Mrs Anie Edward1 1Sunshine Hospital, St. Albans, Australia Introduction: In Victoria, there have been 22,277 confirmed cases of influenza with 37 people dying from this virus so far this year (Department of Health & Human Services, 2019). During the 2017...
- July 30, 2019
Ms Marree Porch1 1Queensland Health, Cairns, Australia Background: The second edition of the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (NSQHS), published by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, action 3.11 outlines the health services responsibility...
- July 30, 2019
Dr Oyebola Fasugba1,2, Professor Brett Mitchell3,4, Professor Elizabeth McInnes1, Professor Allen Cheng5,6, Dr Jane Koerner7, Ms Heilok Cheng1, Professor Sandy Middleton1 1Nursing Research Institute, St Vincent’s Health Australia Sydney, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne & Australian Catholic University, Darlinghurst, Australia, 2Lifestyle...
- July 30, 2019
Dr. Hitender Gautam1, Dr. Abdul Hakim Choudhary2, Ms. Asanai Agnes3, Ms. Priyanka Singh3, Dr. Bimal Kumar Das4, Dr. Arti Kapil4 1Hospital Infection Control Officer, Dr. BRAIRCH (Cancer Centre) & Department of Microbiology, All India Institute Of Medical Sciences, AIIMS, New...
- July 30, 2019
Dr Stéphane Bouchoucha1,4, Professor Tracey Bucknall1,2,4, Professor Alison Hutchinson1,3,4, Dr Phil Russo1,2,4 1Deakin University, Burwood, VIC, Australia 2Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia 3Monash Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia 4Deakin University Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research, Geelong, VIC, Australia Introduction: Patient participation in healthcare can positively influence patient outcomes and improve patient safety. While partnering with consumers is...
- August 14, 2018
Dr Huzairi Sani1, Dr Nada Syazana2, Dr Zahir Izuan Azhar1, Dr Mohamad Rodi Isa1, Dr Yazli Yuhana1 1Universiti Teknologi Mara, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia 2Selayang Hospital, Selayang, Selangor, Malaysia Introduction: Dengue infection is the commonest mosquito-borne viral infection that results in hospitalisation amongst patients in Malaysia. The cornerstone of managing dengue infection is the...
- August 14, 2018
Ms Sue Atkins1 1Department of Health and Human Services, Ballarat, VIC, Australia Introduction Health services are expected to have strategies in place to minimize exposure of patients, the workforce, and the organisation to infectious agents. There are many assessment tools available; however within...
- August 14, 2018
Ms Patricia Cattini1 1Royal Marsden Nhs Foundation Trust, Cheam, United Kingdom Introduction Blood stream infection caused by E.coli and other gram negative infections has been steadily rising in the UK alongside reductions in other infections like MRSA. The UK...
- July 5, 2018
Dr Deirdre Collins1,2, Professor Thomas Riley1,2,3,4 1School of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia 2School of Medical & Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Australia 3School of Veterinary & Life Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Australia 4Department...
- July 5, 2018
Mr Adrian Fellows1 1Gama Healthcare Ltd, Luddendenfoot, United Kingdom Performance evaluation for hospital environmental disinfection. Introduction It is now accepted that environmental microbial contamination plays a significant role in HAI, (Hospital Acquired Infection), though for many years this...
- July 5, 2018