Mr Scott Lang1 1Illawarra Shoalhaven LHD, Nowra, Australia BACKGROUND ISLHD Infection Management and Control Service (IMACS) facilitate a co-ordinated Infection Prevention and Control Link Program (ICLP) that is not specifically designed for the Oral Health specialty. Geographical factors result...
- September 4, 2017
Dr Su-yin Hor1, Dr Mary Wyer1, Prof Lyn Gilbert2, Dr Rachel Urwin1, Dr Margo Turnbull2, Ms Margaret Murphy3, Associate Prof Christine Jorm2 1Westmead Institute For Medical Research, Westmead, Australia, 2The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia, 3Westmead Hospital, Western Sydney Local...
- September 4, 2017
Ms Kimberley Phelan, Mrs Wendy Beckingham 1Canberra Hospital and Health Services, Garran, Australia, 2Canberra Hospital and Health Services, Garran, Australia Introduction Patients who have been residing with a patient identified with a multi resistant organism (MRO) for more than 48...
- September 4, 2017
Ms Joe-anne Bendall1, Dr Kate Clezy, Dr Paul Curtis, Ms Amy Bisson, Ms Tracy Clarke, Ms Jane McArthur 1Clinical Excellence Commission, Haymarket, Australia In October 2016 an issue was raised with the Clinical Excellence Commission (CEC) regarding a supply shortage...
- September 4, 2017
Ms Shirley Leong1, Ms Pauline Bass1, Associate Professor Leon Worth1, Ms Jackie Miley2, Ms Gemma Klintworth1, Ms Stephanie Spilsbury1, Ms Kerrie Watson1 1Alfred Health, Prahran, Australia, 2Erin Street Orthopaedics, Richmond, Australia Background: Maintenance of aseptic technique (AT) by the clinical...
- September 4, 2017
Mrs Elizabeth Martin1, Dr Michael Beckmann2, Professor Nicholas Graves1 1Queensland University Of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Australia, 2Mater Health Services, South Brisbane, Australia Introduction Surgical site infections following caesarean section are a preventable problem for women and health services. Unique best-practice...
- September 4, 2017
Ms Jo-anne Mcshane1, Dr Andrew Maclean1,2, Mrs Leanne Houston4, Mrs Helen Marquand4, Ms Madeleine Smith1, A/Prof Mary O’Reilly2,3 1Emergency Department, Box Hill Hospital, Eastern Health, Box Hill, Australia, 2Eastern Health Clinical School, Monash University Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health...
- September 4, 2017
Prof. Brett Mitchell1, Professor Anthony Williams3, Ms Zorana Wong1 1Faculty of Arts, Nursing and Theology. Avondale College Of Higher Education, Wahroonga, Australia, 2School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University, , Australia, 3Avondale College, Cooranbong , Australia Background: Challenges with limited...
- September 4, 2017
Dr Andrew Kemp1,2,3, Dr Vanessa Hodgkinson4, Ms Alexander Bugg5 1Q Biotechnologies, Lincoln, United Kingdom, 2University of Lincoln, Lincoln, United Kingdom, 3University of Baltimore, Baltimore, USA, 4Nottingham University Hospitals Trust, Nottingham, United Kindom, 5Leicester University, Leicester, United Kingdom Introduction The significance...
- September 4, 2017
Ms Julie Flynn1,2, Prof Claire Rickard1,2, Prof Samantha Keogh1,3, Dr Li Zhang2 1Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital, Brisbane, Australia, 2Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia, 3QUT, Brisbane, Australia Introduction: The primary aim of this project was to determine the most effective...
- September 4, 2017