by Selina | Dec 4, 2024 | Aged Care News
In conjunction with the Practice Guidance Committee, ACIC has developed a new tool for assessing risk of COVID-19 transmission in aged care settings, assisting in decisions around mask type and use. This comes after this year’s publication of the Aged Care...
by Selina | Nov 27, 2024 | Aged Care News, News
The Australian Commission for Quality and Safety in Health Care has released new guidance on implementing the Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) Clinical Care Standard in aged care. This guidance explains how aged care organisations and providers can implement policies...
by Selina | Nov 26, 2024 | Aged Care News
The Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care announced today that the Aged Care Bill had passed Parliament. This means the new Aged Care Act will start from 1 July 2025. The Department has outlined some key changes for older people, aged care...
by Selina | Nov 8, 2024 | Aged Care News, News
Evaluation of the Infection Prevention and Control Nurse Lead role in Residential Aged Care Homes The role of the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Lead in residential aged care has shown positive impacts on meeting the Aged Care Quality Standards (ACQS), though...
by Selina | Oct 8, 2024 | Aged Care News, News
Two postgraduate research scholarship opportunities at the University of Sydney are available to Australian domestic students. These scholarships are open to candidates interested in undertaking research to improve infection prevention and control standards in...
by Selina | Oct 1, 2024 | Aged Care News, News
Book now for our January 2025 Short Course in Infection Prevention and Control in Aged Care Settings.This course is designed to provide staff with the fundamental principles and concepts of infection prevention and control practice as they apply to various Aged Care...
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