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Dear Colleagues,
HICSIG will be sending out a selection of protocols inviting review
from OZBUG and AICA list members.
The initial 4 for review can be accessed via
http://www.asid.net.au/hicsigwiki/index.php?title=Category:For_review_April_2010
* Operating theatre commissioning – Microbiological
* Patient MRSA decolonisation instructions
* Recurrent staphylococcal infection
* Routine Skin Care
Thanks
John Ferguson
Background
The primary aim of the Infection Control Special Interest Group
(HICSIG), a special interest
group of the Australasian Society of Infectious Diseases (ASID), is to
facilitate collaboration
and consensus amongst Infectious Diseases Physicians, Clinical
Microbiologists, Infection
Control nurse professionals, Pharmacists and other relevant groups
about approaches to
Healthcare Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) and Antibiotic
Stewardship.
The most visible aspect of HICSIG is its *wiki* website –
http://www.hicsiganz.org. This is the
place where significant IPC publications, developments and news from
around Australia,
New Zealand and the world are identified and shared. Interested parties
may also upload their own
materials and news or add to a discussion on a particular topic
Some of HICSIG activities of the past year include:
* Developing the Influenza infection control position statement,
which was published
in the Medical Journal of Australia in 2009
* Developing ASID/HICSIG Multi-dose vial use position statement,
currently in its
final draft
* Organisation of a successful healthcare-associated infections (HAI)
Workshop at
ASID 2009 that focused on Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureas
(MRSA) and
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE)
* Hosting the ASID Guidelines group
* Development of extensive online antibiotic stewardship and MRSA
resources
* Archiving relevant and appropriate OZBUG and ASPID discussions so
they are
available for later viewing and searching
Dr John Ferguson
Convenor, HICSIG, ASID
HUNTER NEW ENGLAND HEALTH
Locked Bag 1, Newcastle, NSW 2310, Australia
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