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Jason Kwong1,2 1 Department of Infectious Diseases & Immunology, Austin Health, 2 Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Melbourne at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection & Immunity Abstract: A review of several key papers from the past year...

Anna Blishen1 1 Scone Equine Hospital, PO Box 280 Scone, NSW, 2337, anna.blishen@sconeequine.com.au Abstract: Infection prevention and control (IPC) practices and procedures are fundamental in the Australian human healthcare system. The veterinary sector uses IPC principles in its day-to-day work...

Ursula Howarth1 BHlthSci (Paramedicine), BNursing, CICP-A, GDHH, MInfecPreventionCon 1Ambulance Tasmania, GPO Box125, Hobart, Tas, 7001  ursula.howarth@ambulance.tas.gov.au Abstract: Dedicated infection control professionals (ICP) in Australian ambulance services have generally been in place for less than a decade, with Ambulance Tasmania employing...

Priscilla Singh1 1Registered Midwife and Clinical Nurse Consultant in Infection Prevention & Control Abstract: Background Healthcare personnel (HCP) are at increased risk of acquiring and transmitting vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) due to occupational exposure. Vaccinating HCP is essential not only to...

Liam Caswell1 1Nurse Career Coach, Liam Caswell Coaching Abstract: In the demanding field of Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), achieving and sustaining high performance requires more than technical expertise. It calls for self-regulation—the ability to manage one’s internal states of...

Dr Kate Browne1, Georgia Matterson1, Prof Brett Mitchell1 1Avondale University, NSW, Australia Abstract: Introduction The CLEEN study showcases how enhanced cleaning and disinfection can reduce healthcare-associated infections. However, bridging the gap between this study and its widespread implementation in healthcare...

Patricia E.Ferguson1, Mary Wyer1, Jaimie Henry1, Kathy Dempsey2, Susan Jain2, Nicole Tolhurst2  1New South Wales (NSW) Biocontainment Centre  2Clinical Excellence Commission  Abstract: In this workshop clinicians from the New South Biocontainment Centre (NBC) at Westmead Hospital, and the Clinical Excellence...

Josephine Lovegrove1, Sally Havers2, Jessica Schults3, Gillian Ray-Barruel4, Alice Bhasale5, Sarah Smith6, Jemima Fritts7, Samantha Keogh8, Amanda Ullman9, Claire Rickard10 1NHMRC CRE in Wiser Wound Care, Griffith University; Herston Infectious Diseases Institute, Metro North Health, UQCCR; School of Nursing, Midwifery...

Adjunct Professor Sue Hawes1 1Healthdirect, Po Box K411, Haymarket, NSW 1240, sue.hawes@healthdirect.org.au Abstract: Leading quality improvement projects is never easy and is often in response to something that has gone wrong or where a process has failed. Engaging and mobilising...

Nenad Macesic1,2,3, Sonika Tyagi1,4, Anton Peleg1,3,5  1Department of Infectious Diseases, The Alfred Hospital and School of Translational Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, 2Infection Prevention & Healthcare Epidemiology, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia, 3Centre to Impact AMR, Monash University, Clayton, Australia  4School...