2016 ACIPC

Thomas V Riley1,2,3 1School of Medical & Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, 2School of Life & Veterinary Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, 3Department of Microbiology, PathWest Laboratory Medicine, Nedlands, Western Australia   Clostridium difficile, a Gram...

Ms Susan Jain, Infection Control Clinician Nurse Consultant PRINCE OF WALE PUBLIC HOSPITAL   This discussion paper explores a historical perspective on practices related to prevention of infection (with a particular focus on Contact Precautions (CP) for Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus...

Ms Jo-anne  Mcshane1, Dr Mary  O’Reily, Dr Andrew Maclean 1Eastern Health, Melbourne, Australia   There is a lack of research in the emergency department setting of infection control practices. Our study is aimed at identifying isolation practices and visual auditing...

Ms Fiona Gotterson1 1Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Sydney NSW 2000 , Australia   This research is about nurses and antimicrobial stewardship (AMS). Nurses make up the biggest percentage of the health workforce, and routinely manage...

Dr Anthony Poulton1 1Medtronic, North Ryde , Australia   2017 ANZ Medtronic Infection Control Scholarship Program The purpose of this presentation is to alert the audience and the greater ANZ Infection Control community to the availability of the 2017 ANZ...

Mr Roel Castillo1 1Macquarie University Hospital, Macquarie University, Australia   The evolution of the reusable medical devices have never as technologically advanced and continues to do so at a relatively fast pace. Recent updates to international and national standards cater...

Mr Roel Castillo1, Ms Christine  Overend1 1Macquarie University Hospital, Macquarie University, Australia   With increasing evidence that the environment plays a key role in transmission of pathogens to patients, there is  emphasis on objectively measuring cleaning outcomes as  means to...

Dr Teresa Wozniak1, Ms Emily Bailey1, Prof Nicholas  Graves1, Dr Kate Halton1 1AusHSI – Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation, Queensland University Of Technology, Brisbane, Australia   Resimpact, is an open access calculator based on a validated and transparent health...

Prof Joan Webster1,2,3, Prof Claire  Rickard2, Dr Helen Healy1,3, Prof Jeffery Lipman1,3, Prof Adrian Esterman4, Prof  Vineet Chopra5, Dame Prof Nicky Cullum6, Dr  Li Zhang2, Prof Alexandra Mc Carthy7,8 1Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Herston, Australia, 2Menzies Health Institute, Griffith...

Peter Collignon Exec Director, ACT Pathology. Infectious Diseases Physician and Microbiologist, Canberra Hospital. Professor, Medical School. Australian National University.   Urinary tract infections are very common in the community. They are also frequent Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs) – both in...