2023

To funnel, or not? A look at collecting mid-stream urine specimens Alison Pickering1, , 1Surgical Treatment And Rehabilitation Services (STARS), Herston, QLD, Australia Background High rates of potential contamination’s of urine microscopic culture and sensitivity (MCS) samples, was leading to...

Becoming a Hand Hygiene Influencer Alison Pickering1, , 1Surgical Treatment And Rehabilitation Services (STARS), Brisbane, QLD, Australia Background As our hospital hand hygiene (HH) rate was consistently 75% since opening in 2021, this quality improvement aimed to improve rates by...

Staffing the NSW Biocontainment Centre – how do we keep staff actively engaged? Patricia Ferguson1,2,3, Mary Wyer1,2,3, Catherine Priestley1,2, Alice Polak2,4, 1Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia2New South Wales Biocontainment Centre, Westmead, NSW, Australia3Sydney Institute for Infectious Diseases, The University of...

Infection Prevention Practice in the Burns Patient Setting: a sustainable bundle approach Lisa Stewart Heather ClelandJemima DixonPauline BassAndrew StewardsonSue Mclellan1, , 1Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Background Burns patients are highly susceptible to infection. Infection is attributed as the leading...

Does species matter? Comparative epidemiology of bloodstream infections due to coagulase negative staphylococci Emily Larsen1,2, Samantha Keogh2,3, Felicity Edwards2,3, Jayesh Dhanani2,4, Nicole Marsh1,2,3,4, Kevin Laupland2,3, 1Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland, Australia2Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Herston, Queensland, Australia3Queensland University of Technology,...

Intravenous Antibiotic Administration via Syringe Pump Safety Software: Audit Karen Davies1,2,3, Crystal Dutt4, Sahra Ashley2, Anjela Pham Nguyen2, Katherine Losinski 2, Peter Donovan2,3, Ian Coombes2,3, , 1Herston Infectious Disease Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia2Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia3University...

The most challenging time of our careers. Health care workers’ experiences activating the pandemic response plan. An organisational case-study Karen McKenna1, Ana Hutchinson2, Stephane Bouchoucha2, , 1Mercy Health, HEIDELBERG, VIC, Australia2Deakin University, Burwood, VIC, Australia Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic provides...

Implementing an aseptic technique team Greta Van Kerkwijk1, Kareena Johnson1, Jane Tomlinson1, , 1The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia The National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards require health services have processes for aseptic technique that identify relevant...

Paediatric respiratory syncytial virus healthcare associated infection surveillance pilot Gemma Saravanos1,2, Claire Nayda3, Trish Maldigri3, Marilyn Cruickshank3,4, Alison Kesson2,3, Philip Britton2,3, , 1Susan Wakil School of Nursing & Midwifery, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia2The Children’s Hospital at Westmead Clinical...

Developing and Implementing an MRSA Clearance Program in an Antenatal Clinic prior to delivery in an Acute Health Care Setting Leah Stott1, , 1WCHN, North Adelaide, SA, Australia Background When women presented to the Women’s Outpatient Department with a history...