Latest infection prevention News

Delivering Bigger And Better Health Services In Parkdale
Healthcare has a waste problem, but we can achieve net zero
Next Science says study shows efficacy in reducing infection when used in knee arthroplasty
Infections after surgery are more likely due to bacteria already on your skin than from microbes in the hospital − new research
NSW Health consults with staff on updating COVID-19 vaccination requirements
Nurse-led care was vital in Australia’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Viruses aren’t always harmful. 6 ways they’re used in health care and pest control
How does cell death trigger inflammation?
WA hospital staff mask up for COVID
Blueprint launched to reduce the environmental footprint in surgery globally
It’s time to weigh up harm from antibiotics: new report
Preserving antimicrobials for the well-being of humans, animals, plants and ecosystems
From COVID to gastro, why are cruise ships such hotbeds of infection?
Preventing Airborne Infection without Impeding Communication with Ions and Electric Field
ACIPC calls for greater recognition for infection prevention professionals during IPC Week 2023
Aged care nursing and allied health scholarships
WHO’s operational handbook on tuberculosis infection prevention and control
Upgrades To Melbourne Hospitals On Way
Does picking your nose really increase your risk of COVID?
Vaccines could avert half a million deaths associated with anti-microbial resistance a year
New WHO guidance on HIV viral suppression and scientific updates released at IAS 2023
Gold standard in NT quarantine useful for global pandemics
Bigger, Better First Peoples’ Clinic In Thomastown
Supporting Men And Youth In Melbourne’s Inner North
NSW new first look at Australia’s first purpose-built Biocontainment Centre
First look at Australia’s first purpose-built biocontainment centre
Frontline health facilities faltering without water, sanitation, hygiene and electricity – WHO, UNICEF new report
Immediate kangaroo mother care reduces risk of sepsis for babies born early or small
Seventy-sixth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 30 May 2023
Seventy-sixth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 27 May 2023
The Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control (ACIPC) releases new guidelines for animals in healthcare facilities
First-ever WHO research agenda on hand hygiene in health care to improve quality and safety of care
Flu or COVID? You can now test for both at home with a single swab. Here’s what you need to know
RACGP welcomes GP grants announcement
Strengthening Medicare with $220m in GP Grants
One case of Candida auris detected in New Zealand
Cancer care and lessons learned from pandemic
Research reveals COVID toll on nation’s community health workforce
The Montreux Charter on Patient Safety galvanizes action to address avoidable harm in health care
Revised WHO Action Plan reflects FDI-led focus on oral health
Could buccal massage – the latest celebrity beauty trend – make you look older, not younger?
Regrouping and rebuilding: ADA 2021-2022 Annual Report overview
Statement on the fourteenth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic
Three years of pandemic learning response: reaching learners across the world with life-saving health knowledge
Chile, Guatemala Boosting Pandemic Preparedness
Is my RAT actually working? How to tell if your COVID test can detect Omicron
Queensland businesses to grow with almost $2M in grants
Genome sequencing could curb hospital infection outbreaks