Ms Denise Del Rosario-Kelly1, Ms Megan Gritt1, Mr Marcus Kusiak1, Ms Pauline Bass1, Ms Sue Borrell1, Ms Sue McLellan1, Dr Andrew Stewardson1, Professor Allen Cheng1, Associate Professor Leon Worth1 1Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an...
- March 1, 2021
Ms Gemma Saravanos1,2, Ms Claire Nayda3, Ms Trish Maldigri3, Professor Marilyn Cruickshank3, Professor Alison Kesson1,3, Dr Philip Britton1,3,4 1University Of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, 2National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance, Sydney, Australia, 3Sydney Children’s Hospital Network, Sydney, Australia, 4Marie Bashir...
- March 1, 2021
A/Prof. Denis Verwilghen1, Kamilla Osiak1, Alex Shaw3, Dr Kate Averay1, A/Prof Gunter Kampf2, A/Prof Gaby van Galen1 1Sydney School Of Veterinary Science, Sydney, Australia, 2University Medicine Greifswald, Institute for Hygiene and Environmental Medicine, Greifswald, Germany, 3Sydney Informatics Hub, Core Research...
- March 1, 2021
Dr Jessica Farrell1,2 1University Of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia, 2Whiteley, North Sydney, Australia Introduction: Microorganism identification is paramount for the provision of appropriate treatment measures for infections in healthcare. Have you ever wondered, once a sample has been sent for pathology,...
- March 1, 2021
Dr Deirdre Collins1, Dr Su Chen Lim1, Prof Thomas Riley1,2 1School of Medical & Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Australia, 2PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA, Nedlands, Australia Introduction: The notion that transmission of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is primarily from...
- March 1, 2021
Mrs Kate Smith1,2 1GAMA Healthcare, Taringa, Australia, 2University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia Background: As frontline care providers, healthcare workers play a critical role in controlling infections such as COVID-19. This necessitates an understanding of environmental cleaning and its role in...
- March 1, 2021
Miss Candice Tolton1, Mr Stephen Adnams2 1Tristel Solutions Ltd., Newmarket, United Kingdom, 2Tristel Solutions Ltd., Victoria, Australia Introduction: Endoscopy procedures are routinely carried out using specific endoscopes in various areas of the body. This is an invasive diagnostic method, where...
- March 1, 2021
Miss Sara Peterson1, Michelle Battye1 1Svphm, Melbourne, Australia It has become a requirement for hospitals to implement Respiratory Protection Programs for HCWs working in high-risk areas who are required to wear respirators. Over 2 months 389 staff members were fit...
- March 1, 2021
Ms Kristin Hui Xian Tan1, Mr Jake Benowitz2, Dr Yan Ma1 1Becton Dickinson Holdings Pte Ltd, , Singapore 2Becton, Dickinson and Company, United States Introduction Around 70% of hospitalised patients require vascular access devices (VADs) during hospitalisation to facilitate the...
- November 6, 2020
Ms Gemma Mallin1, Mr Ezra Njuguna1, Mr Andrew Bridgeman Mrs Belinda Andrews2, Dr Matthew Horton1, Dr Sheen Peeceeyen1, Dr Con Manganas1, Dr Gary Fermanis1, Ms Rachel Stocker1, Mr Rajram Shrestha1, Mr Hala Klobuchar1, Ms Sarka Hartmannova2, Dr Jeffrey Post2, Dr Hugh ...
- November 6, 2020