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John Ferguson
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John.Ferguson@HNEHEALTH.NSW.GOV.AU
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Dear Colleagues
Might AICA discuss the following proposal?
We all particularly struggle to get medical staff to learn about correct hand hygiene practices. They either know it all or profess not to have the time etc. Furthermore in order to enforce the standard, one needs to ensure that the person is aware of the expectations etc.
My proposal is that AICA (together with ASID- I have suggested this to them) makes a formal request to the new National Registration and Accreditation scheme (Health Workforce) to require completion of a specified online hand hygiene elearning program and assessment PRIOR to issue of registration renewal for all health professionals.
Furthermore, we should require them to include safe practice of hand hygiene in the relevant codes of conduct for each cadre of health staff.
Best wishes
John
Dr John Ferguson
Director, Infection Prevention and Control Unit Microbiologist and Infectious Diseases Physician HUNTER NEW ENGLAND HEALTH Locked Bag 1, Newcastle, NSW 2310, Australia
tel 61 2 49214422, fax 61 2 49214440
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