by Selina | Dec 12, 2024 | Aged Care News
Invitation to participate in a project about indwelling catheter care in Australian aged care homes Researchers from the National Ageing Research Institute (NARI) are conducting a trial, titled the ‘IDC-IMPROVE Project’, to evaluate the feasibility of a bundle of...
by Selina | Dec 11, 2024 | News
Almost five years after the initial reports of COVID-19, a new global report on infection prevention and control (IPC) from the World Health Organization (WHO) highlights slow progress in closing critical gaps needed to prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAIs)....
by Selina | Dec 11, 2024 | News
Monash University will be hosting the inaugural Human Factors and Patient Safety Conference on March 27-28, 2025, in Melbourne, VIC. This ground-breaking event, the first of its kind in Victoria, will focus on designing better, safer, and more cost-effective...
by Selina | Dec 3, 2024 | Aged Care News, News
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has released its Aged Care Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Guide. The Commission developed the Guide to support implementation of the strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards. The Guide is informed...
by Selina | Dec 2, 2024 | Aged Care News, News
Evaluation of the Infection Prevention and Control Nurse Lead role in Residential Aged Care Homes The role of the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Lead in residential aged care has shown positive impacts on meeting the Aged Care Quality Standards (ACQS), though...