Dr Samuel Mathias1, Dr Renata Hadzic2,3, Ms Bhavna Brijball2, A/Prof Jennifer Stevens2,3 1 St Vincent’s Hospital, 390 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, 2 School of Medicine, University of Notre Dame Australia, Sydney, Australia, 3 School of Clinical Medicine, UNSW Medicine...
- October 3, 2024
Jason Kwong1,2 1 Department of Infectious Diseases & Immunology, Austin Health, 2 Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Melbourne at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection & Immunity Abstract: A review of several key papers from the past year...
- October 3, 2024
Anna Blishen1 1 Scone Equine Hospital, PO Box 280 Scone, NSW, 2337, anna.blishen@sconeequine.com.au Abstract: Infection prevention and control (IPC) practices and procedures are fundamental in the Australian human healthcare system. The veterinary sector uses IPC principles in its day-to-day work...
- October 3, 2024
Ursula Howarth1 BHlthSci (Paramedicine), BNursing, CICP-A, GDHH, MInfecPreventionCon 1Ambulance Tasmania, GPO Box125, Hobart, Tas, 7001 ursula.howarth@ambulance.tas.gov.au Abstract: Dedicated infection control professionals (ICP) in Australian ambulance services have generally been in place for less than a decade, with Ambulance Tasmania employing...
- October 3, 2024
Priscilla Singh1 1Registered Midwife and Clinical Nurse Consultant in Infection Prevention & Control Abstract: Background Healthcare personnel (HCP) are at increased risk of acquiring and transmitting vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) due to occupational exposure. Vaccinating HCP is essential not only to...
- October 3, 2024