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Aged Care IPC guide now available

Aged Care IPC guide now available

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...
Claire Boardman Award winner 2024

Claire Boardman Award winner 2024

ACIPC congratulates Belinda Henderson, winner of the 2024 Claire Boardman Award. Belinda has over 25 years’ experience as an Infection Control Practitioner and is a Past President of the Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control (ACIPC). She is the...
Australia’s first standard of care for COPD

Australia’s first standard of care for COPD

The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care have released the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Clinical Care Standard. Released on 17th October 2024, the standard aims to address the gaps around COPD care in Australia. The standard...
WHO releases surveillance of HAIs handbook

WHO releases surveillance of HAIs handbook

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently released their new handbook, ‘Surveillance of health care-associated infections at national and facility levels’ The handbook aims to improve HAI (Healthcare-Associated Infections) surveillance within infection...

Danielle Engelbrecht

I have had the pleasure of working In infection Prevention and Control (IPC) for 18 years. I have implemented IPC programs in several Western Australian (WA) public and private health sectors over this time. I have been employed as the Coordinator of Nursing (SRN7) at...