by Selina | May 27, 2025 | News
The Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA), in collaboration with the Gastroenterological Nurses College of Australia (GENCA), have released updated guidelines for Infection Prevention and Control in Endoscopy. Infection prevention and control remain...
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 | 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 | 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...
by Selina | Mar 28, 2025 | News
UPDATED Critical Quarantine Letter – RC-2025-RN-00344-1 URGENT UPDATE 28/03 – The continuing investigation of this matter has now determined that the risk of contamination by most of the products listed in the table below is very low, and the critical...