Hand Hygiene Promotion in Australia – Success at the Front Line
Hand Hygiene Australia sponsored a pre-conference workshop at the ACIPC Conference in Adelaide on 23 November 2014. The workshop was an opportunity to discuss implementation issues and to hear about successful and innovative approaches from front line staff.
Presentations from the workshop
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Please note each video is a large file.
- Opening Address – Prof Chris Baggoley AO, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health
Overview
Current status of the National Hand Hygiene Initiative – Prof Lindsay Grayson, Director, HHA
The keys to success: Initial findings from the ‘NHHI Program Reviews’ – Kate Ryan, Project Coordinator
Monitoring and Performance Feedback
Success with central auditors – Ms Joanne Cocks, Infection Control Coordinator, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne
Success with ward based auditors – A/Prof James Branley, Head, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Nepean Hospital
Ownership and Sustainability
Frontline ownership – Dr Joshua Freeman, Clinical Lead, Hand Hygiene New Zealand
Developing local ownership & responsibility – Dr Deborough Macbeth, Assistant Director of Nursing, Gold Coast Hospital & Health Service
An approach to sustaining hand hygiene improvement – Ms Lisa Upton, Clinical Practice Consultant, Royal Adelaide Hospital
Approaches to Common Challenges
Bare below the elbows – A/Prof Rhonda Stuart, Medical Director, Infection Prevention & Epidemiology, Monash Health
Engaging visiting staff – Ms Marlize Senekal, Infection Prevention and Control Coordinator, St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital
Engaging medical staff – Mrs Brenda Thomas, Hand Hygiene Portfolio Coordinator, Royal Hoabrt Hospital and Mrs Rachel Thomson, Nurse Unit Manager, Infection Prevention & Control Unit, Royal Hobart Hospital
