Engaging Consumers in Antimicrobial Stewardship Sarah Herd1 1 Pharmacy Department, Launceston General Hospital, Tasmanian Heath Service Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programs and strategies are well embedded into healthcare delivery in Australia. The elements of AMS programs are recognised for health...
- October 4, 2023
Implementing and sustaining a residential aged care IPC program – The wins and losses Kelly Barton1, 1 Alpine Health. 30O’Donnell Ave, Myrtleford, Victoria, 3737, Kelly.Barton@alpinehealth.org.au Implementing a residential aged care Infection Prevention Control (IPC) program in the middle of a...
- October 4, 2023
Pioneering Progress: Balancing Organisation Change with Staff Resilience Suzie Hammouche1, Ann Whitfield2, 1 GAMA Healthcare Australia Pty Ltd, Suite 1, 33-37 Duerdin Street, Notting Hill, VIC 3168 2 Te Toka Tumai, Auckland Te Whatu Ora, 2 Park Road Graton, Auckalnd,...
- October 2, 2023
RSV and influenza – what’s old is new Allen C Cheng 1 1Monash Infectious Diseases, Monash Health and School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton VIC 3168 (allen.cheng@monash.edu) The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the epidemiology of other...
- October 2, 2023
Getting Back to Basics – reducing post-caesarean infections in rural and remote regions. Charlotte Moss1, Jasmin Sekhon2, Jared Watts3 1 King Edward Memorial Hospital, 374 Bagot Road, Subiaco, WA, 6008, charlotte.moss@health.wa.gov.au 2 King Edward Memorial Hospital, 374 Bagot Road, Subiaco,...
- October 2, 2023
Impact of AS 5369: 20XX Reprocessing of Reusable Medical and Other Devices in Human and Animal Health and Non-Health Related Settings on reprocessing and sterilising work practices in Office-based Practices Terry McAuley1 1 STEAM Consulting Pty Ltd PO Box 2249...
- October 2, 2023
Workshop: Antimicrobial Stewardship in Australian Residential Aged Care Facilities Noleen Bennett1,2, Courtney Ierano1,2, Lisa Hall2,3 1 National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship (NCAS), Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Melbourne, at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Level 5,...
- October 2, 2023
Adoption of a Delphi technique to achieve consensus for a national infection surveillance program in Australian residential aged care facilities Assoc/Prof Noleen Bennett1,2, Ms Eliza Watson 1, Dr Lyn-li Lim1, Dr Janet Sluggett3, Prof Karin Thursky2, Assoc/Prof Leon Worth1 for...
- September 29, 2023
One Health, One World: Can One Health Mitigate Effects of the Next infectious disease Threat? Lyn Gilbert1 1 University of Sydney; Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute ‘One Health’ (OH) acknowledges the interdependence of human, animal, plant, and environmental health. Most...
- September 29, 2023
Infection Prevention and Control in the Pacific Region Author: Margie Evans; Matt mason The Pacific Region Infectious Disease Association (PRIDA) is a multidisciplinary organisation of members who volunteer their time to support teams across the Pacific. Members include infectious diseases...
- September 29, 2023