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TAS co-branded airborne precautions poster.

TAS co-branded contact precautions poster.

TAS co-branded droplet precautions poster.

TAS co-branded standard precautions poster.

NSW co-branded poster about droplet infection control precautions poster.

NSW co-branded poster about standard infection control precautions.

NSW co-branded poster about airborne infection prevention and control precautions. 

NSW co-branded poster about contact infection control precautions.

This resource provides an overview of the types of personal protective equipment (PPE) used and patient placement requirements for standard precautions and for transmission-based precautions. A local risk assessment should always be undertaken to determine the most appropriate PPE and patient placement for the delivery of care. 

In the new Infection Prevention and Control Modules, you can check your quiz answers before submitting them without having to start the module again or opening the module in a separate screen.

This issue includes items on carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE), antimicrobial resistance (AMR), clinical deterioration, patient satisfaction, diversity and racism, Medical Emergency Teams (MET), COVID-19 and more.

Also covered are news issues of the International Journal for Quality in Health Care and Health Affairs  and the online first papers from BMJ Quality & Safety along with the latest from the UK’s NICE and the USA’s AHRQ.

This resource provides an overview of the key actions to prevent and manage infections caused by carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) in the acute care setting. It summarises the Recommendations for the control of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales.

This resource provides information to nurses and doctors about strategies to prevent and manage infections caused by carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales in the acute care setting.

Australian broadcaster and game show host John Burgess considers himself one of the lucky survivors of sepsis who “dodged a bullet”. He is an advocate of the Sepsis Clinical Care Standard, released by the Commission on 30 June 2022.

On 30 June 2022, the Commission released the new Sepsis Clinical Care Standard. The new standard is a ‘game changer’ that will ensure healthcare workers recognise sepsis as a medical emergency.

Many people have never heard of sepsis, but it kills more Australians every year than road traffic accidents or stroke. This summary backgrounder and Q&A provides an overview of this life-threatening condition, how you can get it and the longer term impacts on people.

The Sepsis Clinical Care Standard will help to ensure that patients with signs and symptoms of sepsis are recognised early, and receive rapid treatment and coordinated care to prevent organ failure, disability or death.

Poster for Infection Prevention and Control - Airborne precautions.

Poster for Infection Prevention and Control - Droplet precautions, in addition to standard precautions.