by ACIPC Office | Aug 3, 2021 | News, Resources
In this Q&A style podcast, listeners to our podcast were offered the opportunity to pose COVID-19 related questions to a panel. Our panel included Prof Kirsty Buising, Liz Orr and A/Prof Caroline Marshall. All three panelists have been involved in the COVID-19...
by ACIPC Office | Jul 9, 2021 | News
Environmental cleaning is a critical element of standard precautions and should be a feature of every health service organisation’s infection prevention and control program. Over the past year, the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare (ACSQHC) has...
by ACIPC Office | Jun 30, 2021 | News, Research
Hand hygiene is the most important thing a healthcare worker (HCW) can do to prevent a patient from getting an infection. Auditing of HCW’s hand hygiene practices is required in all public healthcare facilities in Australia. The current auditing method is by direct...
by ACIPC Office | Jun 15, 2021 | News
Brett Mitchell and Martin Kiernan have launched a new podcast series called “Infection Control Matters”. Phil Russo and Deb Friedman are also supporting this podcast. In this free podcast series, they discuss new research and issues on the topic of infection...
by ACIPC Office | Jun 1, 2021 | News
Mi Gun Jeoung is the 2021 winner of the Dr Joan Faoagali Award which allocates $1,000 towards Foundations of Infection Prevention and Control fees. Mi Gun works infection control at Auburn Hospital and has almost completed her Foundations studies. Read our interview...