The Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care are holding a webinar on the new Aged Care Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Guide for aged care providers.
The new IPC Guide outlines the basic principles of infection prevention and control and explains how to apply these principles using a risk-based approach in an aged care setting.
When: Thursday 3 October, 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm (AEST).
Presenters:
- Chair – Rhiannon Box, Assistant Secretary, Emergency Preparedness & Response, Department of Health and Aged Care
- Presenter – Professor Alison McMillan, Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer, Department of Health and Aged Care
- Presenter – Janet Anderson, Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner
- Presenter – Professor Peter Collignon, Senior Medical Advisor for the Australian Commission on Safety
The webinar will cover how aged care homes can:
- apply basic principles of infection prevention and control in aged care
- minimise the risk of infection for older people and the workforce, by taking a risk-based approach
- meet the requirements of the strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards
- develop policies and procedures to support IPC in your organisation.
Register now by clicking the link below:
https://comms.agedcareupdates.net.au/link/id/zzzz66f24eddedbe7587Pzzzz63587798def7f141/page.html.
For more information and to download the guide, visit Infection prevention and control in aged care.