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Peter Deliopoulos 1 1 CEO, PDMedical Pty Ltd, Dandenong South, VIC, Australia   Intro. This session will cover a case study of collaboration between the infection control nurses of St. Vincent’s Private Hospital Melbourne and PDMedical with the aim of Reducing Sharps Injuries in the Operating Theatre....

Mardi Abernethy 1, Elizabeth Gillespie, Rhonda Stuart, Kylie Snook 1 Monash Health, Berwick, VIC, Australia   In 2015, the Victorian Department of Health set the influenza vaccination target at 75% as a statement of priority for Victorian health services. Prior to this, Monash Health infection control team had consistently provided access...

Nurmeiyati (Jeana) Nurmeiyati 1 1 Acting Clinical Nurse Consultant Infection Control, Sydney Local Health District Community Health   Introduction: SLHD Community Health (CH) nurses provide nursing care within the teams of Child and Family Health Nursing, Sydney District Nursing, Sexual Health and Youth Health...

Suzanne Lovell-smart 1 1 Orange Health Service, Orange, NSW, Australia   In 2014 the publication of the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards, Clinical Indicators user Manual version 4 INFC area 2: Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis (SAP) CI 2:1 – CI 2:6 regarding antibiotic usage in...

Suzanne Lovell-smart 1 1 Orange Health Service, Orange, NSW, Australia   Orange Health Service was invited to be one of 8 NSW clinical units to participate in the pilot of the new protocol as the CEC had reviewed previous indwelling urinary catheter in elective hip/knee...

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...