Dr Susan Jain1, Mrs Kathy Dempsey 1Clinical Excellence Commission, St Leonards , Australia Aim: To assess the efficacy of beard wrap in achieving an adequate seal with tight-fitting disposable P2/N95 respirators using quantitative fit testing in health workers with facial...
- June 30, 2022
Dr Ruth Barratt1, Dr Sally Roberts1,2, Dr Arthur Morris1, Ms Nikki Grae1 1Health Quality & Safety Commission, New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand 2Microbiology, LabPlus, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand Introduction: Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) is an important cause of...
- June 30, 2022
Ms Louise Laurie1, Ms Margaret Leong2 1ACIPC, Jan Juc, Australia 2ACIPC, Suva, Fiji Kiribati reached the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic on February 8th 2022. At this time the Government of Kiribati requested the technical assistance of Infection Prevention and...
- June 30, 2022
Dr Hye-sung Park1, Mr Anand Ramakrishnan2 1Peter Maccallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia 2Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia Introduction: Lomentospora prolificans is an environmental mould which is found particularly in Australia, Spain and USA. It is an emerging opportunistic fungal pathogen...
- June 30, 2022
A/Prof. Greg Whiteley3, Dr Trevor Glasbey1 1Whiteley Corporation, Tomago, Australia 2University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia 3Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, Australia Introduction: Chlorine solutions are recommended throughout the Infection Prevention literature and official guidelines. Chlorine solutions are assumed to be an...
- June 30, 2022
Dr Ruth Barratt1, Dr Sally Roberts1,2, Ms Nikki Grae1, Ms Barbara Gibson1,3, Ms Grace Clendon1 1Health Quality & Safety Commission, New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand 2Microbiology, LabPlus, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand 3Nelson Marlborough District Health Board, Nelson,...
- June 30, 2022
Dr Peta-anne Zimmerman1,2,3, Ms Kellie Kenway2, Ms Renee Strotton2, Ms Aby Foster2, Dr Deborough Macbeth2 1Griffith University, Southport, Australia 2Gold Coast Hospital and Health Services, Southport, Australia 3Collaborative for the Advancement of Infection Prevention and Control, Southport, Australia Background: The...
- June 30, 2022
Dr Tess Asgill1, A/Prof Douglas Stupart1,2 1Barwon Health, Geelong, Australia 2Deakin University, Geelong, Australia Introduction: A number of infection control interventions were implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic in order to reduce the spread of this virus. The purpose of this...
- June 30, 2022
Miss Chiane Marshall1, Mrs Janine Carrucan1 1Townsville University Hospital, Townsville, Australia What was the issue? With the introduction of the ‘Management of Peripheral Intravenous Catheter (PIVC) Clinical Care Standard’, the THHS identified gaps in meeting the new standard. There was...
- June 30, 2022
Dr Nigel Barr1 1University Of The Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, Australia Method: A modified Delphi process was used to develop a framework to promote asepsis in Australian paramedic practice. Participants were sought nationally using a snowball technique and included professionals...
- June 30, 2022