| Teleclass | (FREE South Pacific Teleclass - Broadcast live from the 2016 ACIPC conference) LATEST INNOVATIONS IN INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL |
| Outline: | Broadcast LIVE from the 2016 conference of the Australasian College of Infection Prevention and Control (www.acipc.org.au) Abstract .... Whats new in infection prevention and control (IPC)? Science and technology are well recognized and important drivers of change. Both acute and chronic care have improved due to the scientific discovery and new technologies designed to apply the discoveries in specific situations. The advancement of medical science has opened new practice areas for a diverse range of healthcare workers (HCWs) and continues to create opportunities at a never before experienced rate of change. Although less than 50 years old as a specialty, IPC practice needs to adapt permanently to major healthcare changes. Some notable role transitions have occurred. For example, an expanded IC practitioner (ICP) role was probably the first, gradual reflection of the changes occurring at national and international levels. The demand for surveillance data and the rapid rise of pubic reporting is an important response to significant national trends. Technology to support a more sophisticated and complex approach to surveillance has followed the expanding data demand. The volume of tasks to be performed and associated institutional expectations have increased over time, but in its most basic aspects the ICP role remains essentially unchanged in terms of core functions: surveillance and reporting, regulatory and accreditation compliance, orientation and staff education, immunization programs, and periodic rounding. Above all, one of the major role of the modern ICP is to be a change agent, promoting HCWs behavioral change. |
| Date | November 22, 2016 |
| Live broadcast time | 9:05-9:35am in Melbourne ... 5:05pm (November 21) in New York / Toronto |
| Faculty: | Prof. Didier Pittet, WHO Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety, The University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine |
| Notes: | Teleclass broadcast sponsored by Schulke Australia (www.schulke.com.au) |
| Payment: | (Free Teleclass) |
