May Free Paper Session

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The program below is provisional in nature and subject to change as planning proceeds.

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FREE PAPER PROGRAM
Thursday 6 May – 3pm – 5pm AEST

2:45pm – 5:00pm

Exhibition Open

Standard Oral Presentations – 3:00pm – 4:00pm

3:00 pm – 3:20 pm

Identifying drivers for user preference and acceptability of different hydro alcoholic hand rub formulations

Denis Verwilghen

RSV-healthcare associated infection: epidemiology and deaths at an Australian tertiary paediatric hospital

Gemma Saravanos

3:20 pm – 3:40 pm

In the shadow of COVID-19: a carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) outbreak in an Australian intensive care unit

Denise Del Rosario-Kelly, Megan Gritt

How great leadership helped minimize health care worker (HCW) COVID-19 infections in a busy ICU

Christine Sharp

3:40 pm – 4:00 pm

Logistics and communication: Improving the transfer of patients with high consequence infectious disease

Su-yin Hor

No soap? No water? What can we use as alternative hand hygiene agents in extreme situations?

Peta-Anne Zimmerman

Industry Supplier Presentations – 4:00pm – 4:20pm

4:00pm – 4:20pm

Case Study to Investigate Pathogenic Microbes and Organic Materials in an Endoscope Washer Disinfector and its Treatment Using a Novel Remediation Technology

Stephen Adnams

Adapting training methods to meet healthcare worker needs in a pandemic

Kate Smith

Short Oral Presentations – 4:00pm – 4:20pm

4:00pm – 4:10pm

Investigation of transmission of Clostridium difficile from contaminated community and hospital environments

Deirdre Collins

4:10pm – 4:20pm

Microbial 21 questions. How do microbiologists identify the microorganisms responsible for your patient’s infection

Jessica Farrell

Experiences and stories from the field – 4:20pm – 4:25pm

4:20pm – 4:25pm

Undertaking a new aspect of Infection Prevention – Implementing a Respiratory Protection Program during the COVID-19 pandemic

Sara Peterson

4:30pm – 5:00pm

Networking Session