Have you initiated a successful infection control strategy or would like to develop or implement one? If so, Cardinal Health want to recognise your excellence.
With support from ACIPC, the Cardinal Health Infection Control Scholarship has been designed to encourage Australian and New Zealand healthcare professionals with an interest in infection control, to share their successes and innovations in infection control and receive support for further work in this area. The scholarship is to support critical infection control projects to ultimately enhance patient safety and assist best practice procedures and work place outcomes.
Applications
The 2022 applications will be open shortly.
2021 Cardinal Health Scholarship
Major Research Project
Title | Name | Institution |
Does Length of peripheral intravenous catheter (PIVC) optimise Antibiotic Delivery: a pilot randomised controlled trial (RCT) to reduce interruptions to intravenous (IV) antibiotic delivery (The LEADER Study) | Amanda Corley | Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital |
Research and Practice Priorities for Infection Prevention and Control in Australia | Professor Ramon Z. Shaban | Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity |
Minimum Practice Standards for Infection Control Professionals in Australia | Professor Ramon Z. Shaban | Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery |
Minor Research Project
Title | Name | Institution |
Risk of organism acquisition from prior room occupants: A systematic review and meta-analysis | Sindi Ford | University of Newcastle |
Educational Grants
Title | Name | Institution |
Contributions of the laboratory in preventing the spread of infection | Cecilia Li | Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity and Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery |
Becoming the first infection prevention and control credentialled veterinarian in Australia: A One Health trans disciplinary approach to tackle the rise of epidemics within the animal-human interphase | Cristina F Sotomayor-Castillo | Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery & Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity |
Staying sane during a pandemic | Kaye Bellis | Alfred Health |
Using education, training and competency-based simulation skills assessments to improve aseptic technique and infection control practices to reduce the rate of Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs’) in resident/clients with and without indwelling devices. | Wendy Palm | Resthaven Incorporated |