Preventing & Controlling Infection

Proudly Partnered with Preventing & Controlling Infection Complying with Standard 3 17th & 18th September 2014, Novotel Sydney Central Key Speakers Benefits of attending Dr. Celia Cooper President, Antimicrobial Advisory Committee ACSQHC Professor Nicholas Graves Health Economist Queensland Health Meet the requirements of Standard 3 Effectively manage antimicrobial stewardship Improve aseptic technique Optimise data & surveillance to prevent infection Professor Eugene Athan Director Infectious Diseases Barwon Health See inside for more speakers Mary Draper Chief Executive Officer Health Issues Centre Discover effective solutions from 15 Infection Control leaders Pre & Post Conference Workshops Workshop A How to provide evidence for Standard 3 Workshop B How to succeed in antimicrobial stewardship Register 3 delegates at the standard price & bring a 4th delegate FREE! Researched by Platinum Sponsor To register phone 1300 316 882 fax 1300 918 334 registration@criterionconferences.com www.infectionsprevention.com

Strengthening infection control There are around 200,000 healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in Australian acute healthcare facilities each year. This makes HAIs the most common complication affecting patients in hospital. Apart from causing unnecessary pain and suffering for patients, these adverse events prolong hospital stays and are costly to the health system. Is your organisation complying with Standard 3? This conference will provide solutions for healthcare organisations to successfully meet the requirements of Standard 3. It will address practical, clinical strategies to aid the prevention of acute healthcare associated infections. This conference will address how to: Strengthen accountability at all levels Utilise new technology to aid infection Build awareness through education and training Improve staff health One of the best conferences I have attended in many years, highly relevant to our current practice in Infection Prevention! - Kathryn Catterick Infection Control Coordinator, Darwin Private Hospital Who will attend? Acute healthcare professionals & Government with responsibilities for: Infection Control Infectious Disease Quality & Risk Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacy Clinical Governance Nursing SAVE $300 when you register & pay by 18th July 2014 Plus key contributions from: President Australasian College for Infection Prevention & Control (ACIPC) Paul Curtis Clinical Excellence Commission Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Kath Wieden ISC - Worldwide Stuart Bond Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District Fiona De Sousa Sydney Adventist Hospital Duncan Mckenzie Royal Hobart Hospital Anmol Sandhu St Vincent s Hospital Sydney Associate Professor Spiros Miyakis University of Wollongong Genevieve Maguire Southern NSW Local Health District Bernadette Crawford St Vincent s Private Hospital Sydney Media partners To register phone 1300 316 882 fax 1300 918 334 registration@criterionconferences.com www.infectionsprevention.com

Day 1 Wednesday, 17th September 2014 8:30 Registration, coffee & networking 9:00 Opening remarks from the Chair School of Public Health & Community Medicine Faculty of Medicine, UNSW, NSW Examining current infection control policy 9:10 Developing a preventative framework Effective Internal audit strategies Implementing effective risk assessments Measuring recommendations post audit Kath Wieden, Lead Auditor ISC-Worldwide 9:50 Exploring the future of NSQHS Standard 3 Promoting quality assurance and improvement Measuring outcomes Examining the evidence Dr. Celia Cooper, President Antimicrobial Advisory Committee ACSQHC keynote 10:30 Morning tea 11:00 Aaxis Pacific company overview Peter Chapman, National Manager, Hopsitals Aaxis Pacific 11:10 Examining the cost-effectiveness of the national hand hygiene initiative What did it cost? How many infections were prevented? Where to go next? Professor Nicholas Graves, Health Economist Queensland Health CASE STUDy 11:50 How to implement a cost effective framework to fight infection? What strategies can be adopted? Professor Nicholas Graves, Health Economist Queensland Health, QLD Kath Wieden, Lead Auditor ISC-Worldwide Paul Curtis, Director Clinical Governance Clinical Excellence Commission PANEL DISCUSSION Governance & accountability 12:30 Implementing effective governance & management systems Promoting executive responsibility and commitment to risk management Developing control programs to decrease infection Paul Curtis, Director Clinical Governance Clinical Excellence Commission 1:10 Networking lunch 2:10 Addressing infection control clinician capacity The role of the ICP in Standard 3 Professional development and credentialing President Australasian College for Infection Prevention & Control (ACIPC) 2:50 Afternoon tea 3:20 Surviving National Standard 3: challenges & solutions from an LHD perspective Systems used to prepare for survey What worked and what didn t during survey What we will do differently next time Genevieve Maguire, Infection Prevention Consultant Southern NSW Local Health District CASE STUDy Consumer engagement 4:00 Partnering with patients, carers & consumers Implementing a supportive framework Reviewing and evaluating processes Mary Draper, Chief Executive Officer Health Issues Centre Managing antimicrobial stewardship 4:40 The growth of antimicrobial stewardship The role of the pharmacist Where we have come from and where we are heading Duncan Mckenzie, Director of Pharmacy Royal Hobart Hospital 5:20 Close of day one

Day 2 Thursday, 18th September 2014 SAVE $200 when you register & pay by 8th August 2014 8:30 Welcome, coffee & networking 9:00 Opening remarks from the Chair School of Public Health & Community Medicine Faculty of Medicine, UNSW, NSW 9:10 Building a sustainable stewardship program Understanding processes Strategies to avoid overuse Utilising data Stuart Bond, Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District Progressive data & surveillance management 9:50 Standardised surveillance for staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection The advantages and disadvantages of current system Reporting outcomes School of Public Health & Community Medicine Faculty of Medicine, UNSW keynote 10:30 Morning tea 11:00 Progressive ways to manage antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) data electronically Point-of-care guidelines/decision support for e-prescribing One-click policy-conformant order sentences Real-time utilisation of e-prescribing data AMS approval tool for mobile devices Anmol Sandhu, emedicines Management Pharmacist St Vincent s Hospital Sydney, NSW Improving waste management 11:40 Implementing an alternative clinical waste program Staff engagement Encouraging behavioural change Measuring effectiveness Fiona De Sousa, Infection Prevention & Control Coordinator Sydney Adventist Hospital NSW Strengthening sterilisation & aseptic technique 1:20 Building awareness through education & training Identifying high risk patients and groups Utilising resources Evaluating competency of all staff at all levels Julie Johnson, Clinical Educator Northeast Health Wangaratta 2:00 A brave new world with zero HCA-SAB Developing a standardised approach to blood stream infection Surveillance Measuring KPI s Professor Eugene Athan, Director Infectious Diseases Barwon Health, VIC 2:40 Afternoon tea 3:10 How to promote behavioural change within your organisation to control infection? How to influence the entire organisation? Eugene Athan, Associate Professor Department Infectious Diseases Barwon Health, VIC Spiros Miyakis, Associate Professor Infectious Disease University of Wollongong, NSW Bernadette Crawford, Clinical Nurse Consultant St Vincent s Private Hospital Sydney Panel DISCUSSION Strengthening staff health 3:50 Implementing effective immunisation programs Tools to support staff Education and training to sustain continued programs Measuring outcomes Bernadette Crawford, Clinical Nurse Consultant St Vincent s Private Hospital Sydney 4:30 Close of conference 12:20 Networking lunch Find us at: www.infectionsprevention.com #hospitalinfection Healthcare Australia

Workshops Tuesday, 16th September 2014 Friday, 19th September 2014 SAVE $100 when you register & pay by 29th August 2014 How to provide evidence for Standard 3 Pre Conference Workshop A Tuesday, 16th September 2014, 9:00am 4:00pm Healthcare organisations have been struggling to meet the requirements set by Standard 3. This interactive workshop will provide you with practical strategies and tools to successfully achieve accreditation. By attending this workshop you can ensure that your organisation will understand the fundamental processes and framework essential for Standard 3 compliance. Attend this workshop and learn: How to comply with standard 3 and provide evidence against the criteria How to face the big challenges regarding Aseptic Technique How to implement a basic preventative framework What you will take away by attending? How to audit your facility against the relevant cleaning standard How to implement an effective risk matrix How to build an effective staff health program About your workshop leader: Carol Rosevear, Program Manager Infection Prevention Australia Infection Prevention Australia (IPA) is a Victorian based company that provides infection prevention services to meet the needs of health care facilities. The principle consultants Michelle Bibby and Carol Rosevear are Registered Nurses with more than 20 years combined experience in the area of Infection Control. Michelle and Carol have been involved in implementing infection control programs in both the public and private health sectors and Aged Care. All work is aimed at achieving compliance to standard 3, and ensuring there is an evidence folder to support the criterion. How to succeed in antimicrobial stewardship Post Conference Workshop B Friday, 19th September 2014, 9:00am 1:00pm Antimicrobial resistance is an increasingly serious threat to global public health that requires action across all government sectors and society. Many health organisations from around Australia are struggling to implement an effective stewardship program and as a result are failing to meet the requirements set in Standard 3. This interactive workshop will provide you with practical solutions to implement a sustainable and rewarding stewardship program in your organisation. Attend this workshop and learn: How to implement a basic program How to provide the evidence How to access national AMS prescribing software What you will take away by attending? Tools, tips and strategies to ensure sustainable practice An overview of governance and policy in relation to AMS How to achieve compliance at all levels About your workshop leader: Karin Thursky, Infectious Diseases Physician & Clinical Director of Guidance Victorian Infectious Diseases Service Deputy Head, Infectious Diseases Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Associate Professor Karin Thursky is an Infectious Diseases physician with appointments at Royal Melbourne Hospital and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and is an honorary fellow with the University of Melbourne Medical School. She is actively involved in the area of quality and safety and has a national profile in antimicrobial stewardship, and development and implementation of consensus guidelines for the prevention and treatment of infections in the cancer patient. Her research area is broad with interests such as clinical epidemiology of infections in the immunocompromised host, health economics, computerised decision support, natural language processing and surveillance. To register, call us on 1300 316 882 or book online www.infectionsprevention.com

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