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Kylie Robb1 1Australian Dental Association NSW Background Determining what the key Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) risks are for a practitioner through evidence based performance data allows for high impact, high value education and targeted resource development to ultimately protect...
  • November 14, 2019
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Luci Rodda1 1Aegis Aged Care, Burswood, Western Australia, luci.rodda@aegiscare.com.au This workshop presentation aims to discuss how the changing climate of aged care in Australia is influencing aged care providers’ approach to safety and quality care delivery, within the scope of...
  • November 6, 2019
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Luci Rodda1 1Aegis Aged Care, Burswood, Western Australia, luci.rodda@aegiscare.com.au Residential aged care providers are evolving in the way they approach infection prevention and control activities, in particular following the introduction of mandated AMS programs under the new Aged Care Standards,...
  • November 6, 2019
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Natasha Nunes1 1North Metropolitan Health Service, Mental Health Public Health and Dental Services, Graylands Health Campus, Mt Claremont, Perth WA 6010. Natasha.Nunes@health.wa.gov.au Western Australian Dental Service is a state wide program offering dental care to eligible patients in the general...
  • November 6, 2019
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Marin L Schweizer PhD1,2 1Department of Internal Medicine, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, marin-schweizer@uiowa.edu 2Center for Access and Delivery Research and Evaluation, Iowa City VA Health Care System, 601 Hwy 6 W, Iowa City, IA, USA 52246 This...
  • November 6, 2019
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Moi Lin Ling1 1Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road, Singapore 169608. Email: ling.moi.lin@singhealth.com.sg Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) aim to achieve best clinical outcomes related to antibiotic use while minimizing toxicity and limiting the selective pressure on bacterial populations that drive the...
  • November 4, 2019
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Moi Lin Ling1 1Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road, Singapore 169608. Email: ling.moi.lin@singhealth.com.sg Surgical site infections (SSIs), as in other healthcare associated infections, require thoughtful but deliberate action to prevent. Although many prevention guidelines are readily available, the successful implementation of...
  • November 4, 2019
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Professor Geoffrey Coombs1,2 1Chair of Public Health | School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Murdoch University 2Senior Clinical Scientist | Microbiology Department, PathWest Laboratory Medicine – WA, Fiona Stanley Hospital Funded by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality, the...
  • November 3, 2019
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M. Alfayyadh1,2, D. A. Collins3, S. Tempone4, R. McCann4, P. K. Armstrong4, A. Cook1 and T. V. Riley3,5,6 1School of Population and Global Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia; 2Thi-Qar Public Health Division, Ministry of Health, Iraq; 3School...
  • October 23, 2019
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Karen Carey1  1Consumer Advocate Infection prevention and control remains one of health’s great challenges with the potential to cause massive disruption to our lives and potentially many deaths and great illness, often avoidable. The public, health consumers and patients have...
  • October 23, 2019
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