Hands-On Infection Control

Infection Prevention Workshop for Residential Cleaning Services Staff, Adelaide SA
2015-09-03 13:00 - 17:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | BioSA Conference Centre, 40 - 46 West Thebarton Road, Thebarton, South Austalia, 5031, Australia
Infection Prevention Workshop for Residential Care Cleaning Services Staff 3 September 2015

Infection Prevention Update for Residential Care, Adelaide SA
2015-08-31 09:00 - 16:30 | BioSA Conference Centre, 40 - 46 West Thebarton Road, Thebarton, South Austalia, 5031, Australia
Infection Prevention Update for Residential Care 31 August 2015

Infection Prevention Workshop for Residential Cleaning Services Staff
2014-12-05 13:00 - 17:00 | Technology Park Bentley Function & Conference Centre, 2 Brodie-Hall Drive, Bentley, Perth, Western Australia, 6102, Australia
This workshop is designed for staff working in the residential care setting who are responsible for the delivery of environmental cleaning services. The workshop is a must attend for cleaning staff, hospitality supervisors and managers. The aim of the workshop is to equip those responsible for the delivery of cleaning services with the knowledge to apply the principles of infection prevention and control in the workplace.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:

Understand the chain of infection model and its application to cleaning
Apply a risk management approach to the residential care environment
Describe the why, where, when and how of cleaning
Identify 6 cleaning principles
Discuss new cleaning technologies
List 2 methods to evaluate environmental cleanliness
State key safety and health measures

The workshop will be presented by well-known Infection Prevention Consultant Megan Reilly. Megan is a registered general nurse with a Certificate in Infection Control obtained from Fremantle Hospital (1988). She obtained her Bachelor of Nursing at Edith Cowan University in 1999 and Masters in Health Science (Infection Control) at Griffith University in 2002 with first class honors. In addition, Megan has a Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training, Immunisation Competency Certificate and is a credentialed infection control professional (CICP).
Megan has 25 years experience working in the area of infection prevention and management in the acute, community, residential and office-based practice health care setting. Her business Hands-On Infection Control provides a variety of infection prevention consultancy, education and immunisation services to corporate, health and human service organisations in metropolitan, rural and remote Australia.
Megan enjoys sharing her passion for infection prevention and control in a meaningful and entertaining way to her audience.

Infection Prevention Seminar Series (No. 2) for Residential Care
2014-11-03 09:00 - 16:30 | BioSA Conference Centre, 40 - 46 West Thebarton Road, Thebarton, South Austalia, 5031, Australia
This seminar is intended for residential care staff who assume the role and responsibility for infection prevention and control in their facility including resident infection surveillance and/or coordinating outbreaks of infection. Useful case scenarios, resources and references will be provided to assist with developing, implementing and evaluating a surveillance program and investigating and managing outbreaks.
PART 1 – THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF SURVEILLANCE
Learning Outcomes:

Define outcome and process surveillance activities
Describe the surveillance process
Identify industry accepted infection definitions and methodology
Develop innovative solutions to surveillance

PART 2 – OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION AND MANAGEMENT
Learning Outcomes:

Identify the common infectious diseases/infestations that cause outbreaks of infection
Describe the key steps in the outbreak investigation process
Identify strategies and resources required to manage outbreaks
Demonstrate ability to manage an outbreak of infection in the residential care setting

The seminar will be presented by well known Infection Prevention Consultant Megan Reilly. Megan is a registered general nurse with a Certificate in Infection Control obtained from Fremantle Hospital (1988). She obtained her Bachelor of Nursing at Edith Cowan University in 1999 and Masters in Health Science (Infection Control) at Griffith University in 2002 with first class honors. In addition, Megan has a Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training, Immunisation Competency Certificate and is a credentialed infection control professional (CICP).
Megan has 25 years experience working in the area of infection prevention and control in the acute, community, residential and office-based practice health care setting. Her business Hands-On Infection Control provides a variety of infection prevention consultancy, education and immunisation services to corporate, health and human service organisations in metropolitan, rural and remote Australia.
Megan enjoys sharing her passion for infection prevention and control in a meaningful and entertaining way to her audience.
