Ms Stephanie Spilsbury1, Ms Denise Del Rosario-Kelly1, Ms Sue Borrell1, Ms Pauline Bass1, Ms Sue McLellan1, Mr Andrew Stewardson1, Mr Allen Cheng1, Mr Leon Worth1 1Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia Introduction: Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) are increasingly identified in Australian healthcare...
- July 5, 2018
The effectiveness of a dedicated Cleaning Team Post Discharge – A Reduction of Positive Environments
Ms Brigitte Brodie1, Ms Trish Hurst1, Ms Michelle Doidge1 1RBWH, Herston, Australia Introduction Historically at the Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital (RBWH), nurses have had the responsibility for cleaning beds after a patient discharge. This practice removes nurses from...
- July 5, 2018
Miss Deborah Rhodes1, Ms Kerryn Woolley2, Mr Albert Zorzanello2, Ms Elizabeth Perry2,3, Mr Andrew Holland2, Ms Pauline Bass1, Ms Rosaleen Kehoe1, Ms Susan McLellan1, Professor Allen C Cheng1,4, Associate Professor Leon J Worth1,5 1Infection Prevention and Healthcare Epidemiology Unit –...
- July 5, 2018
Mr Rajiv Bawa1, Ms Majella Altmann1, Ms Belinda Henderson1, Ms Sally Healy1, Ms Catherine Watson1 1Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Australia Introduction Multi-resistant Organisms (MRO) are bacteria that are resistant to multiple classes of antimicrobial agents. MRO’s significantly increase the...
- July 5, 2018
Ms Carolyn Clissold1 1Wellington Hospital, Wellington, New Zealand Introduction Building or renovating following the Australasian Health Facility Guidelines (AHFG) for IPC is often fraught, however major renovation in and around a working ICU is even more challenging. This presentation...
- July 5, 2018
Mrs Rachel Thomson1, Dr Tara Anderson 1Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, Australia The number of individuals in Australia who meet the classification criteria for ‘low-risk’ for Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease (CJD) is a relatively small group. The frequency with which individuals in...
- July 5, 2018
Mr Peter Deliopoulos1 1PDMedical Pty Ltd, Dandenong South, Australia Introduction In the case of the Royal Melbourne Hospital the incidence of sharps injury in the ward was reduced from 74 to 2 incidences per year. The session will highlight...
- July 5, 2018
Ms Julie Flynn1,2, Ms Emily Larsen1, Prof Samantha Keogh3, Dr Amanda Ullman1, Dr Li Zhang, Prof Claire Rickard1 1Griffith University, Nathan, Australia 2RBWH, Herston, Australia, 3QUT, Herston, Australia Background: Post-insertion management of vascular access devices is essential for the...
- July 5, 2018
Ms Natasha Ciampoli3, Mr Stephane Bouchoucha2, Ms Judy Currey2, Mrs Ana Hutchinson1 1Deakin University, Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research Epworth HealthCare Partnership, Geelong , Australia, 2Deakin University, Geelong, School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Centre for Quality and...
- September 4, 2017
Ms Alex Marmor2, Dr Kathryn Daveson1, Associate Professor David Harley3, Dr Karina Kennedy2 1The Canberra Hospital, ACT Health, Garran, Australia, 2Australian National University, Acton, Australia, 3Queensland Centre for Intellectual Development & Disability, Raymond Terrace , Australia Introduction Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE)...
- September 4, 2017