by Selina | Sep 2, 2025 | Aged Care News
Take a look at these handy new resources about gloving practices in aged care. They have been developed with the generous collaboration of aged care providers. The resources are samples of working documents which are able to be used and altered to meet the...
by Selina | Jul 28, 2025 | Aged Care News, News
Help us to advocate for the inclusion of IPC in the new Australian Centre for Disease Control Your voice can shape the future of IPC in Australia The Australian Government is progressing plans for a new Australian Centre for Disease Control (CDC). This presents...
by Selina | Jul 16, 2025 | Aged Care News
The Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing has announced that from 1 August, training and reporting requirements will change for Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Leads. Changes include: Infection Prevention and Control Leads...
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 | 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 | Jan 31, 2025 | Aged Care News
Outbreak management planning is a key part of infection prevention and control. This document, from the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission, supports both the development of a new outbreak management plan (OMP) and the quality assurance of existing plans. It...