2025 Posters

# Poster Title Presenting Author
1 Improving Infection Control practice through dynamic online resources Suzanne Alexander
2 World Hand Hygiene Day: ” It May Be Gloves, But Always Hand Hygiene” — Don’t Hibernate on Hand Hygiene! Ning An
3 Embedding Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Principles into Queensland Health’s System-Wide Procurement Belinda Andrews
4 In Vivo Assessment of ABHR Dose Size on Antimicrobial Efficacy – 1.5mL is Optimal James Arbogast (online only)
5 A surveillance study of Ventilator associated pneumonia in intensive care unit of geriatric center. Kiran Bala (online only)
6 We are all in this together, so how do we produce the best collaborative and highly functioning team? Kaye Bellis
7 Hand hygiene (HH) auditor training – finding the way. Kaye Bellis
9 Midstream Momentum: Influencing Practice and Outcomes through Cleaner Theatres. Michelle Bolte, Kymberly Watkins
10 Raising the Bar: How We Made Sterilisation Certification Mandatory — and Made It Work Janine Carrucan
11 Cleaning up the facts: Healthcare perspectives on infection prevention Isabella Centeleghe
12 Closing the Loop: Improving Hand Hygiene Compliance in a Colorectal Surgical Ward at Monash Health Dandenong Debie Crisologo
13 Turning Lessons into Action: Strengthening Outbreak Management Through Experience Debie Crisologo
14 Dipropylene glycol aerosol potentially enhances damages in Gram-negative bacteria Rebecca Cumming
16 When Minutes Matter: Fostering System Resilience and Sustainability after a Measles Exposure Event Denise Del Rosario-Kelly
17 Implementing Adaptive Contact Precautions Strategies in Response to Emerging Antimicrobial Resistance at Colonial War Memorial Hospital, Fiji (2023- 2025) Timaima Ditukana
18 Single Use Metal Instruments Recycling in Regional & Rural Health Facilities Holly Dodd
19 Outbreak of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE) MLST 1424 in a Regional Health Facility: Epidemiological Investigation and Response Sue Flockhart
20 The evolution and achievements of RICPRAC (Regional Infection Control Practice Group) Victoria
 Cathy Mowat
21 Implementation of a C-Section Surveillance program in a New Zealand Public Hospital Sandi Gamon
22 Evolving Etiology of Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in Cancer patients Hitender Gautam (online only)
23 What does years of urinary tract management in aged care tell us? Monina Hernandez
24 Preparing New Zealand nurses for infection prevention and control through mentorship Monina Hernandez
25 The risk in rinsing: A regulators approach to water quality requirements in skin penetration businesses in the Australian Capital Territory. Chloe Howard
26 Surveillance of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections at an Australian public tertiary hospital Vivian Leung 
27 Closing the Loop on Tourniquets: Safe, Sustainable, and Cost-Effective Remanufacturing for IPC Teams, and all the considerations to get there. Oliver Hunt, Andrew Gay
28 From Principle to Practice: designing and implementing practical aseptic technique principles into New Zealand healthcare Anne Hutley, Sarah Thomas
29 Consumer survey of patients experiences on the insertion and management of Peripheral Intravenous Cannula at acute care hospitals in Healthscope Nicola Isles
30 Building a Standardised Personal Protective Equipment Competency for High-Consequence Infectious Diseases: Evaluation of a Multi-modal Training Approach Susan Jain
31 Evaluating trophon HLD efficacy on complex surface features of ultrasound probes Laura Johnston
32 Review of Adverse Events Reports Associated with Endoscopes in Australia (2012-2024) Roel Castillo
33 From Evidence to Action: Clinical Nurse Consultants at the Core of Antimicrobial Stewardship- A novel approach Jagroop (Jay) Kaur
35 Australian and New Zealand nurses’ understanding and application of aseptic technique in clinical contexts: A cross-sectional mixed-method study Hannah Kent
36 Infection Prevention Perceptions and Knowledge among Leadership and Staff in an Intensive Care Unit Kirsi Terho, Tiina Kurvinen
37 Clostridioides difficile diagnosis and treatment: are we too loose? Freya Langham
38 Shadowing the frontlines of Infection Control: An education initiative Lauren Lee (online only)
39 Improving 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene Practices in Samoa: Tupua Tamasese Meaole Hospital Joyce  Roache-Levaii
40 Successful Control of Candida auris Transmission in a Rehabilitation Department: A Case Study and Intervention Analysis Shiyu Li
41 Evaluation of the implementation of infection prevention and control strategies in the ICU in China: a multi-province questionnaire survey Ji Lin
42 Evaluating a nurse-led, hospital-based antenatal immunisation clinic using the Theoretical Framework of Acceptability Dorothy Ling
43 SAFER: Survey in Automated Flexible Endoscope Reprocessing in Australia and New Zealand Sarah Browning
45 HAPPEN: the Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia PrEveNtion trial protocol Georgia Matterson
46 Red alert, danger, rising dermatitis numbers: RMH do we have a problem? Sharon Mcilduff
47 Mapping the spread: Evaluating COVID-19 Contact Tracing in a Health Service Karen McKenna
48 Evaluating the Impact of a Sink Maintenance Program During a CPE Outbreak: Analysing Implementation Success and Challenges Tracey McKewen
49 Implementing a statewide change to healthcare-associated infection surveillance definitions Matthew McQuilty
50 Gloves Off! Reducing inappropriate non-sterile glove use with a multi-modal strategy Liz Orr
51 Addressing Gaps in Hand Hygiene Compliance Through a Tailored eLearning Initiative at Western Health Katerina Perkovic
52 Transmission-Based Precautions Signage: A collaborative approach to improving compliance and understanding in healthcare workers and consumers Elizabeth Peters
53 Sharing is Caring – REDCap and Free Data Architectures to Standardise Surveillance Duangmanee (Fon) Seedam, Adithi Ramachandra, Philip Rawson-Harris
54 Surveillance Signal Event Letter automation Adithi Ramachandra, Duangmanee (Fon) Seedam
55 Project ASK: Empowering consumer participation in Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Carlo Edward Sagge
56 Prevention with purpose: An IPAC Sustainability Initiative Carlo Edward Sagge
57 Trends and epidemiology of Clostridioides difficile infection in Queensland: hospital-based surveillance, January 2015 to March 2025 Sally Healy
58 Clean on Scene: Self-reported Improvements in Paramedic Hand Hygiene and Glove Use Behaviours with Alcohol-Based Handrub Kit Attachments Jemma Shirra-Gibb
59 Future-Proofing  Infection Prevention  Workforce: Are RN Graduates the Missing Link? Bern Squires
60 Using risk and governance as your circle of influence. – Withdrawn Lisa Summers, Josephine Martin, Kerrie  Benson
61 A Multi-Faceted Response to Biofilm Risk: Plumbing Modifications and Hygiene Programming at a Victorian Health Facility Graeme Bunt
62 From sniffles to surges – seasonal viruses in paediatric care Jane Tomlinson
63 ‘Admission Quest: Patient Journey through the Infection Arena’ Be the first to discharge, infection free and victorious! Sophie Waller
64 Evaluating the Infection Prevention Liaison Program: Insights from Feedback Jingyi (Phoebe) Wang
65 Prescribing by the Book? Assessing guideline concordance of antimicrobials used in Australian Residential Aged Care Homes Lisa Hall
66 New Zealand’s largest and longest VRE outbreak: A clinically lead researcher supported evidence based response. Ann Whitfield, Sam Woodsford, Robyn Davidson
67 Whole-System Learning for Biopreparedness: A Multi-Stakeholder, 24-hour Simulation Using Video-Reflexive Methods (VRM) Mary Wyer
68 Bloodstream Infection Under Review: Co-designing a standardised approach to bloodstream infection reviews in Queensland Health Alison Smith
69 Privacy, Ethics, and Efficiency in electronic contact tracing technologies Alison Pickering

 

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