2016 ACIPC

Mandy Davidson 1 1 Clinical Nurse Consultant, Townsville Hospital And Health Service, Douglas, QLD, Australia   Introduction Although health professionals have learnt the theory and skills associated with aseptic technique, the application of these principles in the real world becomes blurred with the introduction of assistive technologies...

Jiratha Budkaew 1 1 Family Physician And Clinical Teacher, Khon Kaen Hospital, Khon Khan, Thailand   Background: In Thailand, men who have sex with men (MSMs) have a far higher rate of HIV infections compared to the general population. If these persons do not modify their...

Caroline Shelverton Senior Research Assistant, Griffith University   Introduction The aim of this study was to gain a ‘real world’ overview of current intravenous care and maintenance practice by nursing staff. Research has quantified the unacceptably high failure rate of peripherally...

Jessica Cameron 1, Lisa Hall 1, Teresa Wozniak 1, Kate Halton 1 1 Queensland University Of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia   Introduction Little is known about the health and economic burden of community onset methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CO-MRSA) in Australia. However, this information is imperative for developing healthcare policy and planning, for...

David Brain 1 1 Phd Scholar, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia   Introduction: Patient length of stay (LOS) has long been linked with influencing transmission of Clostridium difficile infection. It has been hypothesised that the longer a patient...

Kathryn Daveson 1,2, Caroline Wilson 1, Andrea Menzies 1 1 Canberra Hospital & Health Services, Garran, ACT, Australia 2 Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia   Introduction: Australian guidelines for the diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) recommends laboratory initiated testing (LIT) on all unformed stools in patients hospitalised > 72hrs irrespective of physician’s...

Rajneesh Kaur 1, Husna Razee 1, Holly Seale 1 1 Unsw Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia   Introduction: Poor hand hygiene (HH) practices amongst medical students have previously been attributed to students not being exposed to sufficient teaching materials during their training. This study aimed to develop and pilot test...

Louise Hobbs 1, Sharon McIlduff 1 1 The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, VIC, Australia   Introduction The Hand Hygiene Australia (HHA) initiative has observed a national increase in hand hygiene compliance. One indicator that has not been monitored and reported is that of occupational contact dermatitis (OCD) cases...

Elizabeth De Nardo 1, Christine Claighen 1, Christopher Beausoleil 1, Terri Eastman 1 1 Gojo Australasia, Macquarie Park, NSW, Australia   Background: Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MRO) are often passed from person to person by the hands of caregivers. Cleaning hands with soap and water or use alcohol-based hand rubs (ABHR) are the main...

Andrea Menzies 1 1 Registered Nurse, Canberra Hospital And Health Services, Canberra, ACT, Australia   Introduction: Papua New Guinea has significant health challenges; 5 women die in childbirth every day, 1 in 13 children die before the age of five, 84% of the population live in...