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Aged Care
These resources are aimed to support those involved within the aged care industry. This page is always being updated with information/content that will further support those within this valued sector.
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World Hand Hygiene Day 2024
World Hand Hygiene Day 2024 was celebrated on 5 May 2024. The theme was: Promoting knowledge and capacity building of health and care workers through innovative and impactful training and education, on infection prevention and control, including hand hygiene. ACIPC produced a range of posters, resources, games and puzzles.
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IPC templates, tool kits and Guides
The following resources cover a range of topics, providing IPC sample policies/guidelines, tool kits and templates to provide users with guidance and support to enable consistency in practice.
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Infection Disease & Health Journal
Infection Disease & Health is the official Journal of The Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control. It is MEDLINE indexed.
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Australian health care services
Infection prevention and control (IPC), including prevention of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), is an essential component of healthcare quality and patient safety. IPC extends across multiple areas in healthcare and practices are governed by varying discipline guidelines and standards.
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Australian Acute Care
Infection prevention and control in the acute care setting is intensely diverse, requiring multiple resources to support the sector in achieving quality and reliability of services. The Australian health care sector is governed by The National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards, also utilising joint Australian/New Zealand and international Standards.
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NZ health care services
Infection prevention and control (IPC), including prevention of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), is an essential component of healthcare quality and patient safety. IPC extends across multiple areas in healthcare and practices are governed by varying discipline guidelines and standards.
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NZ Acute Care
Infection prevention and control (IPC) in the acute care setting is intensely diverse, requiring multiple resources to support the sector. New Zealand health care is governed by Ngā Paerewa Health and disability services standard, but also relies on international and joint Australian/New Zealand Standards to underpin the quality and reliability of services.
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Pacific Region health care services
Infection prevention and control (IPC), including prevention of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), is an essential component of healthcare quality and patient safety. IPC extends across multiple areas in healthcare and practices are governed by varying discipline guidelines and standards.
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Australasia Aseptic Technique Resources
Aseptic technique is a set of practices aimed to protect patients and residents from healthcare-associated infections and to protect the healthcare worker from contact with blood and body fluids.
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Australasia Mental Health
Mental health is such an important aspect of our lives and it is okay to reach out and get support when we need to. Below is a helpful list of resources and hotlines that we hope will equip both yourself and your loved ones with the support needed.
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Australasia Dentistry
The following resources provide guidelines and recommendations for safe practices in dental setting.
The aim is to assist dental facilities in meeting high standards in infection prevention and control practices, enhancing staff and patient safety.
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Australasia Veterinarian
These resources have been gathered specifically for veterinary settings, and include links to information from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific. Topics include Veterinary IPC, Veterinary AMS, Antimicrobial Stewardship and emergency animal diseases.
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Australasia Office Based
The following resources provide guidelines and recommendations for safe practices in the office practice setting. The aim is to assist in meeting high standards in infection prevention and control practices, and safety.
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Australasia Pharmacists
The following resources provide guidelines and recommendations for safe practices in the pharmaceutical setting. The aim is to assist pharmacists in meeting high standards in infection prevention and control practices, enhancing staff and patient/client safety.
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Australasia Physicians
The following resources provide guidelines and recommendations for safe practices in the physicians' setting.
The aim is to assist physicians in meeting high standards in infection prevention and control practices, enhancing staff and patient/client safety.
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Australasia Paediatric and Childcare
The following resources provide guidelines and recommendations for safe practices in the physicians' setting.
The aim is to assist physicians in meeting high standards in infection prevention and control practices, enhancing staff and patient/client safety.
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Australasia Hairdressing Beauty Therapy and Body Art
The following resources provide guidelines and recommendations for safe practices in Hairdressing, Beauty Therapy and Body Art setting. The aim is to assist the sector in meeting high standards in infection prevention and control practices, enhancing staff and client safety.
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Australasian Home/Community Care
Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) in the home and community care involves a set of practices designed to prevent the spread of infections outside of health care facility settings. Many people receive care in their homes or other community settings, IPC measures in this environment are essential for reducing healthcare-associated infections and ensuring safe, quality care in the community.
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Australasia Allied Health
The following resources provide guidelines and recommendations for safe practices in differing Allied Health settings.