Sarah Bailey1
1 QED Environmental Services, L1 3 Loftus Street, West Leederville WA 6007
Construction of new buildings and alteration of existing buildings comes with a host of infection control risks that can have serious consequences for patients if not addressed properly. The inclusion of the Infection Prevention and Control team on any new project is essential.
This presentation aims to give an overview of potential issues that can be encountered, covering the design and layouts of new buildings, selection of materials and equipment, maintenance of buildings and equipment, risks and planning for building, demolition & refurbishments, controls that can be put in place and monitoring of works during construction. Green building initiatives and their consequences for infection control will also be covered.
Biography
Sarah Bailey has a Masters in Medical Microbiology and a Post Graduate Diploma in Medical Mycology, and has also completed studies in infection control in the hospital environment, legionella control and asbestos.
She is originally from the UK where she worked in diagnostic microbiology for many years, and she was the Legionella Control Officer for a private hospital. Sarah also been a part of several Infection Prevention and Control teams within the hospitals she has worked in. With her move to QED Environmental Services, she now applies that microbiological knowledge to their work in water quality and risk assessment, indoor air quality in hospitals, with cooling towers and with our other various investigations such as mould and other health issues within buildings.
She is also a full member of the Institute of Hospital Engineers Australia and the Australian College of Infection Prevention and Control.