Hi everyone,
Just wanted to reach out and ensure awareness to some useful guides and activities occurring in aged care:
IPC lead moving forward with recommendations –
Evaluation of the IPC Lead role – Final report released: https://www.health.gov.au/resources/collections/evaluation-of-the-infection-prevention-and-control-nurse-lead-role-in-residential-aged-care-homes
Person centred care –
Aged Care bill passes Parliament: https://www.health.gov.au/our-work/aged-care-act/about/what-it-means
Enabling compliance to the new aged care standards in AMS-
The Australian Commission for Quality and Safety in Health Care has released new guidance on implementing the Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) Clinical Care Standard in aged care: https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/publications-and-resources/resource-library/guidance-implementation-antimicrobial-stewardship-ams-clinical-care-standard-aged-care
Please also be aware that all new guides and information are on the ACIPC website aged care space, ‘News and Events’: https://www.acipc.org.au/aged-care/news-and-events/
Regards Carrie