eBulletin February 2007 Edition 25
In this Edition:
Reminders:
| |
Data Due |
Reports posted |
| Type 1 |
2nd February |
16th March |
| Type 2 |
31st January |
16th March |
Type 1 update
Results of Satisfaction Survey
Many thanks to all those who responded to the Type 1 Satisfaction survey. We appreciate the
time taken to complete and send back in. We had a response rate of 61%. Response to note
include continued frustration with the reporting process and timeframes. Obviously we are
working on the associated issues regarding Reports with the development of SHIINe. Requests for more
onsite visits and education workshops and forums will be implemented into our future work plans.
For a summary of results, please click here.
Type 1 User Group
The next User group will be held at VICNISS on Wednesday 14th March at 3.00 and will again
be devoted to the discussion of difficult clinical cases. Participants are invited to
forward potential cases for discussion (both surgical and ICU related) to
Claire Boardman.
Please RSVP to VICNISS @ mh.org.au
Form changes
Please ensure that you are using the most recent version of ALL data forms, if you are
using forms dated prior to 2005 the form you are using is well past it’s use by date.
From 1st January 2007 the VSHN and CRAN forms will no longer be in use and have been replaced
by the Standard Type Surgical Site Form 1.1 which has also been updated.
Type 2 update
Just for your information…..
On the Multi Resistant Organism (MRO) data collection form for the data-field ‘detection’ one of the following 4 statements is to be ticked.
1. MRO infection first detected at this hospital greater than or equal to 48hours after (this) admission
2. MRO infection first detected at this hospital within 48 hours of (this) admission
3. Unresolved MRO infection previously detected at this hospital
4. Unresolved MRO infection previously detected at another hospital (includes direct transfers).
On the VICNISS reports, MRO infections are reported as ‘After 48 hours’ (statement 1 data) or ‘Present on admission or within 48 hours’ (statements 2, 3 &4 data)
It is anticipated that when the database (or sample size) is large enough, statements 2,3 & 4 data will be separately reported.
Software Focus Group
On Wednesday 24th January the first surveillance software Focus Group was
conducted at the office of the developers Victorian Partnership for Advanced Computing (VPAC).
Six Infection Control staff from Western, Geelong and St Vincent’s hospitals were invited to
attend for the first look at the new application Safer
Hospitals Integrated
Information Network (SHIINe).
The main objective of this focus group was to provide some initial feedback to the developers
on workflows in the program and to assist us in identifying educational needs for the
implementation at pilot sites and then larger roll out.
The pilot of SHIINe is commencing at St Vincent’s Hospital and Geelong Hospital over the
next month. A review of this pilot will be conducted in late April, with roll out to other
sites to occur after any amendments are made.
SHIINe has been designed to meet the needs of those undertaking Type 1 surveillance activities.
For Type 2 activities, our own IT staff have been working hard on developing web pages for
data entry over the internet. The first module that will allow for web data entry will be the
Occupational Exposure module. Once this is complete, Infection Control staff undertaking this module
will be able to enter data directly into a website, removing the need for paper forms and faxing!
We hope to have this available to participating hospitals by mid March 2007.
These are very exciting activities for all participating hospitals. Both will assist Infection Control
staff undertaking VICNISS Surveillance by decreasing the time taken to undertaken surveillance.
Images from the SHIINe Focus Group session on Wednesday 24th 2007
VICPA/VICNISS Journal Club
The VICPA/VICNISS Journal Club was initiated with the aim of providing a forum for infection control professionals to more widely engage with literature and published data in the field. To date we have had two meetings with more than 30 participants attending each session. Evaluations demonstrate that attendees value the information presented and, the ability to discuss contemporary issues presented in the literature reviews.
The next journal club will be devoted to discussing the literature pertaining to influenza
and healthcare worker immunization. Presenters and articles for the next journal club meeting which
will be held at Caulfield Medical Centre on Friday 13th April 2007 will be available on both
the VICNISS and VICPA websites: (www.vicpa.org.au).
In 2007 VICPA & VICNISS will be co-hosting 5 sessions held bi-monthly that will be held at hospitals
around Melbourne. Click here for further Journal Club dates and venues
http://www.vicpa.org.au/Default.aspx?c=367&ct=3
For further enquiries please contact VICPA Education Officer, Lorraine Wilson at
lorrainew @ fmh.com.au
or Claire Boardman at VICNISS.
Infection Control Literature Review, February
2007
Our most recent literature
review, for February, compiled by Dr Emma McBryde, VICNISS Infectious Diseases
Physician, discusses current research on the following selected topics:
- How many infection control staff do we need in hospitals?
- Still much to learn about Clostridium difficile.
- Rapid PCR testing accompanied by isolation appears to reduce transmission of MRSA
- WHO releases Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care
VICNISS International Conference Award
- Asia Pacific Society of Infection Control (APSIC), July 2007 Kuala Lumpur
As announced at the launch of our Year 4 Annual Report, the VICNISS Coordinating Centre, in conjunction with the Victorian Partnership in Advanced Computing (VPAC) is offering an International Conference award.
The VICNISS International Conference award aims to facilitate attendance by one Infection Control nurse at the International Congress of the Asia Pacific Society of Infection Control (APSIC), July 2007 Kuala Lumpur. The award is only available to those who have an Oral Presentation accepted for the conference. The award will fund one economy airfare (to the value of $1500) and full conference registration to APSIC 2007.
To view the terms and conditions of the award, please see the VICNISS Application Form (PDF File
35kb, opens in new window)
The closing date for applications to VICNISS is Friday 1st June 2007.
To view details of this conference, go to
www.apsic2007.com/.
Abstracts for APSIC 2007 closing date extended to March 31st 2007.
VICNISS Coordinating Centre wish to acknowledge and are very grateful for the support
of VPAC with this award.
INVITATION TO ATTEND THE LAUNCH OF THE 2007 VICTORIAN HCW FLUVAX PROGRAM
Date: Tuesday, 27th February
Time: 10.30 - 3.30pm
Where: RACV Club 501 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000 (Parking available on site at a cost)
Refreshments and lunch will be provided.
All attendees will receive a Healthcare Worker Vaccination Support kit from sanofi pasteur, containing promotional tools for the 2007 vaccination program in your hospital.
For those unable to attend a kit will be sent after the meeting.
Click here (PDF File
360kb, opens in new window) for more information and to download the invitation
