Ms Elizabeth Dawson1, Mrs Gemma Smith1 1Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney Local Health District, Concord, Australia The Concord Repatriation General Hospital (CRGH) infection control unit wanted to develop a system to improve engagement with key stakeholders for investigations of healthcare...
- June 30, 2022
Dr Gillian Ray-Barruel1,2,3,4, Prof Nicole Marsh3,4, Ms Emily Larsen3,4, Prof Amanda Ullman2,3,5, Ms Tricia Kleidon2,5, Ms Mari Takashima3,5, Dr Vineet Chopra6,7, Prof Claire Rickard1,2,3,4 1Herston Infectious Diseases Institute, University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research, Herston, Australia 2School of Nursing,...
- June 30, 2022
Dr Robin Digby1,2, Dr Ingrid Hopper2, Ms Leanne Hughes2, Mr Doug McCaskie2, Ms Michelle Tuck2, Ms Kethly Fallon2, Associate Professor Peter Hunter2, Professor Tracey Bucknall1,2 1Deakin University, Burwood, Australia 2Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia Introduction: In response to the 2020 COVID-19...
- June 30, 2022
Mrs Rozina Kabani1 1Westmead Private Hospital, Westmead, Australia Patient and Staff safety has been paramount in the healthcare industry. The risk of occupational exposure is the greatest in a healthcare environment. There was an increasing trend of sharps occupational exposures...
- June 30, 2022
Mr Angus Dixon1 1Wilhelm Integrated Solutions, Matraville, Australia The germicidal potential of specific wavelengths within the electromagnetic spectrum is an area of growing interest. While ultra-violet (UV) based technologies have shown satisfactory virucidal potential, the photo-toxicity in humans coupled with...
- June 30, 2022
Mr Matthew Berger1,2, Ms Cristyn Davies1,3, A/Prof Sara Knox1,4, Dr Erin Mathieu5, Prof S. Rachel Skinner1,6,7 1Speciality of Child and Adolescent Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University Of Sydney, Westmead, Australia 2Centre for Population Health, Western Sydney Public...
- June 30, 2022
A/Prof. Ling Li1, Dr Jannah Baker1, Dr Amith Shetty1,2 1Macquarie University 2NSW Ministry of Health Introduction: Sepsis is a medical emergency associated with extensive mortality worldwide. Frequently, no causative pathogen is detected in blood cultures(BC) or urine cultures(UC) taken from...
- June 30, 2022
Dr Joanna Harris1, Dr Hazel Maxwell2, Prof Susan Dodds3 1Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District, Warrawong, Australia 2University of Tasmania, Sydney, Australia 3La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia This presentation describes a qualitative interpretive description study scaffolded on theories of biomedical ethics,...
- June 30, 2022
Miss Kathleena Condon1, Dr Peta-Anne Zimmerman2,5, Mr Matthew Mason3,5, Miss Vanessa Sparke4,5 1School of Public Health, Griffith University, Southport, Australia 2School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University, Southport, Australia 3School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine, University of the Sunshine Coast...
- June 30, 2022
Ms Shelley Vivian1, Ms Doris Lombardi1,2, Mr Simon Meyer-Henry1 1Royal Perth Bentley Group, Perth, Australia 2East Metropolitan Health Service, Perth, Australia Method: A Project Officer was appointed on a fixed-term basis through a formal expression of interest process. Working under...
- June 30, 2022