Hand Hygiene

Mrs Kylie Fomiatti1, Mrs Tara McRaith1, Mrs Sharon Kenny1, Mrs Alison Wainwright1, Ms Heather Ilton1, Mrs Shelley Watt1 1Joondalup Health Campus, Joondalup, Australia   Introduction In 2015-2016 The Joondalup Health Campus (JHC) Hand Hygiene (HH) program audited following Hand Hygiene...
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Mrs Kaye Bellis1, Ms Pauline Bass1, Dr Andrew Stewardson1, Professor Alan Cheng1 1Alfred Health Infection Prevention and Hospital Epidemiology Unit, Department of Infectious Diseases, Alfred Health, , 85 Commercial Rd, Melbourne 3004, Australia, Australia   Nailed it, or not. Introduction:...
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Ms Amanda Palmer1 1Skin & Cancer Foundation Inc., Carlton, Australia   Introduction: Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at risk of developing occupational contact dermatitis (OCD), primarily involving the hands.  It’s estimated that between 30-50% of all HCWs have OCD, of varying...
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Dr  Louise Harrold, Dr Sara Mayfield, Mrs Sarah Tate 1Childrens Health Queensland, South Brisbane, Australia   Introduction. To evaluate hand hygiene compliance and behaviours in medical officers, comparing consultants with junior medical officers and different departments/specialities. Additionally the study introduced...
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Mr Brendon Heley1, Ms Paulette Harraway1 1Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, Australia   Introduction: Hand hygiene (HH) in the Post Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU) was identified as a risk for patient and staff safety with 59% compliance with the ‘WHO’s 5...
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Mr Joshua Philp1 1The Sutherland Hospital,  NSW Heath, Caringbah, Australia   Introduction Sports are a common passion among many practitioners in the community and staff in any hospital. Their easy to understand penalty system lends itself to clear communication among...
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Ms Nicole Gavin1,2, Dr Shelley Kulperger1, Dr Mirko Guaralda2, Ms Sarah Northfield1, Ms Rebecca Lippiatt1, Ms Linda Carolli2, Mr John Michael Barrie1, Ms Janelle Colquhoun1, Ms Carolyn Wharton1 1Royal Brisbane And Women’s Hospital, Herston, Australia 2Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin...
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Mrs Elizabeth Orr1, Ms Sally Havers2, Ms Ellen McRae1, Ms Nicole Fernandez1, Ms Tracey Cleary1, Prof Lindsay Grayson1,2 1Austin Health, Heidleberg, Australia 2Hand Hygiene Australia   Introduction: The National Hand Hygiene Initiative (NHHI) program is well embedded in acute wards....
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Mrs Janine Carrucan1, Mrs Judy Morton1 1Townsville Hospital And Health Service, Douglas, Australia   Introduction Hand hygiene is a basic and effective infection prevention activity. The early days of Florence Nightingale and Ignaz Semmelwiess demonstrated the impact of hand hygiene...
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Dr Simone Visagie1, Dr  Liam Clifford1, Dr Michael David2, Dr Rukaiya Malik1, Dr Amanda Dawson1, Dr Sean Kelly1 1Central Coast Local Health District, Central Coast, Australia 2Newcastle University, Newcastle, Australia   Gosford and Wyong hospitals, part of the Central Coast...
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