0730 – 0830 |
Educational Breakfast Session, hosted by Nanosonics| Room E2
Topic: Strategies and new horizons in device reprocessing
This breakfast is free to attend, but space is limited. Book your seat when registering for the conference. |
0830 – 1715 |
Registration | Foyer H |
Room |
Hall C Lower Section |
Session Chair |
Kathy Dempsey |
0900 – 0930 |
IPC Leadership and Value: surviving and thriving in the 21st century
Julie Storr, Director and Co-founder KS Healthcare Consulting (via video link) – Presentation slides PDF |
0930 – 1100 |
IPAC National Summit
The Infection Prevention and Control IPAC National Summit provides a journey of information across Australia and New Zealand jurisdictional IPAC/HAI programs. Providing an insight to jurisdictional programs; governance, structure and strategic direction. This is a session not to be missed bringing key stakeholders together providing the roadmap to Infection Prevention and Control across Australia and New Zealand and this year hoping to contribute and build on Australian research. Get to know and network with IPC leaders across the system and take away guidance and inspiration for your local programs.
Speakers: Susan Jain (NSW) – Presentation slides PDF, Belinda Henderson (QLD), Sam Butenko (SA), Donna Cameron (VIC)- Presentation Slides PDF, Fiona Wilson (TAS), Rebecca McCann (WA) – Presentation slides PDF, Paul Dimond (NT), Lisa Gilbert (NZ), Frances Sheehan (ACT) – Presentation slides PDF. |
1100 – 1130 |
Morning Tea, Exhibition and ePoster Viewing | Hall H
Catering sponsored by SC Johnson |
Room |
Hall C Lower Section |
Room E1 |
Room E2 |
Room E3 |
Stream |
Invited Speakers – Biocontainment Centres |
Invited Speakers – HICSIG and ACIPC Collaboration Session |
Invited Speakers – Updates on antimicrobial stewardship |
AVATAR/AVAS Workshop |
Session Chair |
Marija Juraja & Kathy Dempsey |
Jason Kwong |
Holly Seale |
Samantha Keogh |
1130 – 1148 |
Quarantine facilities and Biocontainment – is the NSW model a footprint for the future?
Patricia Ferguson |
1130 – 1158
Infection Prevention & Control in the Pacific region: opportunities and challenges
Margaret Evans – Presentation Slides PDF
12:00 – 1228
One Health, One World: Can One Health Mitigate Effects of the Next infectious disease Threat?
Lyn Gilbert AO – Presentation Slides PDF |
Supporting Antimicrobial Stewardship Activities in Specialised Paediatric Settings
Mataya Kilpatrick (via video link) |
11:30 – 12:45
Real-world strategies for meeting the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality PIVC Clinical Care Standard
Welcome & Introduction
Samantha Keogh
Speakers
- Catherine Miller
- Matty McDonnell
- Catherine Li
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1150 – 1208 |
State & Territory Biocontainment Centre Lightning Talks
Frances Sheehan (ACT) – Presentation slides PDF
Liz Orr (VIC)
Megan Bellette (TAS) – Tasmania’s Biocontainment Plan – Presentation Slides PDF
Yana Albrey (NT) – State & Territory Biocontainment – Presentation Slides PDF
Michelle Doidge (QLD)
Lisa Nicolaou (WA)
Alana Marshall (SA)
Open forum for discussion on the way forward |
RESPOND CRE
Menino Cotta (via video link) |
1210 – 1228 |
AMS in primary care settings
Kristin Xenos |
1230 – 1345 |
Lunch, Exhibition and ePoster Viewing | Hall H
Catering sponsored by SC Johnson |
1245 – 1315
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Industry Pop Up Presentations
Session Chair, Kathy Dempsey
- The Impact of Enzymes in Endoscope Reprocessing, Shruti Saxena (Novozymes Australia Pty Ltd)
- Materials Compatibility – what does it mean to IPC? Jake Jennings (GAMA Healthcare) – Presentation slides PDF
- Reducing plastic in Australia’s healthcare sector one wet wipe at a time, Corey White (Cleanlife Medical) – Presentation slides PDF
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Room |
Hall C Lower Section |
Session Chair |
Kristie Popkiss |
1345 – 1355 |
Launch of Healthcare-associated Infections in Australia: Principles and Practice of Infection Prevention and Control
Lyn Gilbert AO |
1355 -1430 |
ACIPC Lecture
The ACIPC lecture is delivered by an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the field of infection prevention and control
Peter Collignon AM, Inaugural Patron, Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control |
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5 minute break |
Room |
Hall C Lower Section |
Room E1 |
Room E2 |
Room E3 |
Stream |
Free Paper Oral Presentation – IPC in Obstetric and Neonatal Services |
Free Paper Oral Presentation – Novel Approaches in Pandemic Times |
Free Paper Oral Presentation – Promoting Hand Hygiene |
AVATAR/AVAS Workshop |
Session Chair |
Sally Havers |
Ann Whitfield |
Liz Orr |
Claire Rickard |
1435 – 1453 |
Management of a Burkholderia cepacia outbreak in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Jacqueline Meyer & Susan Ryan – Presentation slide PDF |
Contact Tracing App
Jo Tallon & Julia Carey |
Video-based Monitoring Systems (VMS) for auditing hand hygiene compliance: the challenges of undertaking a PhD during a global pandemic
Katherine McKay |
Latest global evidence for CLABSI prevention and learnings from gap analysis in a major teaching hospital
Gillian Ray-Barruel & Karen Davies – Presentation Slides PDF
Audience Q&A
Facilitated by Claire Rickard |
1455 – 1513 |
Missing Moments in O&G
Erica Short |
Evaluation of a novel infection prevention and control response and escalation framework for pandemic and outbreak response
Kathy Dempsey |
Becoming a Hand Hygiene Influencer
Alison Pickering |
1515 – 1533 |
Sick sink syndrome: A cautionary tale on the impact of sustainability and climate resilience measures in a newly constructed hospital.
Louise Aiton |
How electronic auditing revolutionised management feedback and helped to provide quality assurance to all during COVID
Sandi Gamon – Presentation Slides |
“Gloves Off”, clean hands, safe for all. An education program for improving hand hygiene and reducing healthcare waste.
Patricia Knight – Presentation slides PDF |
1535 – 1605 |
Afternoon Tea, Exhibition and ePoster Viewing | Hall H
Catering sponsored by SC Johnson |
Room |
Hall C Lower Section |
Room E1 |
Room E2 |
Room E3 |
Stream |
Free Paper Oral Presentation – Strengthening IPC Systems |
Free Paper Lightning Talks |
Free Paper Lightning Talks |
Workshop – Infection Prevention and Control for Office-based Practices – Continued |
Session Chair |
Phil Russo |
Peter Collignon |
Nicola Isles |
Roslyn Franklin |
1605 – 1623 |
Australian Infection Prevention and Control– A comparison survey of Australia’s states and territories healthcare associated infection and Infection Prevention and Control programs
Kathy Dempsey |
A protocol for Hospital Acquired Pneumonia PrEveNtion (The HAPPEN study), Brett Mitchell
A randomised controlled trial investigating the effect of improving the cleaning and disinfection of shared medical equipment on healthcare-associated infections: protocol for the CLEaning and Enhanced disiNfection (CLEEN) study, Kate Browne
How AI can streamline practical training, Joel Collins
Air purifiers for reducing the incidence of acute respiratory infections (ARIs) in Australian Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACFs): A Protocol for Randomised Control Trial, Bismi Thottiyil Sultanmuhammed Abdul Khadar
Arterial catheter outcomes in intensive care: an analysis of 1117 patients, Samantha Keogh
Rates of, and factors influencing unused paramedic-inserted peripheral venous catheters: A retrospective review, Peta-Anne Zimmerman – Presentation Slides PDF
Reducing inappropriate and contaminated urine cultures through a bundle prevention package with a focus on patient and staff knowledge, Fiona Hamilton |
Improving cleaning standards by enhancing domestic staff engagement,
Kirsten Collett, Hayley Blair – Presentation Slides PDF
We are in the Bush – We Don’t have Infectious out Here, Mary-Clare Smith – Presentation slides PDF
Monitoring and managing notifiable conditions in custodial settings: the role of surveillance and the Justice Health NSW public health unit, Cristina Sotomayor-Castillo – Presentation slides PDF
Simplifying Precautions – A New Approach, Stacey Shar
Biofilm Mediated Infections, Antimicrobial Resistance and the challenge of interventional treatments, Greg Whiteley
Assessing the usefulness of a preparedness, readiness, response, and recovery (PRRR) framework-based outbreak guideline,
Ivy Oblenda-Gabatan – Presentation Slides PDF
Infection Prevention and Control Professionals: Stress, resilience, personality traits, and views about their workforce and profession, Brett Mitchell |
16:05 – 16:35
Surgical aseptic technique: Improving Outcomes for Patients and Staff
Yvonne Fletcher – Presentation Slides PDF
16:35 – 16:50
Aerosol Generating Procedures and Ventilation (Part 1 – a brief overview)
Sara Drew |
1625 – 1643 |
“How Afghanistan is Tackling Infection Control: An In-Depth Evaluation of 15 Hospitals’ Practices and Strategies through WHO IPC Assessment Framework”
Mohammad Lakanwall |
1645 – 1703 |
Using Data, To Make Workflows Smarter! Streamlining Healthcare Associated Surgical Site Infection (SSI) Surveillance Reporting
Lauren Eve Mitchell – Presentation slides PDF |
1715 – 1745 |
Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control – Annual General Meeting | Hall C Lower Section |
1900 – 2359 |
Gala Dinner and Awards Presentation Night | Panorama Ballroom
Join us and ‘Bring Your Sparkle’ to the ACIPC Gala Dinner and Awards Presentation Night.
Tickets can be purchased for $80 when registering. Tickets include pre-dinner drinks, 3 course meal, pre-set wine on tables, entertainment. A cash bar will operate throughout the night for the purchase of beer, wine, and spirits. |