Ms Ji Park1, Dr Holly Seale1, Dr Jerico Pardosi2 1University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia 2Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia Method: A qualitative approach involving 57 semi-structured interviews with patients, their FC/PCs, and HCWs, was undertaken in five...
- July 1, 2022
Professor David J, Prof. David J. Weber 1University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, America Introduction: Clinicians Need To assure proper cleaning and disinfection of endocavity ultrasound probes to prevent patient infection. Ultrasonography constitutes an integral part of modern patient care....
- July 1, 2022
Ms Eliza Watson1, 7, Associate Professor Leon Worth1,2,7, Professor Karin Thursky2,3,7, Dr Janet Sluggett4,5,7, Professor Emeritus David Dunt6,7, Dr Ann Bull1,7, Associate Professor Noleen Bennett1,3,7 1Victorian Healthcare Associated Infection Surveillance System (VICNISS) Coordinating Centre – Melbourne Health, Melbourne, Australia 2Peter...
- July 1, 2022
Mr Lyndon Forrest1 1Bug Control (Aust) Pty Ltd, Gordon, Australia Method or Actions: Bug Control conducted IPC audits between 2015 – 2022 within 188 aged care facilities to discover an average level of compliance with industry standards in this area....
- July 1, 2022
Dr Vanessa Sparke1, Associate Professor David MacLaren, Professor Caryn West 1James Cook University, Cairns, Australia 2Collaborative for the Advancement of Infection Prevention and Control, Cairns/Gold Coast/Sunshine Coast, Australia 3Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control, Hobart, Australia Introduction: Infection prevention...
- July 1, 2022
Ms Katherine McKay1,2, Professor Ramon Shaban1,2,3 1Faculty of Medicine and Health, Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, Camperdown, Australia 2Sydney Institute for Infectious Diseases, , Camperdown, Australia 3Department of Infection Prevention and Control, Division of Infectious Diseases and Sexual...
- July 1, 2022
Ms Judith Brett1, Dr Ann Bull1, Mr Simon Burrell1, Ms Ling Wang1, Ms Tali Kalman2, Ms Hilary Veale2, Ms Daneeta Hennessy2, Ms Stacey Rowe2, Dr Lyn-li Lim1,3, Associate Professor Leon Worth1,3 1VICNISS Coordinating Centre, Melbourne, Australia 2Department of Health Victoria,...
- June 30, 2022
Mrs Nicola Isles 1Healthscope, St Kilda Road , Australia Background: Immunisation of Healthcare Workers (HCW) is imperative to comply with the National Standards, this ensures HCW, patients and visitors are protected against vaccine preventable diseases in Healthcare settings. Method: All...
- June 30, 2022
Mrs Nicola Isles1 1Healthscope, St Kilda Road, Australia Background: Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Managers have long been under resourced and undervalued. Then the Pandemic hit and everyone started asking for advice, but did they really listen? It seemed that...
- June 30, 2022
Ms Adele Wilkinson1 1Anglicare Southern Queensland, Bundaberg, Australia In October 2021, we seized the opportunity offered by the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (ACQSC) to participate in ‘To Dip or Not to Dip’ (TDONTD), a quality improvement activity implemented...
- June 30, 2022