by Selina | May 29, 2025 | Aged Care News, News
Apply now for a conference scholarship ACIPC awards scholarships each year to reduce the out-of-pocket expenses associated with attending the ACIPC International Conference. The ACIPC International Conference Scholarships provide registration for a number of...
by Selina | May 27, 2025 | Aged Care News, News
Working in aged care and have questions? Post them to Aged Care Connexion, ACIPC’s online forum dedicated specifically to aged care. You can post and answer questions, subscribe to email notifications, and search online archives suitable to your speciality. For...
by Selina | May 23, 2025 | Aged Care News, News
ACIPC has released two new guides for managing transmission of pathogens through the air. Both guides are to be read in conjunction with the ACIPC Position Statement ‘Terminology for pathogens that transmit through the air,’ and recommend the use of...
by Selina | May 23, 2025 | Aged Care News
ACIPC acknowledges the significant changes made by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare (ACSQHC) to the Aged Care Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Guide, following feedback provided by ACIPC and ACIPC 2024 International conference...
by Selina | Apr 16, 2025 | Aged Care News, News
ACIPC is calling for the consistent use of PFR masks over surgical masks in healthcare environments with suspected or confirmed COVID-19. In its latest Position Statement, The use of particulate filter respirators (PFR) masks for the management of COVID-19 in...
by Selina | Apr 10, 2025 | Aged Care News, News
ACIPC, HICSIG, and AVAS have collaborated to produce some interim guidance on alternative antisepsis products. Given the recent issues affecting supply of topical antiseptic products (mainly chlorhexidine) resulting from the Reynard Health product recall and...