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The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) have announced the funding recipients from their 2023 Targeted Call for Research (TCR): Improving infection prevention and control in residential aged care homes.
The objectives of the TCR were to develop an evidence base that:
- Informs how existing IPC guidelines and better practice approaches from other healthcare settings can be adapted to suit the unique environment of Residential Aged Care Homes (RACHs).
- Which Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) interventions have the greatest long-term effect on infection reduction and control in RACHs.
- Identifies the governance arrangements required to support IPC Leads implementing effective IPC programs that reduce the risk of infection. This may include consideration of:
- the experience, education and training standards needed by an IPC Lead
- methods to evaluate IPC Lead and IPC program performance (i.e. KPIs)
- RACH workforce design, organisational governance and current RACH practice standards
- methods to train and educate RACH staff, residents, and families on IPC measures.
- Examines the role of surveillance of infection and antimicrobial stewardship and mechanisms for implementation.
Funding outcomes
| App ID | Chief Investigator A | Application Title | Administering Institution | Budget | Grant duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2035342 | Prof Anton Peleg | Optimised infection prevention and control study in residential aged care homes (OPTICS) | Monash University | $998,995.90 | 2024 to 2027 |
| 2034723 | Prof Ramon Shaban | Establishing standards for the governance, program elements and practice of infection prevention and control in residential aged care in Australia | University of Sydney | $745,287.20 | 2024 to 2027 |
| 2032909 | Dr Joanne Tropea | IMMERSE-2 IMpleMenting Effective infection prevention and control in ReSidential aged carE: Communities of Practice for IPC Leads | University of Melbourne | $990,731.50 | 2024 to 2027 |
| 2035155 | Dr Su-yin Hor | Partnering with residents, families and carers for person-centred infection prevention and control in residential aged care: developing strategies that are compassionate, appropriate and safe | University of Technology Sydney | $991,077.60 | 2024 to 2027 |
Annual progress reports of funded research will be provided after 30 April each year.
For more information, please visit the NHMRC website here: https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/funding/targeted-calls-research/improving-infection-prevention-and-control-residential-aged-care-homes-2023