Hand Hygiene Promotion in Australia - Success at the Front Line

Hand Hygiene Australia sponsored a pre-conference workshop at the ACIPC Conference in Adelaide on 23 November 2014. The workshop was an opportunity to discuss implementation issues and to hear about successful and innovative approaches from front line staff.

Presentations from the workshop

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• Opening Address - Prof Chris Baggoley AO, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health

Overview

• Current status of the National Hand Hygiene Initiative - Prof Lindsay Grayson, Director, HHA
• The keys to success: Initial findings from the 'NHHI Program Reviews' - Kate Ryan, Project Coordinator

Monitoring and Performance Feedback

• Success with central auditors - Ms Joanne Cocks, Infection Control Coordinator, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne
• Success with ward based auditors - A/Prof James Branley, Head, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Nepean Hospital

Ownership and Sustainability

• Frontline ownership - Dr Joshua Freeman, Clinical Lead, Hand Hygiene New Zealand
• Developing local ownership & responsibility - Dr Deborough Macbeth, Assistant Director of Nursing, Gold Coast Hospital & Health Service
• An approach to sustaining hand hygiene improvement - Ms Lisa Upton, Clinical Practice Consultant, Royal Adelaide Hospital 

Approaches to Common Challenges

• Bare below the elbows - A/Prof Rhonda Stuart, Medical Director, Infection Prevention & Epidemiology, Monash Health
• Engaging visiting staff - Ms Marlize Senekal, Infection Prevention and Control Coordinator, St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital
• Engaging medical staff  - Mrs Brenda Thomas, Hand Hygiene Portfolio Coordinator, Royal Hoabrt Hospital and Mrs Rachel Thomson, Nurse Unit Manager, Infection Prevention & Control Unit, Royal Hobart Hospital