2023

Planning, designing and construction. Infection Prevention and Control strategies for building works Robert Robinson11Hunter New England Local Health District, Newcastle, NSW, Australia What role does the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) service requires to undertake, when you hear about building...

Preventing needlestick injuries in Aged Care – changing products and behaviors Helen Finlay11Regis Aged Care, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Regis Aged Care identified a concerning incidence of needlestick injuries occurring across our 63 Homes nationally. Whilst these had been reported and...

Incorporating a Hand Hygiene Program into an Aged Care Facility Inder Teja1, 1Lakmini Dissayanake, 1Lorelie San Jose, 1Bluecross Background: A robust Infection Prevention and Control program relies heavily on compliance with hand hygiene at key times of care. In the...

Challenges, changes, and opportunities for infection prevention and control professionals in pandemic times Su-yin Hor1, Jennifer Plumb1, Chris Degeling2, Claire Hooker3, Lyn Gilbert31University Of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, Australia2University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia3The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia...

Lessons learnt: Infection prevention and control preparedness and response in residential aged care facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic Su-yin Hor1, Jennifer Plumb1, Chris Degeling2, Claire Hooker3, Lyn Gilbert31University Of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, Australia2University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia3The University...

Missing Moments in O&G Erica Short1,2, Julia Carey3, Jo Tallon3, Christine Sommerville1, Biny Mathews1, Tanya Nippita11Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW, Australia 2Australasian College of Infection Prevention and Control, Hobart, Tas, Australia 3Northern Sydney Local Health District, St Leonards,...

The Impact of Enzymes in Endoscope Reprocessing Shruti Saxena11Novozymes Australia Pty Ltd, Syndey, NSW, Australia Endoscopes are sophisticated instruments that are challenging to clean not only due to their design but also the complex nature of organic soils that contaminate...

Use of genomic analysis in informing practice to prevent healthcare worker infection and transmission – A case report Donya Eghrari1,2, Norelle Sherry2,3, Anne Watt2, Ben Howden2, Angeline Ferdinand1,21Centre for Health Policy, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University...

Environmental cleaning in healthcare, a fresh view Lorenzo Tadeo1, Paul Harleman21Freudenberg FHCS, Broadmeadows, Victoria, Australia2FHP Vileda SComm, Barchon Belgium What are professional cleaning systems in general? Which system is mostly used in European healthcare? In Europe, cleaning with microfiber cloths/mops...

Back to the Future: A celebration looking back on 50 years of infection control and infectious diseases in Tasmania, and a qualitative investigation of healthcare worker concerns looking towards the future of infection control locally and globally Kate Manserra1, Deanne...