Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia...

Crisis and opportunities: Reduction of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in the Renal Service. Siu Mee Janet Li1, Jodie Ekholm2, Emina Ryan2, Melanie-Ann John1, Michael Maley11NSW Health Pathology, Sydney, NSW, Australia2Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia Background The Southwest Sydney Local health District...

Hospital-Acquired Complications: A Comparison of Surveillance and Coding Data Jaimie Yamada1, Shirley Leong1, Andrew Stewardson1, Pauline Bass1, Denise Del Rosario-Kelly1, , 1Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Background The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare lists 16 high-priority hospital-acquired...

A Comparison of indoor environmental parameters related to ventilation and air-conditioning systems in an old and new wing of a Rural Referral Hospital and its possible effect on disease transmission. Michelle Bolte1, Alastair Bell2, Alfredo Milaor3, Arun Babu4, Sarah McDonald51HNE...