Presentations, Meetings & Education
Presentations and Site Visits |
Type 1 User Groups |
Type 1 Workshops |
Online Education Modules
Presentations and Site Visits
VICNISS employees (including Infection Control Consultant, Infectious Diseases Physician, Epidemiologist and
Information Technology Officer) are available to give surveillance related presentations for different groups or
are available for individual site visits where required.
Some examples of previous presentations given are:
- Nosocomial Surveillance
- VICNISS Methodology
- Surveillance Modules
- Influenza; and
- Bloodstream Infections
- Interpretation of surveillance reports
- Hospital/Region surveillance updates
At any of these presentations participants are invited to:
- Share their experiences
- Review their data surveillance programs
- Discuss issues arising from surveillance activities
To organise a group presentation or alternatively a 'one to one' site visit, please contact:
Type 1 User Groups
Type 1 participants and Type 2 sites participating in the Surgical Site Infection module are also welcome to
attend Type 1 User Groups when relevant
topics are being discussed. Information on User Groups is available in the Type 1 area (as per link) or disseminated in the
VICNISS eBulletin and News page.
Type 1 Workshops
VICNISS regularly holds Education Workshops as an introduction to new infection control staff
participating in VICNISS including information on VICNISS surveillance reports interpretation. Find out about future
workshop details and past evaluations of workshops for Type 1 surveillance.
Online Education Modules
Primarily developed for Type 2 Surveillance participants, the purpose of the Learning Modules is to
provide an alternative educational resource for health professionals involved in infection surveillance. It is one of many
educational strategies designed by VICNISS.
These Learning Modules are now available along with multiple choice exercises and answers, in a slightly different format
than they were originally developed. The most obvious change is that they no longer keep a record of each participant's progress or score,
however, you are advised if the answer you have chosen is correct or incorrect and why.
Also provided is a page of useful education resources, including links to other sites.