Infection Control in Residential Aged Care Services – simulated training workshops in Melbourne

[Glenys Harrington]

Dear All,

I’m currently running the following simulated training workshops in
Melbourne.

“Infection Control in Residential Aged Care Services”

Find below links to the flyer/registration form.

Flyer

https://www.regodirect.com.au/infectioncontrol/

Registration

https://www.regodirect.com.au/infectioncontrol/registrations/

Feel free to pass the flyer onto your colleagues working in Residential Aged
Care Settings.

Dates:

Thursday 23 February

Friday 2 March

Friday 23 March

Friday 30 March

Venue:

The Australian Centre for Health Innovation

(Located next to The Alfred Hospital)

Level 4, Burnet Tower, 89 Commercial Road

Melbourne Victoria:

Overview

This is a practical hands on workshop which includes group work in a
simulated training environment. The workshop will be of interest to
managers, direct resident care staff, educators and quality improvement/risk
management personnel.

The workshop will focus on strategies for the prevention of infection in
patients, staff and visitors in aged care settings and includes:

. Common infections

. Multidrug resistant organisms (MRSA, VRE, Clostridium difficile)

. How to monitor and tract infections

. Investigation of outbreaks

. Isolation precautions and the use of personal protective equipment
(PPE)

. Aseptic technique and hand hygiene

. Resident and family education for prevention of infectious
diseases

Regards

Glenys

Glenys Harrington

Consultant

Infection Control Consultancy (ICC)

PO Box 5202

Middle Park

Victoria, 3206

Australia

H: +61 3 96902216

M: +61 404 816 434

infexion@ozemail.com.au

ABN 47533508426

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