by ACIPC Office | Sep 30, 2024 | Consumer Resources
Anti-microbial stewardship (AMS) is a coordinated approach to optimizing the use of antibiotics and other antimicrobial drugs to treat infections effectively while minimizing their overuse and misuse. Healthcare consumers play a crucial role in preventing antibiotic...
by ACIPC Office | Sep 30, 2024 | Consumer Resources
Blood borne viruses (BBVs) and sexually transmissible infections (STIs) (STDs) are infections that can spread through contact with blood and/or body fluids or during unprotected sexual activity. Blood borne viruses, like HIV and Hepatitis B and C, can be passed...
by ACIPC Office | Sep 30, 2024 | Consumer Resources
Follow the latest news from the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care https:/www.health.gov.au/
by ACIPC Office | Sep 27, 2024 | Bug Library
Pertussis What is it? Pertussis is a highly contagious bacterial infection caused by Bordetella pertussis, also known as whooping cough or the ‘hundred-day cough.’ Symptoms of pertussis include fever, tiredness, runny nose and a cough that gradually develops...
by ACIPC Office | Aug 28, 2024 | Uncategorized
The Australin Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has developed the National Safety and Quality Primary and Community Healthcare Standards Guide for healthcare services to support implementation of the National Safety and Quality Primary and Community...
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