Infection Control
Programs to reduce the incidence of infections in health care settings; and to manage the care of patients with nosocomial, antimicrobial resistant, high risk, emerging and re-emerging infections.
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Green Cleaning System - Justice Health
The Green Cleaning System is a hygienic and infection free cleaning system, which was introduced in Long Bay Hospital.
Date created: 10 Jan 2012 | Date reviewed: 18 Apr 2012
Staph Decolonisation Amongst the Dialysis Population - Hunter New England Area Health Service
Project to implement a staph decolonisation program in the local haemodialysis population thereby reducing the incidence of dialysis related bacteraemia.
Date created: 20 Oct 2008 | Date reviewed: 07 Dec 2009
Microbiology Liaison Reducing Prescription of Antibiotics in ICU - The Children's Hospital at Westmead
A weekday liaison round of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) by a Clinical Microbiologist aimed to improve communication and interpretation of laboratory results, appropriateness of antibiotic therapy and infection control.
Date created: 29 Oct 2008 | Date reviewed: 02 Dec 2009
Infection Control Strategies - Gillespie, Elizabeth
Practical strategies for improving infection control covering hand hygiene, creating a clean environment, staff immunisation and using safety engineered medical devices.
Date created: 17 Aug 2009 | Date reviewed: 25 Nov 2009
Improving Hand Hygiene - The Children's Hospital at Westmead
Program to reduce the spread of serious germs, including healthcare associated infections, by increasing good hand hygiene in all clinical areas to 80 % by June 2007.
Date created: 17 Oct 2008 | Date reviewed: 25 Nov 2009
