The Commission’s theme for IPC Week 2025 next week is 'A proactive approach to IPC: Identify the risk, Protect patients and the workforce, Control the spread of infection.'
This year’s theme aims to highlight the importance of knowing how to identify infection risks and actions all healthcare workers can take to prevent the spread of infection in their workplace.
Identify, Protect and Control
Identifying and managing the risks for infections reduces the risk of infection transmission and improves patient safety in all healthcare settings. Protecting patients and the workforce from infection involves using preventative health strategies and promoting simple IPC practices such as standard precautions, including hand hygiene, vaccination and the correct use of personal protective equipment. Understanding how infections spread helps healthcare workers learn what actions they can take to control infections before they spread to others.
Get behind IPC Week efforts in your health service! Use the Commission’s resources for infection prevention and control to support your organisation improve patient and healthcare worker safety.
More information
Visit safetyandquality.gov.au/IPC-Week or email hai@safetyandquality.gov.au