Save the date, Wednesday 29th June, for a day at the Doherty Institute where VICNISS will host an education day aimed at helping you better understand VICNISS surveillance reports.
Read more...The first interim Influenza vaccination data (15/04/22 – 29/04/22) for acute health services is due for submission by the end of April. For more information on the 2022 Healthcare Worker Influenza Vaccination Campaign the VICNISS team have recorded a webinar.
Read more...Join the Department of Health during their weekly webinars on how to minimise the spread of COVID and other communicable diseases. Perfect for staff within the Aged Care, Disability and Education sectors. Ask questions and share scenarios to gain new knowledge or to refresh skills. The Department of Health also offers tailored in-person training to all industries.
Read more...The VICNISS team have put together some short five minute videos explaining the latest updates for particular modules. You can watch the first in this series, COVID-19 patient monitoring and Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis (SAP) by going to the RESOURCES tab.
Read more...Literature reviews prepared by VICNISS' infectious diseases physician, Dr Lyn-li Lim, are delivered bi-monthly via the eBulletin and are also available for you to read via the link below.
Read more...The CPE TRA list has recently been updated on March 24 2022
Read more...Who should collect data? Which patients are included? Any updates to the Webform? What happens if a COVID patient is transferred?
Read more...Find out more about the development and implementation of the National Infection Surveillance Program for Aged Care (NISPAC)
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VICNISS is a partner in the National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship (NCAS). The multiple areas of overlap between antimicrobial stewardship and infection control mean NCAS and VICNISS are working collaboratively on many joint projects.
Some of these include:
Resources such as guidelines, root cause analysis/ audit tools and fact sheets can be found on the following link: https://www.ncas-australia.org/
Many healthcare associated infections are preventable. As a consumer of healthcare, you may wish to know more about how to prevent acquiring an infection during your hospital stay. Consumer facts sheets have been developed to support the messages on healthcare associated infection contained in the NHMRC Australian Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Infection in Healthcare. These fact sheets aim to inform patients, visitors, families and carers about healthcare associated infection, what activities healthcare facilities have in place to prevent infections and/or to limit the spread of infections.
The current fact sheets can be accessed via the NHMRC website here where you will find brochures for the following:
Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI)
Clostridioides difficile (CDI)
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE)
There is a vast amount of information available on the internet in relation to healthcare associated infections some of which may not be accurate. If you wish to know more regarding infection prevention; contact the Infection Prevention team at your hospital, or you can use the recommended links of reputable websites below.
