Welcome to our commercial colleagues!

[Wishart, Michael]

AICA Executive have approved commercial company representatives joining AICA Infexion Connexion. A letter will be sent to healthcare companies shortly, and we will see company representatives joining us on this list. As part of this process, AICA Executive have reviewed the rules of this list and they have been amended as follows:

1. All posts to the list should identify the poster – specifically employment classification and place of employment or practice setting. Where necessary posts should also identify any commercial affiliations or possible commercial conflicts of interest. This is essential so other members (who may not know who “Michael” is) can see the professional, commercial, socio-political, and geographic background any comments derive from.

2. Members need to be aware that replies to any posts received from the list are directed back to the list, so please be careful in sending personal emails to their intended destination and not to the list. Whilst the moderators will attempt to discard personal messages, we are only human and can make mistakes, which can be embarrassing for all concerned.

3. Please try and turn off any automated messages to the list, such as automated away messages. Whilst the list itself can manage multiple repeat emails from the same source, it may result in your email address being blocked by the list software. If you are using email software that allows you to exclude automated messages being sent to certain email addresses, please add the AICA list email address.

4. All content not related to infection control discussion or member identification should be removed from email messages sent to the list.
The list software allows moderators to alter email messages, so moderators may edit a message and send to the list if it requires editing of inappropriate material, including automated message footers containing personal messages. Obviously, footers added by an organisational email server are beyond the control of members, but any other personal content in emails should be removed.

5. Where possible, avoid direct discussion of specific commercial brands on the list. For example, if you mean a certain antibiotic class, then use generic names rather than trade names. There may obviously be exemptions for this rule (such as product recalls, or discussion of standards approved items), but please think before posting manufacturer or brand specific information. Be aware that commercial organisation representatives are welcome to subscribe to and post to this list.

6. Membership by commercial organisation representatives will be allowed, but at no time may the list be used for advertising or any commercial purposes. Any list member who is deemed to be in breach of this rule will have their subscription suspended and referred to the AICA Executive for consideration of further membership of the list.

7. Commercial organisations are able to advertise the following services on the discussion list; any other type of advertising will breech rule 6.

7.1 Free educational activities that commercial organisation may be involved with or conducting,
7.2 Educational scholarships that the commercial organisation may have,
7.3 Research grants that the commercial organisation may provide.

8. The list of subscribers will not be available to list members.

If any current list members have any concerns about any of these changes to AICA Infexion Connexion, they should discuss them with their state/territory AICA Executive representative.

Thanks
Michael Wishart
AICA Infexion Connexion Administrator

Michael Wishart | GPH – Infection Control Coordinator

GPH – Quality & Safety Unit (Infection Control) | Greenslopes Private Hospital
Newdegate Street, Greenslopes QLD 4120
t: 07 3394 7919 | f: 07 3394 7985
e: WishartM@ramsayhealth.com.au | w: http://www.ramsayhealth.com.au

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