Month: September 2024

Rhiannon Box1 1Assistant Secretary, Service Delivery Division, Ageing and Aged Care, Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care Abstract: Four and a half years on from the commencement of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, COVID‑19, along with other respiratory...

Kevin Ketagoda1, Sonia Nath2 Lisa Jamieson3 Laura Weyrich4, Peter Zilm5 1Adelaide Dental School, The University of Adelaide, SA, 5005. Australia. don.ketagoda@adelaide.edu.au, 2Adelaide Dental School, The University of Adelaide, SA, 5005. Australia. sonia.nath@adelaide.edu.au, 3Adelaide Dental School, The University of Adelaide, SA,...

Prof Lisa Hall1 and Assoc/Prof Noleen Bennett11,2 1National Centre of Antimicrobial Stewardship, 792 Elizabeth St, Melbourne, VIC 3000 hall3@uq.edu.au, 2VICNISS Coordinating Centre 792 Elizabeth St, Melbourne, VIC 3000 Bennett@mh.org.au Abstract: Background information Infection surveillance is a critical core component of...

National Health, Sustainability and Climate Unit1 1 Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care, 23 Furzer Street Philip, 2606, NHSC.Unit@health.gov.au Abstract: Australia’s first National Health and Climate Strategy was launched at COP28 in December 2023. It sets out a...

Priyanka Nair-Turkich1, Maureen Turner2, Javier Haurat3, Wisam Abdelaziz 3, Allison Bourne 3, Miranda Z. Smith4 1 Melbourne Data Analytics Platform, University of Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia, 2 School of Computing and Information Systems, University of Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia, 3BioGrid...

Matiu Bush1 1Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125 m.bush@deakin.edu.au Abstract: Quarantine operations represent a complex human choreography involving multiple environments and services, from airports to transport vehicles and accommodation facilities. This presentation explores the intricate journey of individuals...

Lyn-li Lim 1 1 Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission, Melbourne Victoria Abstract: This presentation will cover 2024 outcomes related to Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) in aged care. We will discuss the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission’s offerings on AMS...

Lyn-li Lim1, Jiamin Liau1, Elise Woodley2, Carrie Spinks3, Catherine McGovern3 1Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission, Melbourne, Victoria, 2Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission, Canberra, ACT, 3Australian College for Infection Prevention and Control Abstract: This is an Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS)...

Joanne Tropea1,2, Noleen Bennett1,2, Robyn Smith2, Deirdre Fetherstonhaugh3, Lyn-li Lim1, Kirsty Buising1,2, Wen Kwang Lim1,2, and Sanne Peters2 1 Royal Melbourne Hospital Parkville, VIC 3050, Joanne.Tropea@mh.org.au, 2 University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3050, 3 La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC 3083...

Jan Gralton, Senior Advisor, Infection Prevention and Control Program, Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care1, Jennifer Caldwell, Senior Project Officer, Infection Prevention and Control Program, Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care1 1Australian Commission on...