Ms Kareena Johnson1, Ms Sue Scott1, Ms Jane Tomlinson1, Ms Greta Van Kerkwijk1, Associate Professor Andrew Daley1, Ms Kate O’Donaghue1 1The Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville, Australia Introduction: Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most common causes of healthcare-associated bloodstream infections....
- August 4, 2019
Ms Lynnelle J. Murrell1 1Wilhelm Integrated Solutions Pty Ltd, Matraville, Australia Background: A growing body of research has demonstrated that manual cleaning and disinfection of the operating room (OR) is suboptimal. Residual environmental contamination may pose an infection risk to...
- July 30, 2019
Kathy Duggan1, Mary-Anne Ramis1 1Mater Health, South Brisbane, Australia Introduction: Transmission-based precautions are a set of practices used in addition to standard precautions when the suspected or confirmed presence of certain infectious agents represents an increased risk of transmission, and...
- July 30, 2019
Mrs Saleema Salman Ali Salman Ali1 1Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan Objectives: To reduce the number of hours in which patient are in open bay i-e average 20 hours to 4 hours (internal set target). To decrease the number...
- July 30, 2019
Mr. Faizan Rashid1, Sumbal Fatima1, Sana Jalal1 1University Of Haripur, Islamabad, Pakistan Introduction: The current study was aimed to assess the impact of biosafety trainings on knowledge and attitude of life sciences students towards biosafety in Hazara, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,...
- July 5, 2018
Mrs Sarah Foster1 1Tasmania Health Service, Newstead, Australia Introduction With an ageing population and resultant increasing demands on healthcare, professionals worldwide have identified hand hygiene as one of the leading strategies to help combat Healthcare Associated Infections. Laboratory staff who...
- September 5, 2017
Dr Srikanthan Sriram1, Dr Parangimalai Diwakar Madankumar1 1Ragas Dental College And Hospital, Chennai, India INTRODUCTION: Mobile phones have become an inevitable mode of communication. Dental office and the dental operators along with their personal equipment (mobile phones) are exposed to...
- September 4, 2017
Mrs Penelope Guerra1,2, Miss Annelise Plummer2, Mr Jonathan Chrimes2, Ms Lynette Hutchison2, Ms Susan McLellan1,2, Ms Pauline Bass1,2 1Alfred Health Staff Immunisation and Exposure Management Unit, Melbourne, Australia, 2Alfred Health Infection Prevention and Healthcare Epidemiology, Melbourne, Australia Introduction: Healthcare workers...
- September 4, 2017
Dr Durdana Chowdhury1, Dr Shamaila Tahir, Mr Mark Legge, Dr. Honghua Hu, Mr. Khalid Aljohani, Dr Tania Prvan, Dr Karen Vickery 1Macquarie University, North Ryde, Australia Introduction Patients shed pathogens into the environment and high touch items, including the bed,...
- September 4, 2017
Ms Penelope Radalj1, Professor Patricia Dunning2, Professor Eugene Athan3 1Barwon Health, Geelong, Australia, 2Barwon Health, Geelong, Australia, 3Barwon Health, Geelong, Australia Background: Barwon Health (BH) has participated in the National Hand Hygiene Initiative since 2007. This hand hygiene project is...
- September 4, 2017