Robert Robinson1 1Maitland Hospital, Metford Rd, Metford, NSW, 2323, robert.robinson@health.nsw.gov.au Education and training are key elements undertaken by the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) service. This can involve face to face presentations or practical training in large or small groups,...
- September 27, 2022
Dr Brendan McMullan1 1 Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick, NSW 2031 Alongside infection prevention and control, antimicrobials are fundamental to modern healthcare. Indeed, modern surgery, obstetrics and neonatal care, intensive care and management of malignancy are impossible without them. Antimicrobial stewardship...
- September 26, 2022
Margaret Leong1 1 Pacific Community, SPC – Private Mail Bag – Suva, Fiji In February 2020, the Public Health Division of the Pacific Community recruited a new fulltime infection prevention and control (IPC) position with funds provided by the...
- September 26, 2022
Ms Louise Laurie1 1Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control (ACIPC), louise.dekoster@gmail.com In early 2022, I was accepted to deploy as an Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) specialist with GOARN to Kiribati to support the COVID-19 response operation. As...
- September 26, 2022
Dr Sharon Salmon1, Ms Renee Christensen2 1 World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, salmons@who.int 2 World Health Organization Headquarters, christensenr@who.int Established in April 2000, the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN) is a global technical...
- September 26, 2022
Jed Duff1 1Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Nursing and Midwifery Research Centre, Herston QLD 4029 Despite the available research to inform practice, many patients still fail to receive evidence-based care. Several models have been developed to guide clinicians through the...
- September 16, 2022
The aim of the Infection Prevention and Control in Residential Aged Care Facilities Workshop is to work with participants to establish a greater understanding of the IPC Lead role and responsibilities at both national and organisation levels. The benefits, challenges...
- September 5, 2022
Dr Peta-Anne Zimmerman1 1 Griffith University, Parklands Drive Southport, QLD As a partner of the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN), the Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control (ACIPC) receives requests for assistance on a regular basis. This...
- August 25, 2022
Through this highly interactive course, participants are introduced to the opportunities, processes, challenges, and realities of working as part of an international multidisciplinary outbreak response team on a GOARN deployment with the World Health Organization (WHO). This course details the...
- August 17, 2022
Ryan Clarke Basic principles of infection prevention and control and environmental cleaning are integral in preventing the spread of pathogenic organisms and stopping infections from occurring. Although it is recognised that the level of risk posed to staff and patients...
- July 25, 2022