Sunday 20 November 2016
Pre-Conference Workshops
08.00 – 18.00 | Workshop Registration – Mercure Lounge, Ground Floor Pullman Melbourne Albert Park |
Morning Workshop
State Room 3 09.00 – 13.00 |
New Initiatives in Hand Hygiene Dr Andrew Stewardson, Professor Lindsay Grayson |
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Afternoon Workshops
State Room 3 14.00 – 16.00 |
AMS for nurses Dr Noleen Bennett, Sonia Koning |
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State Room 1 14.00 – 16.00 |
Implementing change: a focus infection prevention and control Wendy Jamieson |
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State Room 2 14.00 – 16.00 |
An introduction to understanding and using epidemiology Dr Lisa Hall, Professor Allen Cheng |
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Park Room 14.00 – 16.00 |
Credentialing Professor Ramon Shaban |
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Late Afternoon Workshop
State Room 3 16.30 – 18.00 |
Australian Premiere Screening of ‘Clean Hands’, followed by Q&A with Professor Didier Pittet (Free workshop, registration required) Professor Didier Pittet |
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State Room 1&2 18.00 – 20.00 |
Professor Didier Pittet book signing |
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Monday 21st November 2016
07.30 – 08.30 | Registration – Convention Centre Entry, Ground Floor Arrival Tea & Coffee – Exhibition Area, Level 1 |
Plenary 1 – Grand 5&6 | |
Chair | Professor Ramon Shaban |
08.30 – 08.40 | Welcome Professor Ramon Shaban |
08.40 – 08.50 | Welcome to Country Boon Wurrung Foundation |
08.50 – 09.05 | Patron Address Professor Peter Collignon, AM, ACIPC Patron |
09.05 – 09.35 | Why is improving infection prevention and control so hard? Professor Mary Dixon-Woods |
09.35 – 10.05 | Influencing decision makers Professor Didier Pittet |
10.05 – 10.35 | President’s Address & ACIPC Foundations Course Graduates Awards Professor Ramon Shaban |
10.35 – 11.00 | Morning tea and exhibition – Exhibition Area, Level 1 – Hosted by Poster viewing – Convention Centre Entry & Element Room, Ground Floor |
Plenary 2 – Grand 5&6 | |
Chair | Ms Marija Juraja |
13.20 – 13.50 | Systematic reviews in infection control – opportunities and challenges for clinical practice and academics Dr Jennie Wilson |
Presentation slides |
15.15 – 15.40 | Afternoon tea and exhibition – Exhibition Area, Level 1 – Hosted by Poster viewing – Convention Centre Entry & Element Room, Ground Floor |
17.00 – 17.30 | College AGM |
17.30 – 19.30 | Welcome Reception – Exhibition Area, Level 1 |
Tuesday 22nd November 2016
07.30 – 08.30 | President’s Breakfast – State Room |
07.45 – 08.45 | Registration – Convention Centre Entry, Ground Floor Arrival Tea & Coffee – Exhibition Area, Level 1 |
Plenary 3 – Grand 5&6 | |
Chair | Mr Phil Russo |
08.45 – 09.05 | Moving from Evidence to Innovations in Practice Gill Harvey |
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09.05 – 09.35 | Latest innovations in infection prevention and control Professor Didier Pittet |
09.35 – 10.00 | An update from the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care Professor Marilyn Cruickshank |
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10.00 – 10.20 | What are the issues around AMS in aged care? Professor Karin Thursky |
10.20 – 10.50 | Morning tea and exhibition – Exhibition Area, Level 1 Poster viewing – Convention Centre Entry & Element Room, Ground Floor |
Grand 5&6 | State 1&2 | State 3 | |
Free papers 4 (peer reviewed) | Free papers 5 (peer reviewed) | Free papers 6 (peer reviewed) | |
Chair | Ms Lisa Ryan | Dr Sharon Salmon | Ms Donna Cameron |
11.53 – 12.10 | A point prevalence study of healthcare associated urinary tract infections in Australian acute and aged care facilities Mrs Oyebola Fasugba |
Genotyping and whole genome sequencing for hospital outbreak surveillance and investigation Dr Rosemarie Sadsad |
Integrating theory with practice – ANTT POP UP Shops lead the way! Ms Julie Johnson |
Presentation slides |
12.10 – 13.10 | Lunch and exhibition – Exhibition Area, Level 1 Poster viewing – Convention Centre Entry & Element Room, Ground Floor |
Plenary 4 – Grand 5&6 | |
Chair | Mrs Belinda Henderson |
13.10 – 13.40 | How qualitative research can help infection control and patient safety Professor Mary Dixon-Woods |
15.10 – 15.35 | Afternoon tea and exhibition – Exhibition Area, Level 1 Poster viewing – Convention Centre Entry & Element Room, Ground Floor |
Plenary 5 – Grand 5&6 | |
Chair | Ms Fiona Wilson |
15.35 – 15.55 | Claire Boardman Medal for Leadership Claire Boardman RN MPH BAppSc GradDipInfecCon Deputy Director, Rheumatic Heart Disease Australia |
15.55 – 16.20 | Infection Prevention and Control in global outbreaks Professor Dale Fisher |
16.20 – 16.45 | When do you start sampling in an outbreak? A/Professor Caroline Marshall |
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16.45 – 17.10 | Typing for outbreaks Dr Jason Kwong |
17.15 – 19.15 | Poster cocktail function – Convention Centre Entry & Element Room, Ground Floor |
Wednesday 23rd November 2016
07.30 – 08.30 | Registration – Convention Centre Entry, Ground Floor Arrival Tea & Coffee – Exhibition Area, Level 1 |
Plenary 6 – Grand 5&6 | |
Chair | Ms Sylvia Gandossi |
08.30 – 08.55 | Evaluating infection prevention and control education in the workplace Martin Kiernan, Supported by |
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08.55 – 09.20 | Surveillance of HAIs – the good, the bad, and the ugly Dr Jennie Wilson |
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09.20 – 09.45 | A Chief Executive Officers view on infection prevention and control Professor Andrew Way |
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09.45 – 10.10 | Involving the public in research Professor Heather Loveday |
10.10 – 10.35 | Morning tea and exhibition – Exhibition Area, Level 1 Poster viewing – Convention Centre Entry & Element Room, Ground Floor |
Grand 5&6 | State 1&2 | State 3 | |
Concurrent 10: Controversies and challenges 2 | Concurrent 11: Specialised populations 2 | Concurrent 12: Infection prevention and control capacity | |
Chair | A/Professor Caroline Marshall | Mrs Sandra Roodt | Professor Heather Loveday |
11.15 – 11.35 |
Mini Debate: Peripheral vascular device: Frequency of change We should change routinely Discussion (10 min) |
Infection prevention in transplant patients A/Professor Leon Worth |
Staffing and the risk of infection: A quantitative perspective Dr Lisa Hall |
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11.35 – 11.55 | Infection prevention in patients with cystic fibrosis Sue Borrell |
Staffing and the risk of infection: A qualitative perspective Dr Lisa Hall |
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11.55 – 12.15 | Are gloves required when caring for patients with VRE? Ms Susan Jain |
Suitability and application of McGeer definitions in aged care Dr Noleen Bennett |
Building infection control professionals capacity in Australia Dr Deborough Macbeth |
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12.15 – 13.00 | Lunch and exhibition – Exhibition Area, Level 1 Poster viewing – Convention Centre Entry & Element Room, Ground Floor |
Plenary 7 – Grand 5&6 | |
Chair | Professor Marilyn Cruickshank |
13.00 – 14.30 | The next national infection prevention and control project, what should it be?
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14.30 – 14.45 |
Conference close Mrs Marija Juraja & Ms Fiona Wilson Conference Co-Chairs |