November 2018

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The impact of biosafety trainings on knowledge and attitudes of life sciences students towards biosafety in Hazara, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
• Faizan Rashid,
• Sumbal Fatima,
• Sana Jalal
Published in issue: November 2018
S1
Implementation of a high impact intervention to prevent ventilator associated pneumonia – A before and after study
• Elyse Ladbrook,
• Stephane Bouchoucha,
• Ana Hutchinson
Published in issue: November 2018
S1
The war on many fronts- The role of a one health approach in antimicrobial resistance surveillance
• Helen Truscott
Published in issue: November 2018
S1
Knowledge, attitude and practice towards infection control measures among nurses in selected hospital in Bangladesh
• Golam Dostogir Harun
Published in issue: November 2018
S2
Establishing progressive attitudes and commitment in understanding hand hygiene in the post anaesthetic care unit
• Brendon Heley,
• Paulette Harraway
Published in issue: November 2018
S2
Impact of a single measles presentation
• Janet Wallace
Published in issue: November 2018
S2
Factors affecting discharge of patients from hospital with seasonal influenza- role of the rapid influenza testing in patient discharge
• Ruchir Chavada,
• Liam Clifford,
• Owen Weisback
Published in issue: November 2018
S2
Clinical impact of rapid diagnostics using Xpert Flu/RSV™ PCR on antimicrobial stewardship initiatives during influenza season
• Ruchir Chavada,
• Liam Clifford,
• Owen Weisback
Published in issue: November 2018
S3
Antimicrobial use surveillance in Tasmanian rural hospitals
• Fiona Wilson,
• Tara Anderson
Published in issue: November 2018
S3
Nurse's role in antimicrobial stewardship programmes - A review of literature
• Sarah Thomas
Published in issue: November 2018
S3
Engaging the community on antimicrobial resistance and health care associated infections
• Holly Seale
Published in issue: November 2018
S3
Fighting infection with fast facts sheets: Improving access to evidence-based infection prevention and control education for time-poor residential care assistants
• Marcia Ingles
Published in issue: November 2018
S3-S4
Complication and failures of central vascular access device in adult critical care settings
• Mari Takashima,
• Jessica Schults,
• Gabor Mihala,
• Amanda Corley,
• Amanda Ullman
Published in issue: November 2018
S4
Building a central vascular access device registry in an adult intensive care unit: feasibility study
• Mari Takashima,
• Nicole Gavin,
• Emily Larsen,
• ...
• Amanda Corley,
• Marc Ziegenfuss,
• Claire Rickard
Published in issue: November 2018
S4
Can the implementation of a PIVC bundle reduce bloodstream infection? A systematic review
• Hui (Grace) Xu,
• Gillian Ray-Barruel,
• Marie Cooke,
• Claire Rickard
Published in issue: November 2018
S4
Hand hygiene compliance – senior versus junior medical officers: an observational study
• Louise Harrold,
• Sara Mayfield,
• Sarah Tate
Published in issue: November 2018
S4-S5
Methods for microbial needleless connector decontamination: A systematic review and meta-analysis
• Julie Flynn,
• Emily Larsen,
• Samantha Keogh,
• Amanda Ullman,
• Li Zhang,
• Claire Rickard
Published in issue: November 2018
S5
CPE in Victorian Hospitals - Usefulness and outcome of point prevalence surveys
• Judith Brett,
• Sandra Johnson,
• Donna Cameron,
• ...
• Ann Bull,
• Michael Richards,
• Leon Worth
Published in issue: November 2018
S5
The challenges of hand hygiene auditing in the operating room
• Elizabeth Orr,
• Sally Havers,
• Ellen McRae,
• Nicole Fernandez,
• Tracey Cleary,
• Lindsay Grayson
Published in issue: November 2018
S5
From novice to expert, and the in-between: A narrative of the evolution of a novel reflective professional development mentoring program
• Peta-anne Zimmerman,
• Deborough Macbeth,
• Rita Roy
Published in issue: November 2018
S5-S6
Influenza vaccination among health care workers – A time to get serious. Moving responsibility from the individual clinician to the entire health care facility. A regional approach across the Barwon Southwest Region in Victoria
• Lesley Stewart
Published in issue: November 2018
S6
Improving vascular access care for cancer patients
• Nicole Gavin,
• Rebecca Lippiatt,
• Sarah Northfield,
• ...
• Emily Larsen,
• Nicole Marsh,
• Claire Rickard
Published in issue: November 2018
S6
Managing an outbreak of extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Klebsiella oxytoca in a special care nursery (SCN)
• Debra Vesey,
• Paul Chapman,
• Brian Forde,
• ...
• Amy Jennison,
• Scott Beatson,
• Patrick Harris
Published in issue: November 2018
S6
Skin health for nurses: Prevention and management of hand dermatitis
• Amanda Palmer
Published in issue: November 2018
S6-S7
“Sharing the Love” - Facilitating the implementation of a hospital wide hand hygiene auditing program from an infection prevention and control led model
• Kylie Fomiatti,
• Tara McRaith,
• Sharon Kenny,
• Alison Wainwright,
• Heather Ilton,
• Shelley Watt
Published in issue: November 2018
S7
Fully automated healthcare-acquired infection surveillance: Where in the world are we?
• Michelle Taylor
Published in issue: November 2018
S7
Consumer knowledge and attitudes towards public reporting of healthcare associated infection data
• Philip Russo,
• Robin Digby,
• Tracey Bucknall
Published in issue: November 2018
S7
The incidence and cumulative risk of primary bloodstream and venous infections in 12,942 peripheral intravenous catheters in Australia
• Claire Rickard,
• Emily Larsen,
• Nicole Marsh,
• Joan Webster,
• Gabor Mihala,
• Naomi Runnegar
Published in issue: November 2018
S7-S8
Talking with patients: Improving clinician-patient communication around healthcare-associated infections using video-reflexive methods
• Mary Wyer,
• Su-Yin Hor,
• Ruth Barratt,
• Kathy Dempsey,
• Lyn Gilbert
Published in issue: November 2018
S8
What it takes to manage Carbapenemase Producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) organisms - Preventing the spread of CPE within an open plan ICU department
• Lauren Cullen
Published in issue: November 2018
S8
Keeping our staff safe (preventing acquisition of blood borne viruses) – Reducing needle-stick injuries in healthcare workers
• Jillian Martinelli,
• Leanne Frazer
Published in issue: November 2018
S8
A day in the life of a children’s hospital infection control nurse
• Kate Flemming,
• Natasha Doran,
• Jennifer Keogh,
• Lisa Goldwater,
• Tegan Curran,
• Janet Wallace
Published in issue: November 2018
S8-S9
The effectiveness of a dedicated cleaning team post discharge - A reduction of positive environments
• Brigitte Brodie,
• Trish Hurst,
• Michelle Doidge
Published in issue: November 2018
S9
RBWH hand hygiene program: “Leading the way to success”
• Ivy Gabatan,
• Michelle Doidge,
• Trish Hurst,
• Charles De Ruiter
Published in issue: November 2018
S9
A rational approach to improving deep sternal wound infection rates post cardiac surgery
• Michelle Kim,
• Edward Buratto,
• Siven Seevanayagam
Published in issue: November 2018
S9
Hands up for hand hygiene in cancer care
• Nicole Gavin,
• Shelley Kulperger,
• Mirko Guaralda,
• ...
• John Michael Barrie,
• Janelle Colquhoun,
• Carolyn Wharton
Published in issue: November 2018
S9-S10
Reduction in ‘Just in Case’ cannula rates with a structured assessment and decision tool: An interrupted time-series study
• Gillian Ray-Barruel,
• Marie Cooke,
• Marion Mitchell,
• Vineet Chopra,
• Claire Rickard
Published in issue: November 2018
S10
Performance evaluation for hospital environmental disinfection.
• Adrian Fellows
Published in issue: November 2018
S10
“Wipe with a damp cloth. Do not use bleach” - A review of the cleaning instructions of shared equipment used in a pre-hospital setting
• Eleanor Golling
Published in issue: November 2018
S10
‘Doctors auditing Doctors’ – Cleaning up Doctors’ compliance with hand hygiene
• Simone Visagie,
• Liam Clifford,
• Michael David,
• Rukaiya Malik,
• Amanda Dawson,
• Sean Kelly
Published in issue: November 2018
S10
Hospital-acquired influenza in Canberra Hospital 2017
• Nikita Parkash,
• Wendy Beckingham,
• Patiyan Andersson,
• Paul Kelly,
• Sanjaya Senanayake,
• Nicholas Coatsworth
Published in issue: November 2018
S11
Mastering resistant bacteria using whole genome sequencing
• Trish Hurst,
• Michelle Doidge,
• Krispin Hajkowicz,
• ...
• Graeme Nimmo,
• Scott Beatson,
• David Paterson
Published in issue: November 2018
S11
Screening for carbapenemase-producing enterobacteriaceae following transmission: Experience at a large victorian healthcare facility
• Stephanie Spilsbury,
• Denise Del Rosario-Kelly,
• Sue Borrell,
• ...
• Andrew Stewardson,
• Allen Cheng,
• Leon Worth
Published in issue: November 2018
S11
Rapid selection of an appropriate antibiotic
• Julia Robertson,
• Fang Ou,
• Cushla McGoverin,
• Frederique Vanholsbeeck,
• Simon Swift
Published in issue: November 2018
S11-S12
How often are patients experiencing local and catheter-related bloodstream infections within an adult population? A systematic review of peripheral venous catheter complications and failure
• Nicole Marsh,
• Joan Webster,
• Amanda Ullman,
• Gabor Mihala,
• Marie Cooke,
• Claire Rickard
Published in issue: November 2018
S12
Microbiological evaluation of the DEKO-190 washer/disinfector’s ability to remove Clostridium difficile spores from bedpan surfaces
• Deirdre Collins,
• Thomas Riley
Published in issue: November 2018
S12
Implementation of a bundled approach to reduce surgical site infections with caesarean sections in a rural NSW Referral Hospital. The highs and lows of the project at the half way mark
• Michelle Bolte,
• Tracey Walker
Published in issue: November 2018
S12
Are there opportunities to reduce the risk of bacteraemias associated with injecting drug use within a local health district (LHD)?
• Beth Bint,
• Joanna Harris
Published in issue: November 2018
S12-S13
Implementing a preoperative bundle to reduce Staphylococcus aureus surgical site infections in eight New Zealand hospitals using quality improvement and collaborative methodology
• Nikki Grae,
• Arthur Morris,
• Sally Roberts,
• Gillian Bohm
Published in issue: November 2018
S13
Healthcare –associated infection outside the hospital walls: Benefits of including ambulatory and primary healthcare services in case reviews
• Annmaree Wilson,
• Beth Bint,
• Joanna Harris,
• Fiona Hamilton
Published in issue: November 2018
S13