In this episode Brett and Phil chat about a few of the posters presented at the Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control 2024 Conference held in Melbourne in November 2024. Poster topics include hand hygiene, surveillance, and a pilot RCT on chlorhexidine impregnated dressings.

You can access poster abstracts below and a pdf of the posters here

Improving Hand Hygiene Practices in the Marshall Islands

Epidemiology of Hospital-acquired Bloodstream Infections at a Quaternary Hospital Service

An antimicrobial dressing for prevention of infection complication related peripheral intravenous catheter: an international randomised controlled trial.

Comparing Healthcare Associated Infection data to Hospital Acquired Complication Infection data collection and finding the documentation differences to improve accuracy